WHAT’S NEW(S) – 26/03/2021
EU-China relations and another vaccine scandal “What a difference three months make” wrote Stuart Lau in Politico when the EU-China relations soured this week after the country launched a sanctions attack on the EU. December last year, Europe’s leaders still hurried to reach an agreement with the Chinese president, facilitating EU investments in one of the world’s fastest growing markets. Why did tensions suddenly escalate? Besides this unexpected battle, this week’s front’s pages were filled with news about a third wave reaching Europe, and yet another AstraZeneca related scandal, when Italian authorities discovered 29M hidden vaccine doses.