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EU agrees to swiftly adopt new sanctions on Venezuela over election
May 28, 2018 11:34Foreign ministers of the European Union have agreed to act swiftly to impose a new series of sanctions on Venezuelan officials involved in the re-election of President Nicolas Madurso.
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EU resolved to preserve Iran nuclear deal after US withdrawal: Mogherini
May 28, 2018 10:40The European Union's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the bloc is determined to save a 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement signed between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries despite the United States' move to withdraw from the deal.
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EU proposes bloc-wide ban on single-use plastics
May 28, 2018 10:37The European Union has proposed a bloc-wide ban on single-use plastics such as straws, cutlery and cotton buds while urging the collection of most plastic drinks bottles by 2025.
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Iran warns will stop negotiations if Europe wastes time
May 27, 2018 13:59A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says Iran will not continue talks with European sides of its nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), if it feels that European countries are wasting time.
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Iran can resume 20-percent enrichment in 2-3 days: Official
May 27, 2018 09:42An Iranian nuclear official says the Islamic Republic is able to resume the enrichment of uranium to the 20-percent purity level within a maximum of two or three days.
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JCPOA Joint Commission issues statement after Vienna meeting
May 26, 2018 09:01Coordinator of the joint commission of the parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) issued a statement following a session of the commission in Vienna, hailing Iran’s compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal as confirmed by the UN nuclear watchdog.
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EU FMs to convene in Brussels on May 28 over JCPOA
May 26, 2018 07:46The EU foreign ministers will meet in the Belgian capital, Brussels, on May 28 to discuss the latest developments around the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, a few weeks after US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull his country out of the agreement.
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Russia’s Gazprom settles dispute with EU antitrust bodies
May 24, 2018 09:35Russia’s giant energy company Gazprom, which is involved in massive gas exports to Europe, has reached an agreement with European Union antitrust regulators, in what could settle long-running disputes over the company’s pricing mechanisms and its reluctance to allow competition in Eastern Europe.
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Facebook chief apologizes to EU lawmakers over data leak
May 23, 2018 03:30The top man in Facebook, the world’s largest social media network, has officially apologized to lawmakers in the European Parliament for a large-scale leak of personal data which reportedly enabled a political consultancy to impact the results of the election in Britain and elsewhere.
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Europe's political support for nuclear deal not enough: Zarif
May 20, 2018 12:15Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the European Union's "political support" for a 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement is not enough, urging the bloc to take more practical steps to boost economic cooperation with Iran.