European Union

Europe proposes €1.1tr budget for 2021-27, €750b recovery fund

Britain left the EU on Jan 31 but main terms of its membership remain in place during transition period until year-end

Austria, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands call for loans-based approach instead

Cummings travelled to Durham in northern England in late March, when a strict lockdown was already in place

The UK left EU on January 31 and both sides have until the end of the year to forge a new basis for relations

We have pledged $8.1 billion for vaccine, diagnostics and treatment, says Head of European Commission

Italy, Netherlands lock horns in 16 hours of talks; negotiations to resume on Thursday

She says measures that seemed drastic two or three weeks ago, need to be taken now

WHO Europe includes 53 countries as diverse as Russia and Andorra, Germany and Tajikistan

Trade is one of the cornerstones of the EU’s relationship with Pakistan