European Union

Slashing of welfare spending forces millions into poverty in UK

Oct 19, 2018 06:03

After 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.
EU says working on ‘concrete establishment’ of Iran payment channel

Oct 19, 2018 05:39

European 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.
Britain has to compromise on Brexit, it comes out of EU summit

Oct 18, 2018 15:37

British 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.
UK and EU agree to extend Brexit negotiations

Oct 18, 2018 05:06

European Union leaders have agreed to extend Brexit negotiations with Britain after an EU summit on a withdrawal deal on Wednesday produced no tangible results.
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Oct 17, 2018 06:26

There 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.
Iran’s president asks for Europe's serious action against terrorists

Oct 16, 2018 12:13

Iranian 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.
President Rouhani asks for Europe's practical measures to improve economic ties with Iran

Oct 16, 2018 11:45

Iranian 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.
Ireland FM: Optimism over Brexit talks ‘not well founded’

Oct 13, 2018 03:06

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney says optimism about an imminent breakthrough in Brexit talks is "probably not well founded," and that the public should be realistic about time frames defined in negotiations between Britain and the European Union.
EU punches the US in the face over trade with Iran

Oct 11, 2018 05:18

As said before, the US policy of sanctions vis-à-vis Iran has put it in diplomatic isolation, forcing its most trusted ally since the Second World War, Europe, in an antagonistic position.
UK FM Hunt bashes Saudis over fate of missing Saudi journalist

Oct 11, 2018 03:46

In a rare British challenge to Riyadh, the UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has asked Saudi Arabia for answers over the disappearance in Turkey of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.