European Union

EU accuses Boris Johnson of wrecking chances for a Brexit deal

Oct 08, 2019 15:10

As the Brexit drama continues its twists and turns, it is looking increasingly unlikely that a new deal can be agreed before Britain’s scheduled departure from the European Union (EU) on October 31.
Germany warns EU of refugee wave bigger than 2015 if it fails to take action

Oct 07, 2019 13:48

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer warns that Europe may soon face a refugee crisis “even greater” than the one that hit the continent in 2015 if the European Union fails to develop the “strength” to contain the rising numbers of refugee arrivals.
UK backtracks: Brexit secretary hints UK could rethink DUP veto on deal

Oct 07, 2019 04:03

The Brexit Secretary, Stephen Barclay, has hinted on Sunday that Britain is open to some flexibility on the mechanism that would allow lawmakers in Northern Ireland to decide whether the British province remains in regulatory alignment with the European Union.
Johnson says Brexit deadline can still be met

Oct 06, 2019 12:30

With the clock ticking on Britain’s scheduled departure from the European Union (EU), Prime Minister Boris Johnson continues to maintain that a deal may still be struck.
EU pours cold water on Johnson's Brexit plan

Oct 04, 2019 04:15

The final negotiating offer that is how Boris Johnson describes the Brexit proposals has been sent to the European Commission. UK Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay has suggested the ball is now in the EU's court.
Goodwill to save Iran’s nuclear deal not sanctions: IAEA hopeful

Oct 04, 2019 03:09

A candidate, who is running for the post of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief, has called for goodwill to be offered to Iran instead of sanctions in order to save the 2015 nuclear deal.
US imposing tariffs on $7.5 billion in EU goods

Oct 03, 2019 09:21

The United States is imposing tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of aircraft, food products, and other goods being imported from the European Union (EU) in a dispute involving the bloc’s subsidies to the plane maker Airbus.
Johnson urges EU to respond to UK's 'compromise' offer

Oct 02, 2019 14:28

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, on Wednesday addressed the Conservative Party conference and said the only alternative to the Brexit proposals he will put to Brussels later in the day is a no-deal Brexit, claiming that the UK would leave "come what may" if Brussels refused to engage with his "final offer".
Iran: EU plan to leave JCPOA 'illegal', snap-back mechanism 'dead'

Sep 30, 2019 08:37

Iran has dismissed its nuclear case being sent back to the UN Security Council should the country go ahead with its pledge to take new steps away from the 2015 deal in response to European failures.
Protest outside Conservative Party conference in Manchester

Sep 30, 2019 05:26

Not in recent memory has a British Prime Minister been under so much pressure coming into their annual party conference.