News about European Union
EU chief urges Bosnia to abolish political discrimination
EU president Herman Van Rompuy urged Bosnian leaders on Sunday to undertake reforms needed for the country's approach to the bloc, notably those abolishing political discrimination of Romas and Jews.
11 September 2012 09:56
West seeks to pressure Iran at IAEA
Western countries will seek to turn the screw further on Iran at a meeting of UN atomic agency board of governors from Monday following the watchdog's latest damning report on Tehran's nuclear programme.
10 September 2012 18:31
EU ministers explore fresh help to Syria opposition
EU foreign ministers gather in Cyprus some 100 kilometres from the Syrian coast Friday to explore how to best assist its opposition while defusing a humanitarian crisis looming in Europe's backyard.
08 September 2012 11:27
Moody's downgrades EU rating outlook to 'negative'
Moody's on Monday lowered the European Union's long-term issuer rating outlook from stable to negative, saying the move reflected credit risks of the bloc's key budget contributors.
04 September 2012 18:01
S. Korea firms in talks to resume Iran oil imports
South Korean oil refiners are in talks with Iran to resume oil imports, officials said Thursday, potentially by using Iranian tankers as a way to circumvent EU sanctions.
09 August 2012 17:22
Merkel pushes EU, Southeast Asia free trade pact
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said Europe must step up its efforts to establish a free trade pact with booming Southeast Asia.
12 July 2012 10:52
Landless Cambodians see nothing sweet in EU sugar deal
An EU scheme to boost trade with developing nations is fuelling land grabs in Cambodia, activists say, with thousands evicted from their property to make way for a booming sugar industry.
11 July 2012 14:04
Expanstion of cooperation between Kazakhstan and EU to be discussed in Astana
The third round of negotiations with the European Commission will be held in Astana on July 10-11.
10 July 2012 15:07
World stocks, euro, oil jump as EU summit delivers
World stock markets surged Friday, the euro jumped against the dollar, and oil prices rocketed after a key EU summit delivered surprise emergency measures to fight the eurozone debt crisis.
01 July 2012 10:39
Carbon tax row may spark trade war: Airbus boss
A widening split in the global aviation industry over an unpopular European carbon tax may trigger a trade war.
13 February 2012 16:20
Air Astana against EU carbon charges
The European Union has imposed a charge on carbon emissions from January 1.
11 January 2012 15:25
Massimov met with head of EU representative office in Kazakhstan
Karim Massimov met with the head of EU representative office in Kazakhstan Norbert Justine.
11 November 2011 19:24
Kazakhstan and EU agreed on access to services market upon entering WTO
Negotiations on access to services market upon Kazakhstan's ascent into the WTO completed between Kazakhstan and the European Union on October 12 in Brussels.
14 October 2011 14:56
EU to help Kazakhstan solve labor migration issues
Norbert Justen: EU is ready to help Kazakhstan implement international standards in management of migration processes.
20 May 2011 18:12
Ukraine prefers European Union to Customs Union
Ukraine is more interested in joining the free trade zone with the European Union rather than the Customs Union.
12 May 2011 15:29