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EU’s top diplomat says Iran needs to see JCPOA economic benefits in return for limiting nuclear work
Nov 19, 2020 03:03The European Union foreign policy chief, Joseph Borrell, says Iran should reap the economic benefits of the 2015 nuclear deal in exchange for restrictions on its nuclear work.
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EU slams Israeli plans to construct new settler units in occupied al-Quds
Nov 16, 2020 12:00The European Union has condemned the latest Israeli plans to construct over 1,200 new settler units in occupied al-Quds, saying the Tel Aviv regime’s settlement expansion activities prevent resumption of meaningful negotiations between Palestinians and Israel.
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UK and EU officials issue complex messaging on post-Brexit trade deal
Nov 16, 2020 05:20As post-Brexit trade talks between the UK and the European Union (EU) reach make or break time, a leading British minister says outstanding differences “can be resolved” and a deal “can be done”.
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Cyprus standoff: Erdogan irks EU by insisting on two-state division of island
Nov 16, 2020 05:14Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for an equal “two-state” solution in Cyprus and warned against what he described as “diplomacy games” over Turkey’s rights to offshore resources in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Iran-Europe trade at near $9bn in 7 months to October: IRICA
Nov 15, 2020 03:16Iran’s customs office (IRICA) says trade with countries in Europe, including Turkey, reached nearly $9 billon in seven months to late October.
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EU renews anti-Venezuela sanctions for a year
Nov 13, 2020 06:08The European Union has announced its renewal of sanctions against dozens of Venezuelan officials over propped up allegations linking them to rights abuses and undermining “democracy” in the Central American nation.
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EU plans to go ahead with Boeing tariffs against US
Nov 10, 2020 03:42The European Union (EU) says it will press ahead with plans to impose tariffs on the imports of four billion dollars in US goods and services over illegal American support for plane maker Boeing.
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EU won’t snap back to former ties with US even if Biden wins election: French FM
Nov 07, 2020 12:51The European Union (EU) and the United States would not return to the previous close relationship they enjoyed prior to Donald Trump’s presidency even with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the White House, says a top French diplomat.
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EU imposes sanctions on eight more Syria government ministers
Nov 07, 2020 06:37The European Union has imposed sanctions on eight more ministers recently appointed to the Syrian government, in what is the latest round of economic bans that the bloc has slapped against 280 businesses, individuals, and other entities affiliated with President Bashar al-Assad’s administration.
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EU calls on Israel to stop demolishing Palestinian homes, buildings in West Bank
Nov 06, 2020 03:29The EU has called on Israel to stop demolishing Palestinian homes and buildings in the occupied West Bank and withdraw its threat to demolish Palestinian schools, slamming the move as “an impediment toward the two-state solution.”