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Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are volunteering to get their Covid-19 vaccines on camera to promote public confidence in the vaccine's safety once the US Food and Drug Administration authorizes one.more

The former French president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, who is credited with transforming postwar France and encouraging European integration, has died aged 94 from complications linked to Covid-19.more

There are no plans to introduce a "vaccine passport" to give people access to places such as pubs and restaurants once a coronavirus jab becomes available, says Michael Gove.more

The lower house of the Dutch parliament, Tweede Kamer, has adopted a resolution in which it calls on the government to take steps to bring Poland to the Court of Justice of the EU against the failure to comply with the CJEU judgment on the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court.more

Ireland’s second lockdown ends today as non-essential retail outlets, churches, gyms, hairdressers and other businesses open their doors for the first time in six weeks.more

Poles see more and more advantages in the European Union, which definitely outweigh the disadvantages. They value open borders and access to funds the most - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports today, citing the IBRiS survey.more

The army (74.1%), NATO (68.7%) and the European Union (55.4%) are most trusted by Poles, according to the IBRiS survey for Onet. The trust ranking is closed by the government (33.7%), parliament (27.1%) and the Constitutional Tribunal (26.4%).more

An intoxicated and aggressive Irish woman flying from Dublin to Kaunas was dropped off at the airport in Gdańsk after an emergency landing. After sobering up, the woman was fined PLN 1,000 PLN.more

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she wants to hold a second independence referendum as soon as next year, The Times newspaper reported.more

Santa Claus has been deemed an essential worker and will not be subject to Covid-19 travel restrictions when he arrives in Ireland next month.more

The White House is considering lifting the US entry ban for most travelers arriving from the EU, UK and Brazil, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing sources in the US administration and the airline industry.more

Christmas cards inspired by the Prime Minister’s “jolly careful” speech have hit the virtual shelves less than 24 hours later.more

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined a growing list of public figures targeted by pranksters posing as climate activist Greta Thunberg.more

Poland and Hungary should ask the European Union’s top court to assess the link between access to EU money and observing the rule of law, instead of blocking the EU’s 2021-2027 budget and recovery plan, the head of the European Commission said.more

43 percent of respondents believe that taking into account the current situation in the country, early elections to the Seym should be held, and 37 percent. is of the opposite opinion, according to a Kantar poll.more

In November, the leader of the trust ranking is Szymon Hołownia, trusted by 48 percent respondents; President Andrzej Duda enjoys 47 percent trust, in third place, with the same result of 41 percent are the President of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki - according to the CBOS poll.more

MPs are set to get a pay rise of £3,300 next year, despite coronavirus wreaking havoc on the UK economy.more

The dispute within the European Union over linking payments to member states who follow the rule of law does not deserve all the hype around it, because this mechanism may never be used in practice, writes the Financial Times today.more

The General Services Administration has declared president-elect Joe Biden the apparent winner of the US election, clearing the way for the formal transition from Donald Trump’s administration to begin after weeks of delay.more

EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said today that "major divergences remain" in EU-UK talks on a post-Brexit deal, but both sides are working hard to reach an agreement.more

Boris Johnson is set to announce a move to scrap self isolation for contacts of people who test positive for coronavirus, as part of major a shake up of the track and trace system.more

PiS, which is currently the largest political party in the Polish parliament and the dominant party of the United Right ruling coalition, it does not intend to remove Poland from the European Union, at least not in the next 10 years - the Polish daily "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports.more

The United States officially pulled out of another arms control pact with Russia on Sunday, marking the end of a six-month notification process informing Moscow, U.S. officials told Fox News.more

The annual G20 summit began yesterday in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. The main topic of the meeting is the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Russian President Vladimir Putin told G20 leaders that Russia is ready to provide Sputnik V vaccine to other countries.more

International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has secured an agreement for a continuity trade deal with “friend and ally” Canada.more