European Union

Iran to resume JCPOA talks in days: MP

Oct 18, 2021 02:48

An Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday that Tehran will enter the negotiations on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal next week.
EU envoy in Tehran to discuss removal of illegal sanctions

Oct 14, 2021 10:57

Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Baqeri-Kani has met with EU deputy foreign policy chief Enrique Mora, who is on a visit to Tehran to discuss, among other things, the future of Vienna talks to remove Washington’s anti-Iran sanctions.
MEP questions US nuclear double standard over deal on submarines fueled with weapon grade uranium

Oct 14, 2021 02:55

An independent Member of the European Parliament (MEP) has hit out at US nuclear double standards, arguing the US does not want Iran to enrich uranium beyond the 3.67 percent purity but it helps Australia get submarines fueled with weapon-grade uranium.
Taliban warn US, EU sanctions could trigger wave of Afghan refugees

Oct 13, 2021 14:31

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have warned Western diplomats that insisting on sanctions as a means to pressure their governance could undermine security and trigger a wave of economic refugees.
Putin blames Europe’s ‘systematic flaws’ for energy crisis

Oct 13, 2021 12:10

Russian President Vladimir Putin has brushed off allegations that Moscow is using energy as a “weapon,” saying Europe’s gas shortage is largely caused by “systematic flaws” in the continent’s energy market.
EU's deputy foreign policy chief to visit Iran

Oct 13, 2021 02:59

Enrique Mora, the Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service for Political Affairs, will visit Tehran on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said.
Iran’s steps in JCPOA talks will correspond to moves by other parties: FM

Oct 12, 2021 14:14

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Tehran will soon "finalize" its internal deliberations on the resumption of the Vienna talks aimed at reviving the 2015 multilateral nuclear deal it signed with world powers.
Borrell warns EU likely to lose player status in international arena

Oct 11, 2021 11:13

European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has voiced concern over Europe's diminishing role in the world, warning that there is a high likelihood of the EU losing its position as a full-fledged player in the international arena and becoming an object of world powers’ policy.
Polish court ruling angers EU, sets stage for 'Polexit'

Oct 10, 2021 13:22

Tensions have escalated between the European Union and Poland following a recent Polish court ruling challenging the supremacy of EU law, raising concerns that the country will eventually quit the bloc.
Finland becomes 3rd country to limit use of Moderna vaccine over cardiovascular side effects

Oct 07, 2021 14:39

Finland becomes the third country, after Sweden and Denmark, to pause the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for younger males over reports of its rare cardiovascular side effects.