European Union

EU, NATO call on Turkey to deescalate tensions with Netherlands

Mar 13, 2017 14:30

The European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have strongly called on Turkey to move toward defusing the deepening row between Ankara and the Netherlands which erupted after a ban on Turkish ministers speaking at political events in Rotterdam, urging both sides to show mutual respect.
Poland says EU ‘cheated’ in picking Donald Tusk as president of European Council

Mar 13, 2017 12:50

Poland has accused the European Union (EU) of having practiced “double standards and cheating” in the reelection of politician Donald Tusk as the European Council’s president despite a lack of consensus over the issue.
EU wants US citizens to obtain visas to enter Schengen area

Mar 02, 2017 16:16

European lawmakers have called for retaliatory visa restrictions for Americans visiting the European Union after the United States banned visa-free travel for five of the EU member states.
EU warns of fines if states backtrack on refugees relocation

Mar 02, 2017 16:15

The European Union has threatened to impose fines on member states that do not abide by their promises regarding the relocation of refugees.
Iran’s post-sanctions oil exports to EU rise

Mar 02, 2017 10:03

Reports say Iran’s exports of crude oil to Europe surged after the EU lifted most of the trade and financial restrictions against the country in January 2016.
Greece resumes stalled negotiations with EU, IMF

Feb 28, 2017 11:56

Negotiations between Greece and international lenders have resumed amid Athens' struggle to secure a badly-needed fund from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
Germany deported 80,000 refugees last year: Official

Feb 19, 2017 15:12

A top German official says Berlin has deported a record 80,000 refugees denied asylum last year and will set another record high in deportations in 2017.
Merkel says there is "problem" with value of euro

Feb 18, 2017 15:03

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the euro is too low for Germany adding that Berlin had no power to address this "problem" because monetary policy was set by the independent European Central Bank.
OSCE wants 'real' withdrawal of arms in eastern Ukraine

Feb 17, 2017 17:37

The head of the European peacekeeping corps in eastern Ukraine has reiterated the importance of withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line of conflict.
Johnson blasts former British PM for Brexit remarks

Feb 17, 2017 14:37

The British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has lambasted former premier Tony Blair for urging opponents of Brexit to “rise up” against leaving the European Union (EU).