European Union

Russia says to continue cooperation with Iran despite US sanctions

Aug 03, 2020 06:10

Russian First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Vladimir Jabbarov stressed that Moscow will continue its cooperation with Iran in defiance of Washington.
Terrorists organizing murder from their safe havens in US, EU: Iran’s Zarif

Aug 02, 2020 01:57

Iran has lashed out at Western countries for financing and harboring terrorists, saying the safe havens provided for these groups in the US and Europe have given them a platform for organizing the murder of innocent civilians.
Russia vows ‘reciprocal’ response to EU’s political sanctions

Jul 31, 2020 10:39

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it will respond in kind to travel and financial sanctions imposed by the European Union on a department of its military intelligence service over alleged cyber-attacks.
Record 12.1% collapse in second quarter eurozone GDP

Jul 31, 2020 10:29

The European economy was hit by its sharpest recorded contraction in the second quarter, with GDP down 12.1 percent in the eurozone and 11.9 percent across the EU.
European MPs: Israel’s illegal land garb bid impedes Palestinian self-determination

Jul 30, 2020 03:00

A group of European parliamentarians have decried Israel’s plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank as “illegal”, saying the scheme, which will deprive the Palestinians of their right to self-determination, should not “pass unchallenged.”
EU’s Hong Kong proposal prompts Beijing’s censure

Jul 29, 2020 12:06

China has denounced a decision by the European Union to restrict the export of ‘sensitive’ technology to Hong Kong in response to a new security law in the semi-autonomous city.
'This is not frugal. This is stupid': EU's $2.1 trillion coronavirus deal falls short on demand for just, green recovery

Jul 29, 2020 09:15

European governments said they would deliver a green recovery plan from the Covid-19 pandemic, but they have cut funding for health, research, and climate, and failed to guarantee that public money won't go to polluting industries.
EU lawmakers concerned bin Salman may kill ex-rival in Saudi jail

Jul 29, 2020 02:22

The largest bloc at the European Parliament says it has concerns that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may attempt to kill his predecessor and onetime rival, Mohammed bin Nayef, in custody.
Self-inflicted wound of Brexit will make it harder for UK to recover from COVID

Jul 27, 2020 11:42

Even as Britain pivots its pandemic response and struggles to reopen businesses and schools amid the global pandemic, it is simultaneously hurtling toward its final, year-end break with the European Union (EU) — a self-inflicted wound that will be even harder to heal from in the age of COVID-19, as it will not have access to the huge pool of rescue funds recently negotiated by the 27 remaining EU nations.
EU leaders in bitter clash over Covid-19 recovery package

Jul 26, 2020 11:49

Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, accused his Dutch counterpart of using the same methods as his country’s former communist leaders on Sunday, as EU leaders publicly clashed during tense and acrimonious negotiations over the terms of a proposed €1.8tn budget and recovery package for the bloc.