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EU faces bankruptcies and bad loans as COVID-19 help for firms ends: EU document
Feb 11, 2021 08:56The European Union is facing a surge in bankruptcies and bad loans once the post-pandemic economic recovery starts to take hold and governments begin withdrawing state schemes that are keeping many firms on life support, according to EU document.
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Half of UK exporters to EU reporting difficulties due to Brexit
Feb 11, 2021 05:32Half of UK exporters to the European Union (EU) are having difficulties caused by Brexit red tape and border disruption one month on from the end of the transition period, a new poll shows.
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As initiator of chaos, US must take 1st step to revive Iran deal: MEP
Feb 11, 2021 04:06A member of the European Parliament (MEP) has blamed the United States for the chaotic situation surrounding the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major world states, saying Washington bears the responsibility to take the first step towards reviving the accord.
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Palestine says EU stance on Israeli settlements ‘not enough’
Feb 10, 2021 12:43Palestine says the European Union’s opposition to the Israeli settlements is “not enough” and it should work to stop the crimes committed by the regime.
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Kremlin defends Russia’s expulsion of EU diplomats
Feb 09, 2021 04:44The Kremlin has thrown its weight behind Russia’s expulsion of European Union diplomats during their high-profile visit to the country, but insisted that Moscow remained interested in reviving relations with Brussels.
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EU’s Borrell, Chinese FM stress full implementation of Iran deal
Feb 09, 2021 04:06The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi have discussed the need for continued close international coordination on Iran.
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Zarif urges Biden admin to 'make up its mind' about Iran deal
Feb 08, 2021 03:57Iran’s foreign minister has urged the Biden administration to make up its mind about the policy it seeks to adopt vis-à-vis Iran and the 2015 nuclear deal, and stop making “meaningless and ambiguous” remarks.
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Critical moment for new Biden administration to rejoin JCPOA: Russia’s FM
Feb 05, 2021 12:35Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says it is a “critical moment” for the administration of US President Joe Biden to return to the multilateral nuclear deal of 2015 signed between Iran and major world powers.
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EU advises ‘maximum diplomacy’ instead of ‘maximum pressure’ in dealing with Iran
Feb 05, 2021 04:00The European Union says it is high time the former American administration’s “maximum pressure” policy towards Iran was jettisoned in favor of diplomatic engagement and interaction, reminding how Washington undermined a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers through the approach.
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EU claims half of Afghans need humanitarian aid amid rising violence
Feb 04, 2021 09:48A senior European Union (EU) official has claimed that half of the Afghan civilian population is in need of humanitarian aid amid rising violence in Afghanistan.