Monetary policy decisions
The Governing Council took the following decisions:
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Europe
EMA recommends COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen for authorisation in the EU
EMA has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen to prevent COVID-19 in people from 18 years of age.
Istanbul Convention, the Council is entitled to wait
Advocate General Hogan proposes that the Court hold that although the EU has signed the t, without however being forced to do so, for the common agreement of all Member States to be bound by that convention before deciding whether and to what extent the EU will accede to it. He further suggests that the […]
Several European countries halt use of AstraZeneca vaccine
Health authorities in Denmark, Norway and Iceland on Thursday suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after reports of blood clots among some people who had received the inoculation.
COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca: PRAC preliminary view suggests no specific issue with batch used in Austria
The Austrian national competent authority has suspended the use of a batch of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (batch number ABV5300) after a person was diagnosed with multiple thrombosis (formation of blood clots within blood vessels) and died 10 days after vaccination, and another was hospitalised with pulmonary embolism (blockage in arteries in the lungs) after being […]
Fidesz MEP: National Parliaments Key to Success of Conference on EU’s Future
Fidesz MEP László Trócsányi emphasised the importance of national parliaments in the success of an upcoming conference on the future of the European Union.
Croatian Bishop Thanks Hungary, PM for Aid to Earthquake Victims
Bishop Vlado Košić, leader of the Roman Catholic diocese of Sisak (Sziszek) in central Croatia, has thanked Hungary and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for their efforts in aiding those affected by a deadly earthquake late last year, Orbán’s press chief said.
Officials Mark Szekler Freedom Day
Katalin Szili, the prime minister’s commissioner, and Árpad János Potápi, state secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office, issued a joint statement to mark the Day of Szekler Freedom.
Euro area securities issues statistics: January 2021
The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was 7.4% in January 2021, the same as in December 2020. For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.4% in January 2021, compared with 1.3% in December 2020.
EU-wide survey shows Europeans support the launch of the Conference on the Future of Europe
The European Parliament and the European Commission are today releasing the first-ever Eurobarometer survey conducted jointly for the two institutions. The Special Eurobarometer survey on the Future of Europe was carried out between 22 October and 20 November 2020 in the 27 EU Member States.