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Turkey threatens to cancel refugee deal in row with EU
Mar 16, 2017 16:35Turkish President Rajab Tayyib Erdoghan has threatened to end a contentious agreement with the EU, aimed at halting the refugee influx into the continent as tensions between the two sides continue to escalate.
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Turkey to reevaluate refugee deal with European Union: Minister
Mar 15, 2017 07:53Turkish European Union Affairs Minister Omer Celik says time has come for the Ankara government to reassess its controversial refugee deal with the 28-nation bloc, which would grant Turkish citizens visa-free travel through most of Europe.
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EU states mull ‘unified stance’ against Israeli settlement construction
Mar 04, 2017 04:47The European Union (EU) member states seek to discuss whether to go ahead with routine talks with the Israeli regime before the bloc has adopted a “unified and clear” stance against Tel Aviv’s defiant settlement construction on Occupied Palestinian Territories.
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EU slaps additional sanctions on North Korea over nuclear, missile tests
Feb 27, 2017 13:47The European Union (EU) has imposed additional sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests.
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Germany deported 80,000 refugees last year: Official
Feb 19, 2017 15:12A top German official says Berlin has deported a record 80,000 refugees denied asylum last year and will set another record high in deportations in 2017.
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Libyan general slams Europe, US for backing terror
Feb 19, 2017 10:10Libyan General Khalifa Haftar has accused several European countries and the United States of supporting terrorist groups in Libya by secretly providing them weapons and training.
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US: Pence heads to Europe to reassure skeptical allies
Feb 17, 2017 13:01US Vice President Mike Pence will seek to reassure skeptical allies in Europe about the US commitment to transatlantic relations and institutions.
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EU parliament okays CETA with Canada despite protests
Feb 15, 2017 15:11The European Parliament has approved a controversial free trade deal between the European Union and Canada after months of protests against such an agreement.
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US will fully implement JCPOA: EU’s Mogherini
Feb 11, 2017 03:16European Union's foreign policy chief says the administration of US President Donald Trump gave her confidence that Washington will be committed to following through with the 2015 nuclear agreement.
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EU court to get evidence of Iran bans impacts
Feb 09, 2017 11:07Iran’s Bank Tejarat says it will soon submit documents to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the damages it has suffered as a result of EU sanctions.