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Iran-Europe nuclear cooperation growing: Salehi
Sep 29, 2016 16:27Nuclear chief says cooperation with Europe in the area of nuclear technology is on the rise, more than a year after a landmark nuclear deal was inked between Tehran and six world powers.
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Danish FM gives reassurance to Turkey on EU deal granting Turks visa-free travel
Sep 29, 2016 16:22Denmark says Brussels will keep its promise to grant Turks visa-free travel to the European Union, if Ankara carries out its side of a controversial deal to stem the flow of refugees into the EU countries.
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Over 300,000 have crossed Mediterranean this year: UNHCR
Sep 20, 2016 08:54The United Nations refugee agency says more than 300,000 refugees have crossed the Mediterranean Sea so far this year in the hope of reaching the wealthy European countries.
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Greenpeace activists in Geneva protest against US-EU deals
Sep 20, 2016 08:47Greenpeace activists have staged a protest in front of the US mission in the Swiss city of Geneva against the controversial European Union deals with Washington.
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European companies export highly-polluted fuel to West Africa: Report
Sep 16, 2016 09:12European companies are accused of taking advantage of weak fuel standards in African countries to export highly-polluted fuel to West Africa, a new report says.
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Iran: Small EU banks ready to work
Sep 14, 2016 08:25Parviz Aghili, head of the private Middle East Bank in Tehran said a certain number of small European banks have agreed to work with the country multiple months after the removal of the sanctions.
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EU extends asset freezes, travel bans on Russia over Ukraine conflict
Sep 07, 2016 12:17European Union ambassadors have extended asset freezes and travel bans against Moscow over its alleged involvement in the conflict in Ukraine and the rejoining of the Crimea Peninsula to Russia.
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Paris says will urge EU to end talks with US on free trade deal
Aug 30, 2016 08:49Paris says it will urge the European Union to end negotiations on a transatlantic free trade deal with the US due to a lack of “political support” in France as doubts are mounting about the prospects of the controversial pact.
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EU stance on Muslim refugees unacceptable: Merkel
Aug 29, 2016 03:40German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized some European Union members for refusing to accept refugees just because they are Muslim.
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Germany, France, Italy urge strong Europe after Brexit vote
Aug 23, 2016 03:02Leaders of the European Union’s three biggest economies have held a meeting on an aircraft carrier off Italy to discuss the challenges facing the eurozone, particularly the UK’s decision to leave the 28-nation bloc.