- 18 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityEU
EU demands immediate release of Sudanese leader, cabinet members
By Sabine Siebold (Reuters) - The European Union condemned the detention of Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other cabinet members on Monday and urged their immediate release after the…
UK says substantial differences remain with EU over Northern Ireland trade
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom said on Saturday that talks with the European Union over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland had been constructive, but substantial…
EU leaders seek compromise over immigration as arrivals increase
By Gabriela Baczynska and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union leaders made a fresh effort on Friday to overcome their differences on how to handle immigrants, but disagreed on the…
Australia says EU has postponed free trade talks for second time
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) -The European Union has postponed the next round of free trade talks with Australia for a second time, the Australian trade minister said on Friday,…
‘A great European’: warm send-off for Merkel after 107 EU summits
By Sabine Siebold and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders paid warm tributes to Angela Merkel on Friday as they wound up an EU summit, her 107th as Germany's…
Lithuania calls for new of EU migration pact, fence to stand up to Belarus
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda said on Friday the EU needed to swiftly overhaul its asylum laws and erect a fence to defend itself in the short-term from…
Poland won’t bow to EU “blackmail” but will seek to fix rows – PM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday Warsaw would not bow to the "blackmail" of central EU institutions assuming the right to decide on competences of…
‘Utopian fantasy’: Hungary’s Orban dismisses EU climate policy plans
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday dismissed European Union plans to tackle climate change as a "utopian fantasy", and suggested green measures were pushing up energy…
EU lawmakers push for closer ties with Taiwan amid rising Chinese pressure
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union must deepen ties with Taiwan and start work on an investment deal with the island, EU lawmakers said in a resolution adopted on Thursday,…
French minister Beaune says financial sanctions could be taken against Poland
PARIS (Reuters) - French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune reaffirmed to LCI TV on Thursday that financial sanctions could be taken against Poland if dialogue with the country over the…
U.S., European officials to discuss Iran on Friday in Paris -sources
PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. special envoy for Iran will meet British, French and German diplomats in Paris on Friday to discuss stalled efforts to get Iran to resume compliance with…
EU, U.S. warn about ‘divisive rhetoric’ in Bosnia, urge dialogue
BELGRADE (Reuters) - The United States and the European Union voiced support on Wednesday for Western Balkan countries' efforts to join the EU but expressed concern about "increasingly divisive rhetoric"…
