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Now playing Next Europe News Borrell: EU-Russia ties at 'lowest' ebb but no new Navalny sanctions EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell's visit to Moscow comes in a week that saw Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny jailed for nearly three years. 04/02/2021
Now playing Next Netherlands EU approves AstraZeneca COVID vaccine despite concern for older people The European Medicines Agency says it is not restricting use of the vaccine for people aged over 55 in order to 'give options', but some member states are set to withhold it 29/01/2021
Now playing Next Hungary Hungary becomes first EU nation to approve Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Decision comes a week after Hungary granted a six-month authorisation to Russia's Sputnik V vaccine 29/01/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Amid vaccine row, EU adopts measure to control export of COVID-19 jabs The European Commission announced the measure amid a row with AstraZeneca over supply of vaccine doses the bloc has already paid for. 29/01/2021
Now playing Next world news What are the real reasons behind the EU's slow vaccine rollout? As the EU faces heightened criticism over delays to the coronavirus vaccine rollout, we take a look at why it's taking so long. 29/01/2021
Now playing Next world news COVID-19 vaccine row: How reliant is the EU on AstraZeneca supplies? The row over the supply of COVID-19 vaccines highlights the tension as Europe struggles to roll out inoculation programmes. 27/01/2021
Now playing Next Europe News Hungary bought Russia's COVID-19 vaccine 'because EU was too slow' Hungary's foreign minister has been defending Budapest's move to buy two million doses of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine 26/01/2021
Now playing Next world news Moderna vaccine should work against UK and South Africa COVID variant US biotech firm says its vaccine protects against all emerging strains but is developing the booster for the South Africa one "out of an abundance of caution" 25/01/2021
Now playing Next Europe News EU threatens to block vaccine exports over AstraZeneca delivery delays "In the future, all companies producing vaccines against COVID-19 in the EU will have to provide early notification whenever they want to export vaccines to third countries," the bloc's Health Commissioner said following a call with AstraZeneca. 25/01/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom British doctors seek review of gap between Pfizer vaccine doses Doctors at the British Medical Association are calling for a review of the UK's 12-week gap between the first and second doses of the Pfizer COVID vaccine. 23/01/2021
Now playing Next Unreported Europe From vaccine creation to trepidation: France's struggle with anti-vaxxers France has one of western Europe's highest rates of distrust in modern-day vaccines. On Unreported Europe we take a look at why, what anti-vaxxers have to say and what can bring sceptics rounds. 22/01/2021
Now playing Next Serbia China marches to Serbia's aid as EU's vaccine scheme fails to deliver While the whole region was waiting to get at least some vaccines from the COVAX scheme, a plane from China landed in Belgrade with a million doses on board. 21/01/2021
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Has the EU's vaccine rollout lost Brussels support in poorer nations? Edi Rama, PM of EU hopeful Albania, has already hit out at Brussels over its "morally and politically unacceptable" vaccine rollout. 21/01/2021
Now playing Next World European Medicines Agency an WHO advise against delaying second shot International organisations are calling any breaks between the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine doses not to be extended beyond 21 days. Both Pfizer and Moderna also do not support the delay strategy touted by UK authorities. 21/01/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK registers new record of 1,820 COVID-19 deaths in one day A person is admitted to hospital in the UK every 30 seconds, UK officials have said. 20/01/2021