European Union

UK formally inks first post-Brexit trade deal with Japan amid struggle with EU

Oct 23, 2020 14:09

The United Kingdom has formally inked a trade deal with Japan, for the first time as an independent country from the European Union (EU), while not even close to striking a deal with its closest trading partners in the bloc.
IranAir resumes flights to five European countries after COVID-19 shutdown

Oct 23, 2020 13:52

Iran’s national flag carrier IranAir says it has resumed scheduled flights to five European countries which had been suspended over the past seven months due to the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
UK changes tone on progress of EU post-Brexit trade talks

Oct 22, 2020 04:36

In the latest twist to UK-European Union (EU) post-Brexit trade talks, the British government now says it is “ready to welcome the EU team” to continue protracted negotiations.
European legislators want downgrade of EU presence at G20 Saudi-hosted summit

Oct 20, 2020 04:20

Dozens of lawmakers of the European Parliament have called on the European Union (EU) to downgrade its presence at the next month’s G20 summit in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh over human rights concerns, a document says.
Turkish Cypriots vote in presidential run-off amid tensions

Oct 18, 2020 10:46

Turkish Cypriots have begun voting in a tight run-off election to pick a new president, amid an escalation of tensions between Turkey and Greece over a territorial dispute in the Mediterranean Sea.
EU ‘captive’ to Greece in Eastern Mediterranean row: Erdogan

Oct 18, 2020 06:13

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has censured the European Union’s stance in a dispute over energy exploration and territorial rights in the Eastern Mediterranean, saying the bloc has become “captive” to Greece.
France urges EU to impose WTO state aid sanctions over Boeing

Oct 16, 2020 12:45

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has urged the European Union to slap sanctions on the United States in their dispute over state aid for Boeing and Airbus.
EU denounces Turkey’s ‘provocations’ in Mediterranean Sea

Oct 16, 2020 12:21

Leaders of the European Union (EU) member states have reaffirmed their support for Greece and Cyprus against the “unilateral and provocative actions” of Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Kremlin: EU’s fresh sanctions on Russian nationals damage bilateral ties

Oct 15, 2020 12:14

Russia said the new round of sanctions imposed by the European Union (EU) against a number of its nationals, including aides to Russian President Vladimir Putin, over the alleged poisoning of the country’s opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, and Libya’s civil war, damage relations between the two sides.
EU wins tariff clearance on $4 billion in US imports in Boeing case

Oct 15, 2020 08:10

The European Union on Tuesday won the right to impose tariffs on $4 billion of US goods in retaliation against subsidies for planemaker Boeing (BA.N), deepening a record trade spat that has already prompted Washington to slap duties on EU imports.