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Prime Minister Jean Castex, 55, is vaccinated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Hopital díInstruction des Armees Begin, in Saint-Mande, on the outskirts of Paris, Friday, March 19, 2021. Jean Castex announced Thursday that the French would be able to get inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine starting Friday afternoon — and that he himself will be getting a shot &quot;to show we can have complete confidence.&quot; Castex is making for himself an exception to the age rule, moving to the front of the line of those awaiting vaccinations, currently reserved for people 75 and older or with serious health concerns. (Thomas Coex, Pool via AP)

AstraZeneca vaccinations resume in Europe after clot scare

By VANESSA GERA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 10, 2021 file photo, a health worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 to a patient inside the convention center known as &quot;La Nuvola&quot;, The Cloud, in Rome. Irish health officials have recommended the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of serious blood clotting after inoculations in Norway. Dr. Ronan Glynn, Ireland’s deputy chief medical officer, said Sunday, March 14 the recommendation was made after Norway’s medicines agency reported four cases of blood clotting in adults after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)

EU agency: AstraZeneca vaccine safe, will add clot warning

By MARIA CHENG and FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus twirls a flag at a public park in Beijing, Thursday, March 18, 2021. China has been regularly reporting no locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 as it works to maintain control of the pandemic within its borders. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Latest: Australia seeks vaccine aid for Papua New Guinea

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

An Afghan father stands at the port of Vathy on the eastern Aegean island of Samos, Greece, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. On a hill above a small island village, the sparkling blue of the Aegean just visible through the pine trees, lies a boy’s grave. His first ever boat ride was to be his last - the sea claimed him before his sixth birthday. His 25-year-old father, like so many before him, had hoped for a better life in Europe, far from the violence of his native Afghanistan. But his dreams were dashed on the rocks of Samos, a picturesque Greek island almost touching the Turkish coast. Still devastated from losing his only child, the father has now found himself charged with a felony count of child endangerment. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

‘All my hopes were him’: A migrant father’s plight in Greece

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, March 20, 2016 file photo, the sun rises as migrants and refugees on a dinghy arrive at the shore of the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, after crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey. Five years on, the deal between European Union and Turkey is no longer working but at a summit next week EU leaders will discuss ways to improve relations with Turkey and could try to revive the agreement. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

5 years on, stalled EU Turkey migrant deal remains a model

By LORNE COOK and SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 29, 2020 file photo, passengers wearing full protective gear against the spread of coronavirus, push their luggage in the departure hall of Zaventem international airport in Brussels. As curfew-weary, mask-wearing European citizens hope for relief, and perhaps the prospect of a real summer vacation this year, at an upcoming EU summit on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 leaders will also focus on when to ease restrictions, and the possibility of a future vaccination certificate so people can travel more conveniently. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

EU sets out virus pass plan to allow free travel by summer

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

EU’s Frontex renews joint border control deal with Albania

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a media conference on the Commissions response to COVID-19 after a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The European Commission is proposing Wednesday to create a Digital Green Certificate to facilitate safe free movement inside the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. (John Thys, Pool via AP)

EU chief warns of action to protect pledged vaccine supplies

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

President Joe Biden visits Smith Flooring, Inc., in Chester, Pa., Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden recommits to Good Friday accord on St. Patrick’s Day

By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE and DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

European Union medicines regulator says ‘no indication’ that AstraZeneca vaccines are cause of repor

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FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 file photo, lorries queue at Check-in at the port in Dover, Britain, before entering the EU. Britain announced Thursday, March 11, 2021 that it is delaying the imposition of checks on some goods from the European Union to give businesses more time to prepare for new post-Brexit rules. The U.K. government says it is postponing full border controls until Jan. 1, six months later than planned, because of disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file)

EU takes legal action vs UK over Brexit deal delays

By RAF CASERT and SAM PETREQUIN - Associated Press

EU worried by shooting incidents near Turkey-Greece border

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FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, lorries pass a checkpoint to embark by ferry to Europe, at the port in Dover, England. Britain's Office for National Statistics said Friday March 12, 2021, that the British economy shrank in January as the nation was hit by a new round of coronavirus restrictions and Brexit slashed exports to the European Union. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, FILE)

UK trade with EU plunges after Brexit, hurting economy

By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press

A health worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 to a patient inside the convention center known as &quot;La Nuvola&quot;, The Cloud, in Rome, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The visually extraordinary complex designed by famed architect Massimiliano Fuksas has been transformed into a temporary vaccination center. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Germany, others stick with AstraZeneca vaccine as some pause

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

Employees unload the newly arrived coronavirus vaccines from Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm at the logistics base set up to in the parking lot of the government office in the 13th district of Budapest, Hungary, March 3, 2021. (Zsolt Szigetvary/MTI via AP)

Hungary emerges as an EU vaccination star amid surging cases

By JUSTIN SPIKE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 file photo, lorries queue at Check-in at the port in Dover, Britain, before entering the EU. Britain announced Thursday, March 11, 2021 that it is delaying the imposition of checks on some goods from the European Union to give businesses more time to prepare for new post-Brexit rules. The U.K. government says it is postponing full border controls until Jan. 1, six months later than planned, because of disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file)

Amid pandemic, UK delays imposing post-Brexit border checks

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Police officers and wait in a line to receive their COVID-19 vaccine at the Brussels Expo center in Brussels, Thursday, March 4, 2021. The Expo is one of the largest vaccination centers in Belgium. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

EU figures show major vaccine exports despite home shortage

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

Nurse Baerbel, center, from the mobile vaccination team injects Gustavs Owe with the Corona vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer in the office of island doctor Mueller in Hiddensee, Germany, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Doctor Anja Schumacher advises the patient. On the Baltic Sea island of Hiddensee, more than 120 people are vaccinated against the corona virus. In addition to people with the highest vaccination priority - for example, people over 80 years of age or high-risk medical personnel - the beneficiaries also include parts of the school and daycare staff. (Jens Buettner/dpa via AP)

EU gets extra vaccine doses to tackle virus border clusters

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa, European Parliament President David Sassoli and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, from left, sign documents to officially launch the Conference of the Future of Europe at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Johanna Geron, Pool Photo via AP)

EU push for better decision-making; more than shop-talk?

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of PMQs in Parliament in London, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

EU-UK relations take a new dip over ‘vaccine ban’ comments

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press