European Union

President Rouhani: Iran open to talks with EU to salvage JCPOA

Feb 23, 2020 05:36

Iran has not closed the doors to diplomacy and negotiations with the European parties in an effort to save the 2015 nuclear deal, President Hassan Rouhani said.
Europe has to develop an appetite for power: EU foreign policy chief

Feb 17, 2020 11:02

European Union governments need to be willing to intervene in international crises or risk prolonging paralysis in their foreign policy, the EU's top diplomat said on Sunday.
Keir Starmer defends Labour's Brexit policy at last general election

Feb 17, 2020 04:27

Labour Party leadership contender, Keir Starmer, has strongly defended his party’s Brexit policy despite the disastrous outcome of last December’s general election.
UK post-Brexit rules to 'turn off tap' of low-skilled foreign labor

Feb 16, 2020 08:46

Britain says it will no longer accept low-skilled labor from overseas and will make it a requirement for anyone wishing to come to the country to have a job offer and meet salary and language requirements.
Study says US, China marked biggest hike in military spending in 10 yrs

Feb 16, 2020 06:05

Global spending on defense rose by 4% in 2019, the largest growth in 10 years, led by big increases from the US and China, a study said Friday.
EU lawmakers castigate Trump's 'deal of the century'

Feb 14, 2020 04:39

It is not unusual to witness scathing criticism from EU legislators regarding a whole range of issues, but when it comes to US President Donald Trump's so-called 'deal of the century', the response in the European Parliament was almost unprecedented.
EU3 plan for snapback mechanism off the table for lack of credibility: Iranian MP

Feb 13, 2020 02:30

An Iranian lawmaker said the three European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal have deferred their decision to trigger the so-called snapback provisions of the JCPOA as it lacked international credibility.
EU parliament lawmakers slam Trump’s new plan as unlawful

Feb 12, 2020 08:47

An overwhelming majority of the European Parliament lawmakers have censured a US-devised proposal of the so-called “deal of the century”, saying the contentious plan flies in the face of international law.
US' ‘embedded irrationality’ eroding optimism in JCPOA: Iran's nuclear chief

Feb 10, 2020 12:19

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) says unilateral withdrawal of the United States from a landmark and multilateral nuclear deal with Iran, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), has undermined the agreement, which could serve to prove that diplomacy is the most viable option for tackling toughest international issues.
About 500,000 EU citizens yet to apply for UK residency after Brexit

Feb 07, 2020 04:14

An estimated 500,000 European Union nationals in Britain have yet to apply for a new immigration status, which most will need to remain in the country after Brexit.