European Union

Suez Canal logjam boosts China-Europe rail link

Mar 31, 2021 11:42

New proposals have been made to expand the capacity of the express rail cargo lines between Chinese plants and European nodes and slash not only time but also cost to lure more goods to flow overland from China to Europe. 2020 data from the Suez Canal’s operator shows as much as 80% of the trade between Asia and Europe still flows via the Canal.
UNSC meeting on North Korea missile test ends without action

Mar 31, 2021 03:51

A United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on North Korea’s latest missile tests has ended with no immediate action, despite US claims that the world body contemplated new measures.
Russian, German, French leaders discuss Iran nuclear deal

Mar 31, 2021 03:12

The leaders of Russia, France and Germany, which are signatories to the 2015 nuclear deal, have exchanged views on the multilateral accord amid the standoff between Iran and the United States over the implementation of the agreement.
More than a fifth of small UK exporters have temporarily halted EU sales

Mar 29, 2021 03:28

More than a fifth of small British exporters have temporarily halted sales to the European Union and 4% have done so permanently, a survey showed on Monday, highlighting problems that have followed the Brexit trade deal.
Iran calls on the EU to ‘grow a spine’ as US senators seek tougher line

Mar 26, 2021 06:23

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the United States’ “high-handed treatment” of other nations continues unabated under the Biden administration, calling on the European Union to “grow a spine” in response to such bullying.
Uncertainty over AstraZeneca as Europe protests grow

Mar 26, 2021 12:12

Amid fears of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, European countries have imposed new lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus as case numbers soar across the continent despite governments' vaccination efforts.
US sends tons of weapons to Ukraine; Russia says West trying to 'suppress' it

Mar 26, 2021 11:41

A US cargo ship has docked in Ukraine’s Odessa port, delivering tons of military equipment and vehicles to the country’s armed forces, says a report.
COVID-19: Just 4.1% of EU inhabitants fully vaccinated

Mar 26, 2021 06:19

EU leaders have stopped short of introducing a ban on the export of COVID-19 vaccines produced in the 27-nation bloc. This is while new data shows just over 4-percent of people living in the EU have been fully vaccinated.
China will make efforts to safeguard Iran nuclear agreement, defend bilateral relations

Mar 26, 2021 03:11

The Chinese Commerce Ministry says China will make efforts to safeguard the 2015 Iran nuclear deal that the US abandoned in 2018 under former president Donald Trump.
Inordinate spin’ about reviving JCPOA aims to ‘reverse victim and culprits: Zarif

Mar 26, 2021 02:24

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the recent flurry of activity on the part of Western countries, which is apparently meant to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, actually aims to “reverse the victim and the culprits,” by ignoring the fact that Iran’s measures to reduce its commitments under the accord came after Western parties, topped by the US, failed to live up to their obligations.