- 25 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityEuropean Union
In wink to Ukraine, Britain, Macron suggests new European entity
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that he was in favour of a new type of "political European community" that would allow countries outside the European…
Hungary will not support sanctions on Russian oil and gas shipments – minister
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will not support sanctions that would make Russian oil and gas shipments to Hungary impossible, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a statement on Tuesday. Speaking…
Borrell says EU aims to pass new Russia sanctions at next Foreign Affairs Council meeting
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The European Union hopes to pass the sixth round of sanctions against Russia at the next meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, the bloc's chief…
Poland says countries paying for Russian gas in roubles should be penalised
WARSAW (Reuters) - The European Union should penalise countries that use roubles to pay for Russian gas, Poland's climate minister said, following Moscow's decision to cut off supplies to Poland…
EU chief to seek closer military, trade and tech ties on India visit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's chief executive will seek to increase sales of European military equipment to India and relaunch talks on a free trade deal when she meets…
Russia imposes visa restrictions on citizens of ‘unfriendly countries’
(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday introducing visa restrictions for citizens of countries that Moscow deems "unfriendly" in response to sanctions over Ukraine. The decree, which…
EU says it eyes further Russia sanctions that will not affect energy sector
CERNOBBIO (Reuters) - The European Union is working on further sanctions on Russia but any additional measures will not affect the energy sector, the EU's Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said…
Hungary PM Orban says EU will not sanction Russian gas or oil
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The European Union will not impose sanctions on Russian gas or oil, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a video posted on his Facebook page on…
EU leaders split on Ukraine membership, official says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders are split on whether to put Ukraine firmly on the path for membership, an official with the bloc said on Wednesday, a day before…
EU plans summit with China on April 1 to address tensions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will hold a summit with China on April 1 in an attempt to diffuse growing tensions between the two, European Commission Vice-President and EU trade…
Ukrainian leader says it is ‘crucial moment’ to decide on EU membership
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday it was "a crucial moment" to decide on Ukraine's membership of the European Union, as Russia continued to invade its…
Iran nuclear deal could be agreed very soon, EU official says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A senior European Union official said on Friday that a U.S.-Iranian deal to revive Iran's 2015 nuclear agreement was close but success depended on the political will of…
