European Union

EU lodges complaint against 3 states refusing to relocate refugees

Dec 07, 2017 14:22

The European Union has lodged an official complaint against the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland over the three countries’ refusal to contribute to the implementation of a refugee relocation scheme that was adopted more than two years ago.
EU: Trump's decision on al-Quds to take Mideast to 'even darker times'

Dec 07, 2017 10:42

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says US President Donald Trump's recognition of al-Quds as the capital of the illegal Zionist entity could take the region "backwards to even darker times."
UK PM says Brexit talks with EU to reconvene

Dec 06, 2017 03:11

British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that she wants to reconvene talks with the European Union (EU) over United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the bloc.
US should stick to Iran nuclear deal: EU top diplomat

Dec 06, 2017 03:09

The European Union foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has warned of the adverse consequences of a possible US move to step away from the 2015 landmark nuclear deal, saying it would be counterproductive.
EU charts path separate from US on Iran

Dec 02, 2017 13:37

With the Trump administration bent on tweaking a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, European states are charting a course on Tehran which diverges from that of Washington.
MEPs urge Saudi arms ban, blast EU members for continued sales amid Yemen war

Dec 01, 2017 04:09

European Union lawmakers have overwhelmingly voted in favor of a resolution that calls on the bloc to slap an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia, which is leading a brutal military campaign against Yemen.
Italy stresses EU's commitment to Iran nuclear deal

Dec 01, 2017 04:05

Italian Foreign Minister Alfano Angelino says the EU believes all the signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), should remain committed to the agreement.
Gulen network not seen as terrorist unless Turkey proves it: EU

Nov 30, 2017 09:44

The EU’s counter-terrorism chief has said that the bloc will not share Turkey’s view that the network of US-based opposition figure Fethullah Gulen is a terrorist organization unless Ankara provides concrete evidence to support its claim.
Iran’s diplomacy based on dialogue, negotiation: Larijani

Nov 26, 2017 14:16

Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the Islamic Republic’s diplomacy is based on solving conflicts through dialogue and negotiation, criticizing US attempts to hinder the implementation of the 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement.
EU chief says reaching Brexit deal by December ‘huge challenge'

Nov 25, 2017 10:42

European Union President Donald Tusk says that a Brexit deal by December is a "huge challenge" and has given UK Prime Minister Theresa May 10 days to improve her offer if she wants EU leaders to allow Brexit talks to move to the next phase.