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Russia says Iran to become EEU member in May
Mar 10, 2018 14:17Russia says Iran could join an emerging economic bloc that it leads as early as May in a move that could eventually help both nations dodge the impacts of US-led economic sanctions they face.
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In warning to US, France says all sides will lose in trade war
Mar 10, 2018 10:58French President Emmanuel Macron has warned his US counterpart Donald Trump against the implementation of planned tariffs on European steel and aluminum, saying that the controversial measure could provoke a mutually destructive “trade war.”
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EU warns of retaliation against Trump's metal tariffs
Mar 09, 2018 14:51The European Union is prepared to retaliate against US President Donald Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs but still seeks talks with the United States over the decision to settle the dispute, a senior EU official says.
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EU says ready for ‘stupid’ trade war with US
Mar 08, 2018 03:26The European Union says it's ready to retaliate against the US over President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum — with counter-measures against iconic US products like Harley Davidson motorcycles and Levi's jeans.
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Europe must pressure US to comply with Iran nuclear deal: Zarif
Mar 05, 2018 15:13Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Europe must pressure the United States to fulfill its obligations under the 2015 nuclear agreement amid Washington's threat to pull out of it.
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European rights body urges Greece to do more to fight corruption
Mar 01, 2018 14:28The Council of Europe, a 47-nation human rights body based in Strasbourg, France, has called on Greece to do more in terms of fighting corruption among politicians and state officials.
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Northern Ireland could stay in customs union: EU
Feb 28, 2018 15:01The EU said on Wednesday that British-ruled Northern Ireland could stay part of a customs union with the bloc after Brexit if a better solution is not found.
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EU: All Israeli settlements ‘illegal, obstacle to peace’
Feb 27, 2018 09:54The European Union (EU)’s top diplomat, Federica Mogherini, has stressed that all Israeli settlements are illegal, condemning them as “an obstacle to peace.”
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EU agrees to prepare sanctions on Myanmar generals over Rohingya plight
Feb 26, 2018 12:58European Union foreign ministers have agreed to prepare sanctions against senior Myanmar military officers over "serious and systematic" rights abuses against the country's Rohingya Muslim community.
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Corbyn corners May with Labour Brexit plan
Feb 26, 2018 08:38UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has piled more pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May by laying out a Brexit plan that he says would take Britain out of the European Union (EU) while keeping tariff-free access to the bloc’s markets.