European Union

UK asks EU for Brexit grace period extension to 2023

Feb 03, 2021 07:58

Britain has asked for an extension until 2023 of a grace period on checks that would be conducted on trade moving between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom to soften the Brexit impact on the province.
Biden admin insists on Iran’s full compliance for return to JCPOA

Feb 03, 2021 03:09

The administration of newly-elected US President Joe Biden has expressed contradictory remarks about its return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying Tehran must make the first move and resume full compliance before Washington will be ready to rejoin the pact.
Biden can fix US reputation by rejoining Iran deal, honoring other pledges: Senior European lawmaker

Feb 03, 2021 02:22

A senior member of the European Parliament says President Joe Biden has to live up to his promises, including returning the United States to the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, if he seeks to repair the US reputation that was badly tarnished under predecessor Donald Trump.
UK applies to join Asia-Pacific trading bloc on Brexit anniversary

Jan 31, 2021 12:46

A year after officially leaving the European Union (EU), the UK is set to apply to join a free trade area with Asia and Pacific nations on Monday (February 01), with negotiations expected in the spring.
EU threatens to block COVID vaccine exports amid AstraZeneca shortfall

Jan 29, 2021 17:36

The EU has threatened to block exports of coronavirus vaccines to countries outside the bloc such as Britain, after AstraZeneca was accused of failing to give a satisfactory explanation for a huge shortfall of promised doses to member states.
Hungary approves Chinese Sinopharm's COVID vaccine, first in EU to do so

Jan 29, 2021 12:57

Hungary, which last week became the first European Union member to buy Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, on Friday became the bloc’s first to approve China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine.
Europe complicit in Yemen humanitarian disaster by selling arms to Saudi Arabia, UAE: Lawmaker

Jan 29, 2021 04:03

A member of the European Parliament has denounced Europe’s support for the ongoing Saudi-led military onslaught on Yemen, arguing that EU nations have done little to condemn the attacks and deal with the humanitarian catastrophe there.
Iran ahead of schedule in producing 20% enriched uranium: Qalibaf

Jan 28, 2021 13:15

Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf says Iran is ahead of schedule in enriching uranium to a purity level of 20 percent, almost a month after the country began to scale up its uranium enrichment program.
First flashes of Brexit trade trouble appear in UK data

Jan 28, 2021 08:52

The UK’s new and less open trading relationship with the European Union is showing its first negative effects in economic data.
How to address artificial intelligence fairness

Jan 28, 2021 07:16

Now that artificial intelligence (AI) is providing an increasing number of recommendations to human decision-makers, it is important to make sure that, as a technology, it is not biased and thus respects the value of fairness.