Germany’s slow vaccination campaign has seen Angela Merkel suffer a dramatic drop in her own approval ratings. A new poll from Infratest Dimap this week showed that most Germans want coronavirus restrictions…
Journalist Dirk Kurbjuweit, who wrote the fiery editorial in Der Spiegel, acknowledged the coronavirus pandemic has presented extremely difficult tasks for every government. But he argued the German government has done far…
Fine Gael’s Eoghan Murphy told Ireland’s Minister of Health that there are 2.5 million AstraZeneca vaccines in France and Germany that are not being used. Mr Murphy pointed out that those COVID-19 jabs…
Germany’s vaccine authority will recommend AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for over-65s in a move that promises an easing of the supply constraints that have slowed the country’s vaccine roll-out. German Health Minister Jens Spahn…
Berlin’s EU ambassador dismissed European Commission complaints over the measures introduced to stop the spread of mutant coronavirus strains. Michael Clauss said the tough border restrictions with Austria, France and the Czech…
The German Chancellor was urged to return the country to normal as soon as possible despite concerns it could be smacked by a third wave of coronavirus infections. Finance minister Olaf Scholz…
Despite being regarded as the powerhouse of the European Union, one journalist warned Angela Merkel had now lost the trust of the public. With the Chancellor refusing to take the AstraZeneca/Oxford University…
According to Italian media, the two leaders met ahead of the European Council meeting last week, in a sign they would come before the rest of the EU27 chiefs with a united…
Angela Merkel ‘stuck to EU rules’ on vaccine rollout says expert The German Chancellor said she would not take the AstraZeneca jab as under German regulations she would not qualify for it.…
In a scathing assessment, Filipp Piatov, head of opinion at Bild, said the vaccine strategy masterminded by the German Chancellor and European Commission President has been an “abject failure” and hailed the…