European Union

EU admits top officials' phones hacked using Israeli spyware

Jul 29, 2022 07:26

The European Union found evidence that smartphones used by its staff were compromised by an Israeli company’s spy software, says a report citing a letter by the bloc’s top justice official.
Poland threatens to break ranks with EU over gas plan

Jul 29, 2022 02:08

Poland threatens to veto any formal plan obliging the European Union’s member to cut gas consumption if such a plan is approved in a “qualified majority” vote not a unanimous one.
Ukraine steps up drive to take south back from Russia with airstrikes

Jul 28, 2022 14:03

Ukraine has boosted its drive to retake Russian-controlled southern Kherson region with the help of airstrikes, five months into a military conflict between the two ex-Soviet states.
Iran welcomes 'path of diplomacy and negotiations’, urges US to be ‘realistic’

Jul 28, 2022 01:10

Iran's foreign minister says his country welcomes continuation of the path of diplomacy with the aim of reaching an agreement on the removal of anti-Tehran sanctions and the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, while urging the US to be "realistic".
The war 'diplomat': How Borrell and the West lost the 'global battle of narratives'

Jul 27, 2022 12:13

In a blog entry reflecting on the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Bali, Indonesia on July 7-8, the High Representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell, seems to have accepted the painful truth that the West is losing what he termed “the global battle of narratives.”
Concern mounts over EU gas, electricity supplies as Russia reduces exports to continent

Jul 27, 2022 09:04

Up to a quarter of the EU's electricity demand is generated using gas. In some of the bloc's member states, it is higher. As less of it arrives from Russia, EU nations have agreed to reduce gas consumption by 15% until the spring.
Interest rates: The three central banks facing one tricky balancing act

Jul 27, 2022 04:50

In the fight against inflation the European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of England and US Federal Reserve risk either doing too much too soon, or too little too late.
US/EU sanctions against Russia failed to have desired effect

Jul 27, 2022 04:02

The US and EU sanctions against Russia have failed to have the desired effect so the US is now trying to limit the profitability of Russian oil sales by putting a price cap on it.
Iran serious about sustainable, strong agreement: FM

Jul 27, 2022 01:54

Iran's foreign minister says Tehran is “serious” about reaching a sustainable and strong agreement amid the ongoing talks aimed at potential fresh removal of the US’ inhumane sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
President Raeisi: Deal on JCPOA revival still possible if West acts wisely

Jul 26, 2022 13:42

President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has once again blamed the West for the stalemate in talks on the revival of 2015 deal, saying, however, that Iran and the P4+1 group of countries can still reach a final agreement if the opposite side acts wisely.