European Union

Iran, Austria ink deal to boost art, cultural cooperation

Feb 24, 2020 03:22

High-ranking officials from Iran and Austria signed an agreement to boost cooperation between the two sides in various fields of art and culture.
Iranian, Austrian FMs meet in Tehran

Feb 24, 2020 03:15

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Austrian counterpart, Alexander Schallenberg, on Sunday held the first round of their talks in Tehran on issues of mutual interest.
Iran expects EU to stand against Washington's illegal measures: President Rouhani

Feb 23, 2020 14:45

President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic expects the European Union to object to the illegal measures taken by the United States against Iran and ignore Washington’s pressure policy in order to boost Europe’s ties with Tehran.
Britain takes swipe at 'indecisive' EU as trade talk rancor grows

Feb 23, 2020 10:27

Britain criticized the European Union on Sunday over the process of agreeing on its negotiating mandate for post-Brexit trade talks, saying the bloc was “hamstrung by indecision and delay” because different members wanted different things.
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.