EU drug regulator investigating AstraZeneca vaccine

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Monday said it was continuing an investigation into possible side effects of the novel coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. With several European countries having recently suspended the vaccine, the EMA said in a statement that the probe was […]

EU, Britain to receive Pfizer, AstraZeneca vaccines: UK minister

Last week, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides said that British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca had announced delays in the delivery of vaccines against COVID-19 to the EU. UK Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment Nadhim Zahawi on Tuesday stated that he believes both AstraZeneca and […]

EU to buy extra 100m doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine

The European Union Tuesday announced that it will buy an additional 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by US drug maker Pfizer and German firm BioNTech, bringing the total to 300 million doses after the first shipment last week. “We decided to take […]

EU rights activist calls out India; suggests lawsuit over DisinfoLab findings

ISLAMABAD, : Describing the EU DisinfoLab’s revelations as “enormously” damaging, a European Union-based human rights activist Andy Vermaut Sunday called for lawsuit against Indian government to avert recurrence of fake news propaganda. “This should have consequences for Indian government that has the final responsibility. The […]

EU watchdog uncovers massive Indian disinformation campaign against Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, :An independent non-profit organization focused on tackling sophisticated disinformation has exposed the latest iteration of an Indian influence campaign aimed at defaming Pakistan within the EU institutions. According to an investigation by the EU DisinfoLab, a Brussels-based NGO, a coordinated influence operation, to malign […]

EU to propose fresh alliance with US under Biden Administration to combat China

During the four-year term of US President Donald Trump, relations between Washington and the European Union deteriorated over key policy differences. In particular, Brussels is hailing the potential end of the ‘America First’ drive, which saw reciprocal economic barriers erected across the Atlantic. The European Union will […]

EU, Pakistan resolve to promote interfaith harmony, co-existence, protect freedoms

ISLAMABAD, :The European Union and Pakistan Wednesday reaffirmed their resolve to further promote inter-faith harmony, religious tolerance and co-existence besides strengthening and protecting human rights as well as fundamental freedoms. During the 5th round of EU-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue held through video conference, Foreign Minister Qureshi […]