COLORADO SPRINGS – Export control rules promised in 2019, when the U.S. State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and the U.S. Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security announced plans to revise the U.S. Munitions List, are likely to be published by the end of the year. The updated […]
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Federal officials warn that many space startups are not aware of their export control obligations and are exposed to punitive sanctions. With five different export control mechanisms, this is no surprise. If your startup has an international client, supplier, expert, investor, or cooperation, you might just need a permit. Export […]
England’s Covid vaccine postcode lottery was laid bare again today as data revealed just a third of people aged between 50 and 54 have been inoculated in parts of the country. And three boroughs — all of which are in London — have still yet to even reach 60 per […]
“When you start cutting off capital profits that can flow into R&D, many of them coming from the huge Chinese market, you really undermine our ability to stay at the tip of the spear in terms of semiconductor innovation,” Mr. Neuffer said. “The sense of urgency in recent years inclined […]
How badly would the UK’s vaccine drive suffer if the EU blocked exports? If the European Union blocked all exports of coronavirus vaccines made on its turf, Britain could remain self-sufficient and still get jabs to the entire population. However, it could come under pressure on second dose supply because […]
Boris Johnson chose to pursue a strategy of giving as many people their first vaccine dose as quickly as possible, in order to give them some protection against the killer virus. The policy has seen a dramatic drop in both infection rates and deaths among the population. However, the UK […]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission will on Wednesday extend EU powers to potentially block COVID-19 vaccine exports to Britain and other areas with much higher vaccination rates, and to cover instances of companies backloading contracted supplies, an EU official said. Vials with Pfizer-BioNTech, AstraZeneca, and Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) […]
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has warned that more vaccines will be blocked from export, saying that the move against Australia last week ‘was not a one-off’. ‘AstraZeneca delivered less than ten per cent of the amount ordered to the EU in the period from December to March,’ Ms von […]