European Union

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.
UNHCR calls on European states to end refugee pushbacks at borders

Jan 28, 2021 05:56

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has expressed alarm over the increasingly frequent repulsion and expulsion of refugees at Europe’s borders, urging European countries to halt these practices and protect the right to seek asylum.
Efforts begin to save JCPOA under Biden administration

Jan 26, 2021 04:57

They are clearly very different issues, but EU foreign affairs ministers have agreed the two main policy areas on which they want to make progress with the United States: climate change and the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
EU states no longer consider Guaido Venezuela's interim president, describe him as 'privileged interlocutor'

Jan 26, 2021 03:06

The European Union has announced that it no longer considers Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido interim president of the Latin American country, describing him as a "privileged interlocutor."
Tehran says no changes seen regarding JCPOA, warns to implement new nuclear law ‘word by word’

Jan 25, 2021 09:12

Tehran says nothing new has happened with regard to the 2015 nuclear agreement it reached with six world powers, which was later ditched by former US President Donald Trump.
EU MPs demand halt of Nord Stream 2 to pressure Russia

Jan 22, 2021 10:10

EU legislators have reacted to Russia’s arrest of blogger Alexei Navalny by passing a resolution demanding a halt to the completion of the Moscow-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that carries Russian natural gas to Europe.
Brexiters are waking up to the damage they've done

Jan 21, 2021 17:43

Expect a lot more shocked Brexiters to discover what they have done, the Brexit cabinet itself is on a steep learning curve. Here’s one Telegraph columnist: “We Brexiters are being blamed for the problems we warned about. In reality, the fault lies squarely with the UK government and poor planning.”