European Union

German flood alert system criticized for ‘monumental failure’

Jul 22, 2021 09:59

Germany is asking itself how one of the world’s richest countries managed to be taken by surprise by recent extreme weather events, as more details emerge of how early warnings about record rainfall and expected floods did not make their way to the communities most at risk.
Northern Ireland protocol clash risks ‘inevitable’ UK-EU trade war: Officials warn

Jul 22, 2021 06:27

Officials are warning of a trade war between the United Kingdom and the European Union if the UK refuses to back down on its new demands for post-Brexit rules on Northern Ireland.
Zarif, Borrell discuss JCPOA, Afghanistan

Jul 22, 2021 00:39

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the European Union Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell, discussed a series of issues in a phone call, including the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal and the situation in Afghanistan.
EU's shameless complicity in Israeli regime's crimes (1)

Jul 21, 2021 04:36

Israel works actively, day and night, to quash all forms of resistance and bury the dream of a Palestinian state.
EU slams Turkish plans for Cyprus as 'unacceptable'

Jul 21, 2021 03:34

The European Union (EU) has blasted as “unacceptable" the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “two-state” plan for the resolution of disputes over the divided island of Cyprus.
Flood death toll rises to 156 in Germany, 183 for Europe: Police

Jul 18, 2021 04:22

The death toll from devastating floods has risen to 156 in Germany, police said Sunday morning, bringing the total to at least 183 fatalities from the disaster in western Europe.
Vienna talks must await Iran’s democratic transition: Top negotiator

Jul 18, 2021 00:33

Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator says underway talks in Vienna concerning the Islamic Republic’s 2015 nuclear deal with world countries, have to allow time space for the pending democratic transition in Tehran to take its own course.
Concern as COVID-19 cases surge in EU

Jul 17, 2021 01:38

Following an easing of restrictions in the EU and UK, coronavirus cases across Western Europe are on a sharp upward curve.
Hijab ban: EU court backs businesses who sack religiously dressed women

Jul 17, 2021 01:33

Shock has rippled through the Muslim community after the European Union’s Highest Court ruled that businesses can sack Muslim women for wearing the hijab if they work face-to-face with customers or if the wearing of the religious clothing causes workplace conflicts.
UN, EU and World Bank back siege on Gaza

Jul 16, 2021 09:34

A new study of Gaza’s reconstruction needs, published by the UN, EU and World Bank, demonstrates anew the harmful role played by these institutions in Palestine.