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China calls for multilateralism, free trade system with EU
Oct 20, 2018 10:20China has called for the strengthening of ties with the European Union (EU) amid a worsening trade dispute with the United States, saying that the two sides need to collectively and firmly safeguard multilateralism and a free trade system based on international rules.
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EU, Asia leaders call for lifting sanctions on Iran
Oct 19, 2018 16:33Participants in the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) have reaffirmed their "collective support" for a multilateral nuclear agreement Iran signed with major world powers in 2015, saying the lifting of sanctions against Tehran is an essential part of the deal.
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EU top court orders Poland to suspend Supreme Court retirements
Oct 19, 2018 16:30The European Union's top court on Friday ordered Poland to "immediately suspend" its decision to lower the retirement age of its Supreme Court judges, which it said threatens judicial independence.
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Slashing of welfare spending forces millions into poverty in UK
Oct 19, 2018 06:03After a decade of severe austerity imposed on millions of people across the UK, by the year 2021 there will be £37 billion spent less on working age social security compared to 2010.
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EU says working on ‘concrete establishment’ of Iran payment channel
Oct 19, 2018 05:39European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said the 28-member block is “working on the concert establishment” of its plan to set up a way to preserve business with Iran and avoid renewed US sanctions.
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Britain has to compromise on Brexit, it comes out of EU summit
Oct 18, 2018 15:37British Prime Minister Theresa May came out of a European Union summit in Brussels while failing to convince the bloc about her proposals on a divorce agreement. EU leaders, commentators and many others now say that it is Britain that should compromise to prevent a collapse in Brexit talks.
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UK and EU agree to extend Brexit negotiations
Oct 18, 2018 05:06European Union leaders have agreed to extend Brexit negotiations with Britain after an EU summit on a withdrawal deal on Wednesday produced no tangible results.
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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Oct 17, 2018 06:26There is an inseparable connection between extreme poverty and human rights. This means that the people who live in poverty, many of their human rights are violated. Joseph Wresinski, who founded International Movement ATD Fourth World, realized this important link between poverty and human rights.
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Iran’s president asks for Europe's serious action against terrorists
Oct 16, 2018 12:13Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with new Dutch Ambassador to Tehran, Jacques Werner, called on the European states to prosecute the terrorists living in Europe, including the masterminds of the recent terrorist attack in Southwestern Iran.
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President Rouhani asks for Europe's practical measures to improve economic ties with Iran
Oct 16, 2018 11:45Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appreciated the EU's strong political stance to maintain the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, but expressed hope for the bloc's practical measures to develop economic ties and cooperation with Iran.