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German Unemployment is Rising Unexpectedly
The number of unemployed people in Germany increased in April, the German government reports. On balance, 9,000 jobseekers were added, which was unexpected.
On average, economists had expected a decrease of about 10,000 people. In…
AstraZeneca Defends Itself in A European Commission Courtroom
The European Commission's lawsuit against AstraZeneca over delinquent supplies of corona vaccines began on Wednesday.
The committee demands, among other things, that the British factories also start supplying the vaccine maker to…
Barnier: Brexit is A Failure of the EU That Must be Learned
The departure of the British from the EU is a sign of the failure of the European Union, from which lessons must be learned.
"This is a divorce. Brexit is a warning," said former EU negotiator Michel Barnier during a debate on…
Italy Wants Local Production of mRNA Corona Vaccines
Italy is in talks with several pharmaceutical companies for the production of corona vaccines in the country.
These are vaccines that use so-called mRNA technology such as the vaccines from Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna, which seem to be…
EMA Ethical Investigation into Sputnik Corona Vaccine Russia
The European pharmaceutical regulator EMA will start next week with an investigation into the clinical trials in developing the Russian corona vaccine Sputnik V, the British newspaper Financial Times reported Wednesday.
The…
Chip Shortages Mean A Lot More Work for Chip Company Besi
The worldwide chip shortages, especially for applications around the fast 5G technology, are good news for chip company BE Semiconductor Industries (Besi).
The listed company saw its order book grow by 108 percent in the first…
European Stock Exchanges Still Close for A Day, Wall Street Will Open Soon
The European stock exchanges will remain closed for another day on Monday, but trading in New York will start again after a long Easter weekend.
There, investors can finally respond to Friday's strong US jobs data. The electric car…
Thousands of Spanish Come to A False Vaccination Call
In Spain, thousands of people were kicked into an April 1 joke on Thursday after a fake vaccination call was sent to all over-80s in the city of Seville.
The call, which was sent on behalf of the local health authorities, was…
Significantly Fewer German Corona Infections Were Reported Than the Day Before
The number of new corona cases in Germany is considerably lower than the day before.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German counterpart of the RIVM, registered 9,871 new corona infections on Monday morning. The day before,…
EU is Happy That America is Back, Mr President Biden
"America is back. And we are happy to have you back." For example, European Council President Charles Michel welcomed new US President Joe Biden to the EU leaders' online summit.
It was the first time since 2014 that a US president again…