- 22 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityBrussels
India, EU hold first-ever security, defence consultations
New Delhi, Jun 12 (PTI) In a significant move, India and the European Union have discussed increasing maritime security cooperation and the prospect of co-development and co-production of defence equipment.…
Japan’s foreign minister to attend G7 meeting about Ukraine on Friday
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will attend a Group of Seven (G7) meeting scheduled for Friday to discuss and coordinate responses to the Ukraine crisis, the foreign…
Brussels bans ‘freedom convoy’ protesting COVID curbs from entry
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels authorities have banned a pan-European "freedom convoy" of motorists protesting COVID-19 restrictions from entering the Belgian capital, the regional government said in a…
Frustrated Europeans say we’re not absent from Russia, U.S. talks
By Ardee Napolitano and John Irish BREST, France (Reuters) - European ministers bemoaned on Thursday a perception that they had been left isolated after Russia held talks with the United…
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to talks in Brussels to overcome tensions, EU says
(Reuters) - The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet in Brussels in mid-December to discuss tensions that have led to border clashes with several troops, the European Union said…
Hungary will not leave EU, wants to reform it, PM Orban says
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will not leave the European Union but will resist attempts from Brussels to erode its sovereignty, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told his Fidesz party on Sunday.…
U.S. briefed European allies on Russian troop movements – diplomats
PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The United States has briefed European allies in Brussels on Russian troop movements on the eastern Ukrainian border, two European diplomats said on Friday. While one EU…
Poland wants EU membership to be a ‘win win’, PM says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland's membership of the European Union should be a win-win for all, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday amid an escalating row with Brussels over the…
U.S. says ‘intermediate step’ of meeting in Brussels not necessary for Iran talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States does not think talks in Brussels are necessary before the resumption of indirect negotiations with Iran on a return to the 2015 nuclear deal in…
EU plays down chance of any Iran talks outside Vienna
By Robin Emmott and Philip Blenkinsop LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) -The European Union on Monday played down the prospect of serious talks on Iran's nuclear programme outside the framework of negotiations between…
EU’s Borrell says Iran wants to meet officials in Brussels over nuclear deal
By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said on Friday that Iran wants to meet in Brussels with EU officials who are coordinating indirect talks…
Britain to say Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland are too harmful to retain
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Britain will threaten on Monday to dispense with some of the terms of its agreement overseeing post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland, saying they have become too…
