PPE row: Members of the European Parliament ask to reshape EU-China relations
Sep 26, 2020, at 01:36 am
Brussels: The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have asked the European Union to reshape the EU-China relations framework especially after the nation charged for the personal protective equipment (PPE) given to European countries amid the rising COVID-19 crisis earlier this year.
Sep 25, 2020, at 03:38 am
A senior European Parliament member has questioned whether Pakistani migrants are using Bosnia-Herzegovina as a gateway to enter European Union.
Facebook fears ban on sending EU user data to US will halt Europe operations : Reports
Sep 21, 2020, at 12:21 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Facebook has told Ireland’s High Court that not being able to send data on EU users to the United States, as per a regulator order, might endanger its operations in Europe, the Sunday Business Post reported, citing court papers.
Macron says EU leaders summit decisive for arriving at compromise on economical recovery
Jul 17, 2020, at 10:27 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: French President Emmanuel Macron expressed the belief on Friday that the first physical summit of the European Union leaders since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic would be decisive for securing agreements for the sake of EU economical and social recovery, expressing confidence that the goals would be achieved under Germany's presidency in the Council of the European Union.
Mike Pompeo speaks to German FM Maas, leaders discuss US-EU cooperation in confronting China
Jul 13, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Washington/IBNS: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday spoke to German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas as they discussed ways in which European Union-US can confront China.
Fake Licence: EU states asked to bar Pakistan pilots from work
Jul 09, 2020, at 08:15 pm
Islamabad: Amid Pakistan government claims that 40 per cent of the pilots in the country have fake flying licences, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Tuesday ordered the member states to bar pilots from the South Asian country from working.
EU deplores China's approval of Hong Kong security bill - European Council
Jun 30, 2020, at 04:19 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The European Union has deplored China's approval of the new national security bill for Hong Kong and criticized the legislation as detrimental to the Hong Kong autonomy, European Council President Charles Michel said on Tuesday.
COVID-19 and economic revival: Pakistanis not permitted to enter EU as borders set to reopen
Jun 30, 2020, at 01:19 am
Brussels: Pakistan economic revival plans received a jolt as the country has not been included in the draft list of 54 countries that will benefit from the reopening of the European Union external borders, media reports said.
China receives jolt as it loses WTO dispute against EU
Jun 23, 2020, at 11:09 am
Beijing/IBNS: China's long fought war to gain market-economy status received a jolt last week when it lost the landmark World Trade Organization dispute against the European Union, media reports said.
European Union chief diplomat calls for EU-US dialogue to counter Beijing
Jun 19, 2020, at 08:14 pm
Brussels: A key European Union diplomat this week called for talks between Europe and the US with an aim to forge a common transatlantic front against China.
May 05, 2020, at 04:02 pm
Brussels/IBNS: Stressing on a comprehensive and coordinated effort to develop medicines to deal with COVID-19, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the most massive public health effort in history since it is an interconnected world where “none of us is safe until all of us are safe”.
UK leaves EU after 47 years together
Feb 01, 2020, at 07:26 am
London/Sputnik/UNI: The United Kingdom left the European Union on 23:00 GMT January 31, after 47 years together, including 3.5 years post-referendum.
Pompeo will meet with representatives of EU, Egypt, Turkey, Germany, UAE in Berlin
Jan 19, 2020, at 09:04 am
Washington/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with representatives of the European Union, Egypt, Turkey, Germany and the United Arab Emirates on the sidelines of the conference on Libyan settlement in Berlin, the US State Department said.
Tehran vows to respond decisively to any destructive actions against JCPOA
Jan 14, 2020, at 09:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Tehran will respond decisively to any destructive measures regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Tuesday.
European Union agrees Brexit extension till Jan 31
Oct 28, 2019, at 04:03 pm
London/IBNS: The European Union has agreed to extend Brexit till Jan 31, 2020.
British PM Boris Johnson faces Brexit vote setback in Parliament
Oct 20, 2019, at 12:49 am
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a major jolt related to the Brexit issue as he was defeated in a crunch Commons vote on Saturday.
Britain to leave EU on Oct 31 no matter what: Brexit minister
Sep 19, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Nicosia, Sep 18 (Xinhua) Britain will definitely leave the European Union on Oct. 31, no matter what, visiting British Secretary of State for Brexit Stephen Barclay said here Wednesday.
Brexit With Deal Can Still Happen: EU Commission Head
Sep 18, 2019, at 03:34 pm
Moscow, Sept 18 (Sputnik): Brexit with a deal is still possible, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday, with slightly more than a month left until the deadline of October 31.
EU renews sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's nuclear program
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:31 am
Moscow, Jul 16 (Sputnik/UNI) The European Union has renewed sanctions on North Korea in response to the country's nuclear weapon and ballistic missiles programs, a statement from the council said.
India bats for unhindered mobility of professionals in EU
Jun 19, 2019, at 07:17 pm
New Delhi, June 19 (UNI): India has called for a well-managed mobility of its skilled professionals, businesses and entrepreneurs along the India-EU corridor, saying this would benefit all.
Be prepared to leave EU without deal: Trump tells UK
Jun 02, 2019, at 10:24 am
Washington, Jun 2 (UNI): The UK should walk away from the EU without a deal if it cannot secure the terms it wants, Donald Trump has said.
May 17, 2019, at 09:11 am
New York, May 17 (IBNS): The five-year-old force working to stabilize Africa’s Sahel has shown great potential, but needs more support from the international community to reach full operational capacity, a top UN peacekeepingofficial said on Thursday, calling for enhanced political and economic solutions to help tackle the strife-torn region’s myriad challenges.
How prepared is EU for no-deal Brexit?
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:30 am
Brussels, Apr 8 (Xinhua/UNI) European leaders have warned that a no-deal Brexit, while not their wish, is now "very likely", as Britain is still frenziedly seeking an orderly exit days before April 12, the end of the first Brexit extension, and some EU officials have insisted that they are ready for no-deal. Is that true? And what's EU's Brexit preparedness?
PM May warns Brexit could slip away as crunch week looms
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:27 am
London, Apr 8 (Xinhua/UNI) Talks between Britain's two big political parties resume Monday after Prime Minister Theresa May issued a stark warning that the Brexit people voted for could "slip through our fingers".
EU: No-deal Brexit becoming more likely with every passing day
Apr 03, 2019, at 10:19 am
Brussels, Apr 3 (UNI): The European Union's chief negotiator Michel Barnier said that a no-deal Brexit was becoming more likely by the day after British lawmakers rejected alternative options.
EU rejects Trump's move to recognise Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights
Apr 01, 2019, at 10:00 am
Tunis, Apr 1 (Xinhua/UNI) The European Union (EU) rejects US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights in Syria, EU's High Representative for Foreign affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said Sunday.
China, US and EU provide donation to stranded Zimbabweans following Cyclone Idai battering
Mar 20, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Harare, Mar 20 (Xinhua) More organizations are coming on board to provide help to victims of Cyclone Idai which battered Zimbabwe between Friday and Sunday.
Mar 13, 2019, at 09:14 am
New York, Mar 13 (IBNS): “The concept of global governance risks being replaced by the old law that ‘might makes right’”, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, told the Security Council on Tuesday, during a meeting looking at on-going cooperation between the UN and the 28-member body.
Crunch time for Brexit as EU gives Britain 48 hours to break deadlock in deal talks
Mar 08, 2019, at 09:40 am
London, Mar 7 (Xinhua): British Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond said Thursday a crucial vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by next Tuesday could be the last chance for Britain to leave the European Union (EU) on its planned March 29 departure date.
Sep 28, 2018, at 10:19 am
New York, Sept 28 (IBNS): Rules-based international order is under “great strain,” Donald Tusk, President of the European Council of the European Union (EU), told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, saying that his organization is “fighting intensely” to preserve it.