Boeing's 737 Max Cleared To Return To European Skies, Regulator Says The European Union Aviation Safety Agency announced a modified version of the 737 Max will be allowed to fly once again. The Max jetliner was grounded worldwide after two deadly crashes.
U.K. And EU Agree To Last-Minute Brexit Trade Deal The agreement comes a week before the Brexit transition period ends. The pact averts a worst-case divorce that would have hurt the EU economy but damaged the British economy even more.
Travel From The U.K. Shut Down As Nations Assess Threat Of New Coronavirus Strain Several European nations, including Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany and Italy announced travel restrictions from the U.K. where officials say a new variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading.
Biden Is Good News For Europe, But China Challenges Await Even as European Union leaders welcome more cordial U.S. relations, the trans-Atlantic partnership faces the tough test of handling China's expansion.
Morning Edition EU Leaders Meet In Hopes Of Closing Divisions Over COVID-19 Relief Package In their first face-to-face since the pandemic exploded, European Union leaders hope to hammer out a 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and COVID-19 recovery plan.
EU To Shut Borders As France, Germany Tighten Restrictions To Control Coronavirus The European Union's extraordinary measure would reverse an earlier reluctance by member states and follow suit with the U.S., which has banned non-citizens from EU countries.
Coronavirus: Chaos Follows Trump's European Travel Ban; EU Says It Wasn't Warned "The Coronavirus is a global crisis and requires cooperation," EU leaders say. Trump also left many people confused about the extent of new restrictions on travel from Europe.
Morning Edition Migrants Again Try To Leave Turkey For Europe, But This Time The Gate Is Closed Four million Syrian refugees are living in Turkey, and another million displaced Syrians are trapped between Russian-backed Syrian forces and the Turkish border. Turkey says to head for Europe.
All Things Considered In Battle For Europe's Phones, U.S. Suffers Setback, Huawei Notches A Win In U.S. national security, one foreign company sets off alarm bells like no other: Huawei, the telecom giant. The Chinese firm just received a green light to help build Britain's 5G cellular network.
Morning Edition How The 2010s Were Angela Merkel's Decade Between the financial crisis and record refugees, the long-serving chancellor "kept a steady hand during a tumultuous time," says one biographer.
