European Union

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.
Kremlin won’t tolerate EU approach toward Russia over Navalny case

Oct 15, 2020 02:24

The Kremlin says Russia is not ready to tolerate the European Union’s approach toward Moscow after the union imposed sanctions against the country over the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
EU agrees to sanctions targeting Russians over Navalny case

Oct 13, 2020 04:36

The European Union (EU) has agreed to back a French-German proposal to sanction a number of Russian officials over accusations of the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
Time to toss US sanctions in the nearest dustbin

Oct 11, 2020 18:11

Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, has made a joint statement at the General Debate of the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly, on behalf of 26 countries, criticizing the United States and Western countries for violating human rights, calling for the complete and immediate lifting of unilateral sanctions, and expressing grave concern on systematic racial discrimination.
Russia slams EU for ‘acting as judge, jury’ in Navalny case

Oct 09, 2020 12:15

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has slammed the European Union (EU) for “acting as judge and jury” in the case of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who is alleged to have been poisoned.