Donald Trump adviced me to sue EU: Theresa May
Jul 15, 2018, at 04:47 pm
London, July 15 (IBNS): British Prime Minister Theresa May has said US President Donald Trump adviced her to sue the European Union rather than negotiate over Brexit.
US ambassador to Estonia quits over Trump remarks
Jun 30, 2018, at 11:35 am
Washington, Jun 30 (IBNS): Frustrated at comments made by US President Donald Trump regarding America-Europe ties, the country's ambassador to Estonia has decided to relinquish his position, reports said on Saturday.
EU migration deal welcomed by UN agencies
Jun 30, 2018, at 07:56 am
New York, June 30 (IBNS): UN humanitarian agencies on Friday broadly welcomed a freshly-inked deal on migration by European Union leaders which calls for more Member States to take responsibility within their borders for those in need of protection, amid a hardening stance by some since 2015.
France, UK, Canada rap Trump, say US trade tariffs absurd, illegal
Jun 02, 2018, at 11:52 am
Paris/LondonJun 2 (IBNS): As US trade tariffs came into force, allies France, the UK and Canada have joined hands in condemning American President Donald Trump, stating that the move is absurd and illegal.
New EU focus on Kosovo provides Pristina and Belgrade with historic opportunity – UN official
May 15, 2018, at 01:53 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): Efforts to calm tensions between Belgrade and Pristina that came to a head with the arrest, “theatrical” parade and expulsion of a lead negotiator from Kosovo, must be redoubled if “real progress” is to be made on the ground, a senior United Nations official said on Monday.
Apr 26, 2018, at 01:41 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): International donors at a United Nations-European Union humanitarian conference pledged nearly $4.4 billion on Wednesday to fund critical aid programmes in war-torn Syria throughout 2018.
UN-EU conference on future of Syria opens in Brussels with urgent call for international support
Apr 25, 2018, at 01:21 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): With the conflict in Syria into its eighth bloody year and human suffering worsening by the day, the United Nations and partners on Tuesday made a major appeal for additional funds, as well as for reinvigorating the stalled UN-led Geneva talks.
President Trump's decision to hike import tariff of steel and aluminium puts nations in a quandary
Mar 03, 2018, at 08:46 pm
Mumbai, Mar 3 (IBNS): The global market fears that the decision taken by the United States to impose heavy tariff on imported steel and aluminium may spiral into a trade war, media reports said.
Jan 29, 2018, at 03:39 pm
New York, Jan 29 (JEN): Hailing the partnership between Africa and the United Nations as “solid, and grounded on sound principles of human rights and good governance,” Secretary General, Antonio Guterres told leaders gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the African Union Summit, that with Africa in the lead, “we can and will do more” to bolster successful cooperation throughout the continent.
Jan 23, 2018, at 01:38 am
Washington, Jan 22 (IBNS): In yet another major development in the political paradigm of Israel and Palestine, US Vice President Mike Pence has announced that his nation will open its embassy in Jerusalem 'before the end of next year'.
EU should seek common approach to address tragic loss of life on Mediterranean – UN agencies
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:06 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): Ahead of a meeting of the European Council, the United Nations refugee and migration agencies have called on European leaders to take “decisive action†to save lives of migrants and refugees attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea along its central route in hopes of a better future.
Tim Barrow appointed as UK’s Permanent Representative to the European Union
Jan 05, 2017, at 03:29 pm
London, Jan 5 (IBNS): Britain has appointed Tim Barrow as the UK’s Permanent Representative to the European Union.
EU condemns Cairo's Coptic cathedral bombing
Dec 12, 2016, at 03:09 pm
Zurich, Dec 12 (BNS): The European Union on Monday condemned the bombing at Cairo's Coptic cathedral that left several people killed.
Canada-EU free trade deal gets signed
Oct 31, 2016, at 04:12 am
Brussels, Oct 30 (IBNS): After seven long years of negotiations, Canada and EU Finally signed a free trade agreement, on Sunday.
Canada PM Trudeau to travel to Brussels for inking Canada-EU trade deal
Oct 30, 2016, at 01:46 am
Ottawa, Oct 29 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to travel to Europe tonight to sign the iconic Canada-EU free trade deal, soon after it got finalized after loads of discrepancies.
Indonesia and EU agree to start the FLEGT licensing scheme for verified legal timber products
Sep 16, 2016, at 05:17 am
Jakarta, Sept 15 (IBNS): Indonesia and the European Union on Thursday agreed that beginning Nov 15, Indonesia can issue 'FLEGT' licences to verify legal timber products it exports to the EU.
Greece facing ‘serious challenges,’ needs EU help to manage refugee crisis – UN agency chief
Aug 27, 2016, at 04:35 am
New York, Aug 26 (Just Earth News): Greece still faces great challenges in managing its refugee crisis, particularly if European Union countries do not step up their relocation and family reunion programmes, the head of the United Nations refugee agency said during a recent visit to the country.
Nigel Farage resigns as UKIP leader
Jul 04, 2016, at 10:29 pm
London, July 4 (IBNS): Days after the UK voted to leave the EU, Nigel Farage on Monday announced his decision to step down as the leader of the UK Independence Party.
EU referendum: Britain votes to leave
Jun 24, 2016, at 04:30 pm
London, June 24 (IBNS) Despite a close battle, Britain has voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum on Thursday as results were declared on Friday, thus severing a tie of decades and dealing a blow to the European unity.
EU referendum: Leave campaign ahead
Jun 24, 2016, at 02:54 pm
London, June 24 (IBNS): In a close battle, the UK's EU referendum is seeing the 'leave' campaign is leading even as London has overwhelmingly voted in favour to remain in the European Union (EU).
Jo Cox death: Thomas Mair appears in court, sent to custody
Jun 19, 2016, at 05:04 am
London, June 18 (IBNS) The man, who has been arrested in connection with the killing of Labour MP Jo Cox, has been remanded in custody by a court on Saturday.
Birstall man charged with murder of British MP Jo Cox
Jun 18, 2016, at 06:21 pm
London, Jun 18 (IBNS): The police have charged Thomas Mair, 52, from Birstall, for the murder of Britain's Labour MP Jo Cox, and he will be produced at the Westminster magistrates court in London on Saturday, according to media reports.
British Labour lawmaker Jo Cox stabbed to death in Yorkshire
Jun 17, 2016, at 05:11 am
Birstall, Jun 16 (IBNS): British MP Jo Cox has died after being attacked in her constituency in Yorkshire in England on Thursday, reports said.
EU has largely ‘abandoned’ Greece to deal with migrant crisis on its own, UN expert warns
May 18, 2016, at 01:26 pm
New York, May 18 (Just Earth News): The suffering of migrants in Greece is the result of a complete absence of long-term vision and the clear lack of political will of the European Union (EU), a United Nations human rights expert said on Tuesday, warning that Greece, already struggling to cope with fiscal challenges, has been abandoned by the EU to deal with a crisis that requires a response from all countries in the region.
Feb 21, 2016, at 04:36 am
London, Feb 20 (IBNS): UK Prime Minister David Cameron on Saturday said his country will vote on whether to remain in the European Union on June 23.
EU migration policy 'will fail' without human rights focus: UN rights chief
Oct 07, 2015, at 01:57 pm
New York, Oct 7 (IBNS): Warning that Europe's "narrow, exclusion-focused [migration] policies have clearly failed," the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday urged the European Union to make certain that upcoming policy discussions undertaken in light of the region's refugee crisis are grounded firmly on the need to protect the human rights for all migrants.