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Germany deported 80,000 refugees last year: Official
Feb 19, 2017 18:42A top German official says Berlin has deported a record 80,000 refugees denied asylum last year and will set another record high in deportations in 2017.
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Libyan general slams Europe, US for backing terror
Feb 19, 2017 13:40Libyan General Khalifa Haftar has accused several European countries and the United States of supporting terrorist groups in Libya by secretly providing them weapons and training.
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US: Pence heads to Europe to reassure skeptical allies
Feb 17, 2017 16:31US Vice President Mike Pence will seek to reassure skeptical allies in Europe about the US commitment to transatlantic relations and institutions.
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EU parliament okays CETA with Canada despite protests
Feb 15, 2017 18:41The European Parliament has approved a controversial free trade deal between the European Union and Canada after months of protests against such an agreement.
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US will fully implement JCPOA: EU’s Mogherini
Feb 11, 2017 06:46European Union's foreign policy chief says the administration of US President Donald Trump gave her confidence that Washington will be committed to following through with the 2015 nuclear agreement.
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EU court to get evidence of Iran bans impacts
Feb 09, 2017 14:37Iran’s Bank Tejarat says it will soon submit documents to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the damages it has suffered as a result of EU sanctions.
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Ageing Europe needs migrants: EU’s Mogherini
Feb 09, 2017 08:08A senior European Union (EU) official says Europe has an ageing population and needs to keep its borders open to migrants if it seeks to sustain its economic progress.
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Assad: European states harm own interests by supporting terrorists in Syria
Feb 06, 2017 20:12Syrian President Basher al-Assad, in a meeting with a European delegation in Damascus, has slammed European governments for adopting unrealistic and wrong policies toward Syria over the past years, saying the approach has resulted in Europe’s isolation from international efforts meant to resolve the crisis in the Arab country.
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EU's top diplomats support prolonged sanctions on Russia
Feb 06, 2017 17:07European Union foreign ministers have expressed their full support for keeping sanctions on Russia over Moscow’s alleged role in the crisis in eastern Ukraine, saying new US President Donald Trump’s positive view of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would not deter the EU states from keeping pressure on Russia.
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Party leaders in EU want Trump’s possible EU envoy rejected
Feb 03, 2017 12:03Party leaders at the European Parliament have called on the European Union to reject US President Donald Trump’s likely pick for ambassador to the EU, Ted Malloch, whose mission they said is to “disrupt or dissolve” the 28-member bloc.