New bid on the bloc: Europe and vaccine mandates

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A Delta wave is driving restrictions and restrictions are driving <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2021/11/22/a-deadly-new-covid-wave-in-europe-is-met-by-popular-fury-over-lockdowns?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">unrest</a>. Vaccine mandates like that enacted by Austria may be the only way to end the cycle. We examine the dim prospects for <a href="https://espresso.economist.com/803815bbe0f321b3e4476f9af5fbe16f?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peng Shuai</a>, a Chinese tennis star who accused a senior politician of sexual assault. And a broader view of modern art at the UAE’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2021/11/20/the-travails-and-bold-aims-of-the-guggenheim-abu-dhabi?utm_campaign=the-intelligence&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=third-party-host&utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new Guggenheim museum</a>. Have your say about “The Intelligence” in our survey here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligencesurvey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligencesurvey</a>. And for full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>