Новости по теме European Union

European leaders hail Merkel win as 'good result for EU' Congratulations poured in from France and Angela Merkel's other European partners on Sunday after the German chancellor clinched her third term in a convincing election victory.

23 September 2013

British PM to challenge Brussels over welfare powers Prime Minister David Cameron will push the EU to curb migrants' access to British welfare payments during talks ahead of the country's membership referendum.

06 September 2013

Syria at heart of EU talks in Vilnius EU foreign ministers gather Friday in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius seeking a joint position on Syria as France stands alone in the 28-nation bloc in favour of military intervention.

05 September 2013

Armenia-EU free trade deal blocked: Lithuania Armenia has blocked its chances of signing a free trade deal with the European Union by choosing to join the Russia-led customs union.

04 September 2013

EU climate chief says Pacific threat shows action needed The threat that climate change poses to Pacific Island nations shows that international action on the issue is overdue.

03 September 2013

Egypt army warns on violence as EU prepares crisis talks Egypt's hardline military leader pledged a "forceful" response to violence rocking the country, as top EU officials prepared Monday to hold emergency talks on the crisis that has claimed nearly 800 lives in five days.

19 August 2013

Russia worried as Ukraine creeps closer to EU Ukraine is moving closer to finally agreeing a key first step towards joining the European Union, sparking concern from Russia that Kiev is decisively shifting away from the Kremlin.

13 August 2013

US,EU urge return to democracy in Egypt The United States and the European Union on Wednesday urged Egypt's battling political factions and dominant military to agree a path for a return to democratic rule.

08 August 2013

US, EU spearhead fresh drive to defuse Egypt crisis A fresh round of intense diplomatic efforts was underway in Egypt to broker a peaceful end to the crisis sparked by the military's overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

06 August 2013

Egypt cabinet orders police to end pro-Morsi sit-in Egypt's cabinet Wednesday ordered a police crackdown on protests by ousted president Mohamed Morsi's loyalists.

01 August 2013

EU's Ashton visit ends, but Egypt crisis persists EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton left Egypt Tuesday after a mediation trip that included talks with the ousted president, but the country's crisis appeared no closer to a resolution.

31 July 2013

EU's Ashton heads to visit Morsi amid new Egypt protests The EU's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton headed to meet ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi early Tuesday as his supporters rallied anew in Cairo.

30 July 2013

EU reaches 'amicable solution' with China on solar panel dispute The European Commission said Saturday it has reached an "amicable solution" with Beijing over imports of Chinese solar panels, a dispute that had threatened to turn into a full-blown trade war.

27 July 2013

Iran denounces blacklisting of ally Hezbollah Shiite Iran has denounced the European Union for its decision to blacklist Hezbollah's armed wing as a terror group, accusing it of acting in Israel's interests.

24 July 2013

EU puts Hezbollah 'military wing' on terror list The European Union on Monday put the military wing of Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah on its of terrorist organisations, a move that the group slammed as aggressive and unjust.

23 July 2013

EU foreign ministers ready to blacklist Hezbollah EU foreign ministers decide Monday whether to blacklist the military wing of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, with an eye also on the conflict in Syria and the possible resumption of stalled Israel-Palestinian talks.

22 July 2013

G20 gets 'action plan' to fight tax avoidance The OECD has presented the G20 nations with a bold strategy to crack down on tax avoidance by corporate giants and the super rich, and so boost overstretched national budgets.

20 July 2013

Israel PM rejects EU 'external dictates' on borders Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday angrily rejected European Union guidelines barring the bloc's 28 member states from funding projects in Jewish settlements.

18 July 2013

Top EU diplomat heads to Egypt for talks with new regime The European Union's top diplomat was heading for Cairo Wednesday, a day after an interim government was sworn in to replace Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

17 July 2013

US-EU trade talks make headway under tight timeline US and European Union trade negotiators said Friday they had begun to identify key areas of agreement and difference as they closed the first week of talks to create an ambitious transatlantic free-trade zone.

13 July 2013

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