They like America's traditional allies! They talk about multilateralism! Some of them even speak French! U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's foreign policy team has drawn rave reviews in Europe. We debate how much the hype is justified. And we look at the intense lobbying around two cornerstone pieces of tech legislation to be presented in Brussels soon.

First COVID-19 vaccines administered in UK — Angela Merkel rocks Bundestag with pandemic speech — Germany surpasses 20,000 COVID deaths — Canary Islands: New escape route for African migrants — Deadline looms for Britons who want to live in the EU — Circuses in Italy set off the alarm bells — and more.