Darren McCaffrey, Political Editor with Euronews joins Gavan to discuss the decision by EU leaders to meet virtually next Thursday, the third wave of Covid-19 sweeping Europe, the green light given to the AstraZeneca vaccine, and the possibility of introducing a digital green cert to facilitation EU-wide travel.

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