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EU to provide 225,000,000 Euro assistance to Pakistan
European Union (EU) will extend 225,000,000 Euro assistance to Pakistan under 3-year Economic Programme while Germany will provide 7800,000 Euro to reform education, energy,...
EU urges China on human rights
The European Union queried China on a wide range of alleged human rights violations on Thursday, including the treatment of Tibetans, religious freedom and...
Palestinians urge Spain, EU to recognise state
Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Malki on Thursday urged Spain and the rest of the European Union to recognise a Palestinian state with borders from...
EU Parliament links India FTA with Kashmir dispute
In a significant development, the European Parliament (EP) has linked signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India to the Kashmir dispute. A...
EU, Japan agree to work towards free trade deal
The European Union and Japan said Saturday they had agreed to work towards a multi-billion-euro free trade deal linking the world’s third biggest economy...
EU fails to clear trade concession for Pakistan
The European Union (EU) again seemed helpless in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Thursday as India, displayed its traditional rivalry with Pakistan and...
Pakistan edges closer to EU waiver, says diplomat
Pakistani textile makers edged closer on Thursday to boosting exports to Europe after one of its opponents withdrew its objections, the country’s ambassador said...
Syrian military chief on EU sanctions list
The chief of Syria’s armed forces, his deputy and the vice president join President Bashar al-Assad on a list of 10 officials hit by...
Iran rejects fresh EU sanctions as ‘illogical’
Iran's foreign ministry on Tuesday rejected as "illogical" fresh sanctions adopted by the European Union against the Islamic republic over its contentious nuclear programme.
"The...
India stands in the way of EU trade concessions
The European Union (EU), which has proposed unilateral trade concession to Pakistan after the devastation wreaked by floods last year, is going to make...
EU imposes new sanctions on Iran
The United States on Monday welcomed Europe’s move in expanding its sanctions on Iran, saying the world would continue to hold the Islamic Republic...
EU imposes sanctions on Syrian President Assad
The European Union imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other senior officials on Monday, raising pressure on his government to end weeks...
EU to significantly expand Iran sanctions: diplomats
The European Union has agreed to significantly expand its sanctions against Iran over its refusal to freeze its disputed nuclear activities, European diplomats said...
Strauss-Kahn scandal should have no impact on bailouts: EU
Dominique Strauss-Kahn's sex assault case should have no impact on joint European Union and International Monetary Fund bailout plans for distressed eurozone states, the...
EU clears $1b trade concessions
The European Union (EU) parliament approved on Friday the $1 billion trade concessions package for Pakistan but its implementation would remain suspended until it...
EU parliament clears trade concessions for Pakistan
The plenary of the European Union (EU) parliament on Friday cleared the Autonomous Trade Concessions for Pakistan.
According to a press release, the only hurdle...
EU to revamp trade benefits
The European Union executive is set to prune back the number of countries to whom it gives preferential trade treatment, according to a draft...
