-
France urges Italy to stick to its EU commitments
May 20, 2018 12:14French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire has warned that if a new populist government in Italy wants to evade its financial commitments regarding the European Union, it would put the entire eurozone economy at risk.
-
EU seeks to protect companies affected by US bans over Iran: French minister
May 20, 2018 11:25France says it is weighing possible ways that could help the European Union compensate European companies that might be facing sanctions by the United States for doing business with Iran following Washington's withdrawal from a key 2015 nuclear agreement between Tehran and major world powers.
-
EU making contradictory statements on JCPOA: Velayati
May 20, 2018 09:45A senior Iranian official has questioned EU officials' contradictory remarks on the 2015 nuclear agreement after US withdrawal, saying a "duplicitous" side could not be trusted.
-
Erdogan takes election campaign to Bosnia after EU snub
May 20, 2018 08:34President Rajab Tayyib Erdoghan's election rally outside Turkey is causing fresh controversy as he takes his campaign message to Turks in the Balkans after several EU countries banned such activities.
-
Iran too powerful now to be pressured: Senior official
May 19, 2018 12:28Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi says the Islamic Republic is more powerful than any time and cannot be easily pressured in the face of US plans to reimpose sanctions on the country.
-
EU to make direct oil payments to Iran to bypass US sanctions
May 19, 2018 12:26A plan by the European Union to make direct oil payments to Iran after the US re-imposes sanctions against the country is seen to risk the start of a trade war between Europe and the United States.
-
EU, Japan notify WTO of retaliatory measures against US metal tariffs
May 19, 2018 02:40Japan and the European Union have notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) that they are ready to implement an array of retaliatory measures against Washington in response to tariffs on steel and aluminum imports imposed by US President Donald Trump on Tokyo and the European bloc.
-
US sanctions against Russia damaging Europe: Moscow
May 18, 2018 10:43Russia has warned that Europe would be the one to suffer from the United States unilateral sanctions against Moscow since the sanctions are only aimed at promoting Washington’s commercial interests.
-
Fears of fresh EU crisis as Italian parties agree basis for govt. deal
May 18, 2018 00:12Italy's two anti-establishment parties agreed the basis for a governing accord on Thursday that would slash taxes, ramp up welfare spending and pose the biggest challenge to the European Union since Britain voted to leave the bloc two years ago.
-
EU to launch legal process to prevent US bans from affecting businesses in Iran
May 17, 2018 13:58The European Commission is set to launch a legal process based on a powerful law to block American sanctions against Iran as European Union powers mobilize to save the landmark 2015 nuclear deal following Washington’s unilateral pullout.