European Union

Turkey’s Erdogan continues to withstand EU pressure to close border

Mar 11, 2020 05:25

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to resist pressure from the European Union (EU) states to stop the flow of refugees through his country’s borders with Greece, but has announced plans for the convention of a summit with European leaders next week to seek a solution to the crisis.
Iran’s Zarif discusses COVID-19 outbreak with foreign officials

Mar 05, 2020 04:59

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held telephone conversations with a number of his foreign counterparts and with the EU foreign policy chief about a range of issues, most notably the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the world.
Russia won’t stop terror fight in Syria to solve EU’s refugee problem: Lavrov

Mar 03, 2020 14:09

Russia says it will not stop fighting terrorism in Syria alongside the Damascus government because of European concerns over a new influx of refugees into the continent.
Greece expects ‘strong’ EU support in refugee crisis

Mar 03, 2020 10:58

Greece says it expects “strong” support from the European Union (EU) leaders to help resolve a deepening refugee crisis at its border with Turkey, as diplomats from the bloc arrived in the border area for a meeting on the matter.
EU border force on 'high alert' as migrants' push to enter continent

Mar 01, 2020 12:22

The European Union border force Frontex has announced that it is on "high alert" across all the bloc’s borders with Turkey, and aims to provide further support to Greece as thousands of migrants seek to enter the continent through the southeastern European country.
Russia stresses opposition to return of UNSC sanctions against Iran

Feb 27, 2020 04:27

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says Russia will keep objecting to the restoration of United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) sanctions against Iran, emphasizing that Moscow will not let the 15-member body turn into a “toy” in the hands of the US.
Remaining JCPOA parties willing to keep nuclear deal alive: Iran's Araqchi

Feb 27, 2020 03:57

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says European signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal are keen to preserve the agreement.
Coronavirus outbreak continues in China, fears rise of pandemic

Feb 26, 2020 06:07

China has reported new deaths and cases of coronavirus infections, amid fears that the viral outbreak is looking increasingly like a global pandemic.
Joint Commission of Iran nuclear deal to convene in Vienna Wednesday: EU

Feb 24, 2020 11:26

The remaining parties to a landmark nuclear deal signed in 2015 between Iran and the 5+1 group are to hold a Joint Commission meeting in Vienna on Wednesday, the EU's diplomatic service says.
Iran’s Zarif calls on EU to preserve JCPOA through ‘action’

Feb 24, 2020 03:37

In separate meetings with his Dutch and Austrian counterparts in Tehran, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged the European Union to take concrete measures and save the 2015 nuclear deal through “action”.