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Top EU diplomat to visit Tehran amid nuclear tensions

The European Union 's foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell is due to visit Iran, his first trip since taking office in December, aimed at reducing tensions over the Islamic republic's nuclear programme. During his two-day trip starting Monday, Borrell will meet President Hassan Rouhani , Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani, his office said in a statement. Borrell's visit aims "to de-escalate tensions and seek opportunities for […]

3 February 2020

News

EU leaders fail to agree on migration deal

European Union leaders remained divided over dealing with refugees and accepting migrants as a two-day meeting on migration opened in Brussels on Thursday. Members have not reached a deal over how to handle the flow of Europe-bound refugees and migrants, despite a significant drop in arrivals this year, diplomats said. "As one member reserved their position on the entire conclusions, no conclusions have been agreed at this stage," the spokesman […]

29 June 2018

International News

US hits EU, Mexico and Canada with steel, aluminium tariffs

The United States has said it was moving ahead with tariffs on aluminium and steel imports from Canada, Mexico and the European Union, ending a two-month exemption and potentially setting the stage for a trade war with some of the country's top allies. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told reporters on a telephone briefing on Thursday that a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on aluminium […]

1 June 2018

International News

US, EU expel more than 100 Russian diplomats over Skripal case

US President Donald Trump has ordered the expulsion of 60 Russians as the diplomatic dispute between Russia and the UK intensifies over a spy poisoning case. Up to 16 EU countries have also announced that they will expel 31 Russian diplomats. The US - backing up its closest ally - said on Monday it was closing the Russian consulate in Seattle in response to the attempted assassination of former Russian […]

27 March 2018

International News

Europe, Iran to discuss nuclear deal as US threatens pullout

The EU has called Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for a meeting on Thursday in Brussels with his French, British and German counterparts in efforts to preserve the hard-fought deal to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions. The meeting between Zarif and the three European parties to the landmark 2015 agreement comes after Iran warned the world on Monday to prepare for the withdrawal of the United States. The meeting comes […]

9 January 2018

International News

EU blacklists UAE, Bahrain and Tunisia as tax havens

European Union ministers adopted a blacklist of 17 non-EU tax havens on Tuesday including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Tunisia after a year of tough negotiations. The Paradise Papers leak last month gave a new impetus to the plan, making public some of the intricate ways the world's rich evade tax using offshore havens. "We have adopted at EU level a list of states which are not doing enough […]

6 December 2017

International News

EU president says Europe is at risk if it fails to step up aid to Africa

The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has called on the European Union member states to contribute to Africa or face risks of migrant influx. Juncker said on Wednesday during the EU’s State of the Union Address that Europe could face a repeat of the 2015 high influx of migrants when the UN’s World Food Programme ran out of funds. “Our €2.7 billion EU-Africa Trust Fund is creating employment opportunities across […]

14 September 2017

International News

Erdogan urges ‘sweeping change’ in Turkey’s ruling party

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged "sweeping change" in the upper echelons of the ruling party ahead of 2019 elections, after it showed signs of weakness at the ballot box. Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was celebrating the 16th anniversary of its founding in 2001, for the first time since Erdogan returned to the job of party boss this year. "Change is natural for the AKP, […]

15 August 2017

International News

’10 attacks a day’ against refugees, shelters in 2016

More than 2,500 refugees in Germany were attacked last year, according to a report by the interior ministry, raising fears over the safety of those who have fled war and persecution. In a statement on Sunday, the interior minister citing police figures said that Germany recorded more than 3,500 attacks in total against refugees, migrants and their shelters last year, amounting to nearly 10 acts of anti-migrant violence a day. […]

27 February 2017

EU

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