Новости по теме EU

EU urges Burundi to prosecute opposition leader's killers The EU urged Burundi's government to prosecute the killers of an opposition leader and prevent the violence in the central African country from worsening.

25 May 2015

Merkel sets tough line at EU summit with eastern partners German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the EU's eastern partners not to expect too much of the bloc and warned Russia to mend its ways over Ukraineю

22 May 2015

Eurovision, a stage for geopolitical conflicts? Behind the kitsch, glitz and smoke machines of the Eurovision Song Contest -- hosted by Vienna -- hide more serious international geopolitical tensions.

21 May 2015

x-Soviet Georgia urges EU progress, despite Russian pressure Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has warned European Union leaders against letting Russian aggression in Ukraine undermine the bloc's project of building closer links with ex-Soviet nations.

20 May 2015

Hungary's Orban angers EU over death penalty, migrants Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban angered EU lawmakers and officials by insisting that Budapest had the right to debate closing the door to migrants.

20 May 2015

Hollande rejects EU migrant quotas but backs better 'distribution' French President Francois Hollande said that quotas for migrants in Europe were "out of the question" but said he supported a better distribution of refugees between EU countries.

20 May 2015

EU denounces Morsi death sentence The European Union denounced Sunday the death sentence handed down against Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi and at least 100 others.

18 May 2015

Greece will not cut salaries and pensions in loan talks: PM Greece's left-wing government will not abandon its refusal to cut salaries and pensions in tough talks with its EU-IMF creditors.

16 May 2015

EU's top diplomat to visit Netanyahu, Abbas next week EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will visit the Middle East next week for talks on the peace process.

16 May 2015

EU firms up plans to tackle smugglers as more boat migrants rescued The European Union firmed up plans to crack down on people smugglers in the Mediterranean as Italy said another 2,000 migrants were rescued at sea.

15 May 2015

Cameron could hold British EU membership vote in 2016 David Cameron could bring forward a referendum on Britain's EU membership to next year instead of 2017 to cut short an impending battle on two fronts.

12 May 2015

Greece to plead leeway as IMF cash crunch looms Greece will plead for leeway from an unwavering Europe, in a fresh effort to free up cash after months of deadlock in bailout talks.

11 May 2015

Italy again calls for EU help after more migrant deaths Italy renewed its appeal to the EU for help in managing a relentless wave of migrant arrivals, after around 40 migrants died when their inflatable boat sank off the coast.

06 May 2015

Merkel defends cooperation with US spy agency German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted her country needed to work with American intelligence agencies, in the wake of claims Berlin helped the US spy on EU leaders and companies.

05 May 2015

EU, NATO try to counter Russian propaganda Western powers are getting set to counter an expertly crafted Russian disinformation campaign over Ukraine which has left them wrong-footed too many times for comfort.

02 May 2015

EU's Mogherini sees 'major role' for Iran in Syria talks Iran can play a major role in persuading Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to cooperate in peace talks, EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said.

29 April 2015

NATO calls for 'comprehensive response' to migrant crisis The plight of migrants in the Mediterranean requires a "comprehensive response", NATO'S head Jens Stoltenberg said.

27 April 2015

Ukraine to push for peacekeepers, funds at EU summit Ukraine will press European leaders for peacekeepers to patrol its war-torn east and will angle for more international financial support at two days of high-level talks starting.

27 April 2015

Europe pushes Greece in bogged down debt talks European ministers heaped pressure on Greece to speed up negotiations to unblock critically needed bailout funds and avert a dangerous default.

25 April 2015

EU leaders seek UN clearance for operation against migrant smugglers Britain and France agreed to seek UN approval for an EU military operation against people smugglers, in a bid to curb the soaring number of migrants dying.

24 April 2015

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