- 19 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityEU
U.S.’ Blinken talks European security cooperation with France’s Macron
By Simon Lewis and Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday discussed a French push for more security cooperation among…
France: Europe readying steps to make Britain comply with Brexit deal
PARIS (Reuters) - European states will, within days, announce measures to apply pressure on London to abide by Brexit agreements sealed with the bloc when Britain left the European Union,…
Macron to pitch greater EU role in Indo-Pacific after AUKUS crisis
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will tell his European peers the AUKUS crisis could be an opportunity to make the case to the United States that the European…
Taliban government behaviour ‘not encouraging’, says EU foreign policy chief
By Raya Jalabi RIYADH (Reuters) - The European Union foreign policy chief said on Sunday the Taliban government's behaviour up to now was "not very encouraging", and any economic collapse…
Afghanistan on verge of socio-economic collapse, EU’s top diplomat says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Afghanistan is facing a breakdown of its economic and social systems that risks turning into a humanitarian catastrophe, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Sunday.…
EU, Britain urge Russia to commit to net zero CO2 emissions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union, Britain and Italy have urged Russia to commit to reach net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 and step up its plans to tackle…
EU to deploy election observation mission to Venezuela
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will send observers to regional elections in Venezuela scheduled for Nov. 21, on the invitation of the country's National Electoral Council, the bloc's foreign…
EU court annuls EU-Morocco trade deals over Western Sahara consent
By Philip Blenkinsop and Ahmed Eljechtimi BRUSSELS/RABAT (Reuters) - A European Union court declared on Wednesday that EU-Morocco trade deals covering farm products and fish were invalid because they were…
Evoking WW2, EU Commission chief urges Kosovo-Serbia reconciliation
PRISTINA (Reuters) - The European Union's chief executive urged Kosovo and Serbia on Wednesday to overcome a mounting border dispute and recommit to mediated talks in Brussels, saying that as…
EU to tighten visa rules for Belarus officials over migrants
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will tighten visa rules for Belarusian state officials, Europe's migration commissioner said on Wednesday, in retaliation for what she called Minsk's…
Factbox-Status of Balkan hopefuls’ EU membership bids
(Reuters) - The European Union can no longer agree to give a guarantee of future membership to the six Balkan countries once promised a place in the club, diplomats said…
U.S.-EU tech trade summit clouded by French reservations
By Philip Blenkinsop and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) -France is seeking to water down a planned joint EU-U.S. declaration on technology cooperation, against the wishes of other EU countries, EU…
