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Not enough progress on Brexit to open trade talks: EU
Sep 28, 2017 17:16The European Union and Britain have not made enough progress to move to the next phase of Brexit discussions about a transition period or a future trade deal, according to EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.
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EU plans to accept 50,000 refugees from Africa, Mideast
Sep 27, 2017 14:22The EU unveiled plans Wednesday to take at least 50,000 refugees directly from Africa, the Middle East and Turkey to discourage refugee boats from making the risky Mediterranean crossing.
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Corbyn ready to take over task of negotiating Brexit
Sep 27, 2017 11:56British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will voice his party’s readiness to govern and to take over the job of negotiating Brexit.
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EU boycotts Israel’s 50th occupation anniversary celebration
Sep 26, 2017 11:28The European Union Ambassador to the occupied lands, Emanuele Giaufret, said that he won’t attend a celebration that will be held to mark 50 years of the Israeli occupation and settlement activities in the West Bank.
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Another EU bank unveils plan to fund Iran projects
Sep 25, 2017 11:13France’s state investment bank Bpifrance (BPI) says it plans to provide funds to French companies that invest in the Iranian economy from next year, becoming the third European bank to do so after similar moves were announced last week by banks from Austria and Denmark.
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UK not prepared to pay £40 to EU: Brexit minister
Sep 24, 2017 11:34UK Brexit Minister David Davis has said that Britain will not pay £40 to the European Union as it leaves the bloc.
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Iran asks for EU's help to stop massacre of Muslims in Myanmar
Sep 19, 2017 11:10Iran's President Hassan Rouhani in a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in New York described the situation of the Muslims in Myanmar as "shocking", and called for the European states' help to stop their massacre and plights.
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UK to lose 10,000 finance jobs after Brexit: Survey
Sep 18, 2017 13:04About 10,000 finance jobs will be shifted out of the UK or created overseas in the next few years if Britain is denied access to the European Union’s single market, according to a survey of international firms.
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EU must press US to abide by JCPOA: President's Rouhani
Sep 16, 2017 12:48President Hassan Rouhani has demanded that the European Union pile up pressure on the US to force it to comply with its commitments under the historic nuclear agreement reached between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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UK will regret leaving EU, warns EU President Jean-Claude Juncker
Sep 13, 2017 11:49European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned that Britain will regret its decision to leave the European Union, saying that the bloc will "move on" after London's departure.