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EU trying to compel Turkey to withdraw from accession process: Turkish President
Nov 13, 2016 16:58Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the European Union of "trying to compel" Turkey to abandon its bid to join the EU.
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Iran says Trump win not to jeopardize deals
Nov 11, 2016 12:33Iran says the election of Donald Trump as the new president of the United States will have no impacts on its industrial deals that it has sealed with global corporations.
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EU warns on lapse of investment protection deals with India
Nov 11, 2016 12:32A top European Union official sounded the alarm on Friday that efforts to revive talks on a trade deal with India could be derailed by the imminent expiry of several bilateral investment protection deals with its member states.
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Turkey backsliding in area of rule of law: EU official
Nov 09, 2016 13:01The European Union has once again warned Turkey that its widening post-coup crackdown has made the prospects of the country's membership in the continental bloc even dimmer than before.
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EU warns Turkish president on visa deal
Nov 08, 2016 11:37European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he would be held responsible if Ankara fails to meet all the requirements set by the EU to have the privilege of accessing the bloc's visa-free travel zone.
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Austria calls for EU’s swift change of policy on Turkey
Nov 07, 2016 16:59Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz has called for a swift change of the European Union’s policy vis-à-vis Turkey as Ankara widens its crackdown on dissent.
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Iran, EU to hold high-level talks in Brussels next week
Nov 05, 2016 12:53Iran and the European Union will hold the second phase of high-level talks on a string of issues in the Belgian capital of Brussels next week.
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Pensioners protest new round of planned cuts on pensions in Greece
Nov 03, 2016 15:09Thousands of retirees have staged a protest in Greece to demand that the government scrap a new round of planned cuts on their pensions.
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Turkey warned against reintroducing death penalty
Oct 30, 2016 14:03The Council of Europe has warned Turkey against reinstating the death penalty as a way of punishing the plotters of a mid-July coup attempt, saying reestablishing the measure would mean an end to Ankara’s dreams for joining the European Union.
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EU and Canada leaders finally sign controversial deal
Oct 30, 2016 14:01Top officials from the European Union and Canada have finally signed a controversial trade agreement in Brussels, capping seven years of negotiations, which sparked massive concerns and protests across Europe.