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EU launches fund to boost, coordinate defense spending
Jun 07, 2017 13:58The European Union has finally launched its special defense fund in a bid to better coordinate military budgets between members of the 28-nation bloc.
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No benefit in joining EU in current form: Moldova president
Jun 03, 2017 07:28Moldova’s president has questioned the benefits of joining the European Union at a time the bloc is losing Britain, saying that his ex-Soviet country seeks, instead, a return to strategic partnership with Russia.
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German, French finance ministers vow to strengthen eurozone
May 22, 2017 12:30Germany and France, two leading economic powers in the European Union, have vowed to double their efforts to strengthen the eurozone.
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EU urges sides in Venezuela conflict to end clashes peacefully
May 15, 2017 12:07European Union (EU) foreign ministers have called on the government and the opposition in Venezuela to abstain from violence and seek a peaceful solution to the clashes on the streets, which have left nearly 40 people killed.
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Iran says 9 firms ready to fund plane purchases
May 15, 2017 11:55Iran says several major European and Asian financers have announced readiness to fund the country’s purchases of planes from global aviation giants Airbus and Boeing.
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EU pushes for aid access to Muslims besieged by government in Myanmar
May 15, 2017 10:38A senior European Union (EU) official has called on Myanmar to allow unrestricted humanitarian access to the troubled state of Rakhine, which has been under a lock-down by the military since October last year.
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Multimillionaire to help May oust 140 pro-Remain MPs
May 14, 2017 09:09A multimillionaire donor, who bankrolled Vote Leave in the EU referendum, says he will help British Prime Minister Theresa May to accelerate the process of Brexit by ousting almost 140 pro-Remain MPs.
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Britons want to leave, that is tragedy: EU
May 05, 2017 11:57European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has described Britain's planned exit from the 28-nation European Union, known as Brexit, as a “tragedy.”
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EU says Brexit negotiations will not finish 'quickly, painlessly'
May 03, 2017 11:00The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator has announced that a deal with Britain over its departure from the bloc will not be reached "quickly and painlessly."
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UK won’t pay €100 billion to EU over Brexit: Davis
May 03, 2017 10:00The UK will not be paying 100 billion euros to the European Union in order to leave the bloc, Brexit Secretary David Davis says.