European Union (EU)
Chernobyl is symbol of shaky EU-Ukraine ties
World
April 28, 2016
Chernobyl is symbol of shaky EU-Ukraine ties
Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant blew up exactly 30 years ago. Since April 26, 1986, European peers have poured millions…
Don’t pressure Britain before EU vote, German foreign minister warns
World
April 28, 2016
Don’t pressure Britain before EU vote, German foreign minister warns
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier cautioned on Thursday against piling pressure on Britain in the run-up to the country's referendum…
Obama calls on British people not to vote to leave the EU
World
April 22, 2016
Obama calls on British people not to vote to leave the EU
U.S. President Barack Obama made an impassioned appeal on Friday for Britain to remain in the European Union, saying membership…
Turkey meets less than half of EU visa waiver terms: EU official
Middle East
April 21, 2016
Turkey meets less than half of EU visa waiver terms: EU official
Turkey has met fewer than half the conditions for its citizens to be granted early visa-free travel to the European…
Greece’s ‘erratic Marxist’ Varoufakis advises Britain’s Labour Party, Corbyn says
World
April 16, 2016
Greece’s ‘erratic Marxist’ Varoufakis advises Britain’s Labour Party, Corbyn says
Yanis Varoufakis, the self-described "erratic Marxist" who took Greece to the brink of a euro zone exit by battling creditors…
Europe in 2016: Terror fears, migration, politics, but economy may turn a corner
Business
January 2, 2016
Europe in 2016: Terror fears, migration, politics, but economy may turn a corner
The European Union is bitterly divided and likely to remain so. Geopolitical tensions and terror threats aren't expected to abate.…
EU announces the winners of ‘Egypt is the Gift of the Nile’ photography competition
Egypt
December 14, 2015
EU announces the winners of ‘Egypt is the Gift of the Nile’ photography competition
The European Union (EU) Delegation to Egypt announced the winners of the eight annual photography contest for amateurs on Sunday.
EU launches $2 bn emergency fund for Africa to combat migration
World
November 12, 2015
EU launches $2 bn emergency fund for Africa to combat migration
Leaders of the European Union formally launched an emergency trust fund for Africa on Thursday with an initial $2 billion…
EU report slams Turkey over rule of law, free speech
Middle East
November 10, 2015
EU report slams Turkey over rule of law, free speech
The EU accused Turkey on Tuesday of backsliding on the rule of law, rights and the media, calling on the…
Syria’s Assad blames West for refugee crisis
Middle East
September 16, 2015
Syria’s Assad blames West for refugee crisis
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blamed Europe's refugee crisis on Western support for "terrorists", as people fleeing his country's civil…