Tag: Eu
Irish foreign minister says EU to negotiate Brexit on UK’s white...
DUBLIN: The European Union plans to negotiate Britain’s withdrawal on the basis of the British government’s white paper on Brexit and will not focus...
Britain’s EU referendum was legitimate, says PM May’s spokesman
LONDON: Britain's vote on its EU membership was a legitimate democratic exercise, a spokesman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday after the...
Germany, EU launch talks on Russia-Ukraine gas transit
BERLIN: Germany is hosting European Union-brokered talks between Moscow and Kiev on the future transit of Russian gas through Ukraine after the current contract...
Britain’s May wins parliament vote after bowing to Brexit pressure
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May won a series of votes in parliament on Monday, keeping her over-arching strategy to leave the European Union...
EU urges Trump, Putin not to destroy global order
BEIJING: A senior European official on Monday urged US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and China to work with Europe to avoid...
Trump and Putin to hold first summit talks as twitchy West...
HELSINKI: After months of exchanging long-distance compliments, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin sit down on Monday for their first ever summit, a potential political...
British PM May warns rebels: Back me or risk ‘no Brexit...
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May warned her divided party on Sunday that there may be “no Brexit at all” if they wrecked her...
EU observer faces delay to monitor elections
ISLAMABAD: European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM) has said that monitoring of certain matters related to the electoral process in Pakistan has not been conducted...
Trump says May’s Brexit plan kills hope of a US trade...
LONDON: US President Donald Trump directly criticised UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy, saying her proposals had probably killed off hope of a...
EU interior ministers meet as nations tussle over migrant response
INNSBRUCK: Interior ministers from 28 European nations are holding talks Thursday as they face pressure to introduce new policies to stem migrant arrivals, in...
EU to analyse UK Brexit plan: Barnier
BRUSSELS: EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said the European Union would review the British government's latest proposal on Thursday for trading arrangements after the...
Hungarian politician on trial for spying on EU for Russia
BUDAPEST: A Hungarian member of the European Parliament went on trial Tuesday on charges of spying for Russia.
The initial session of the trial of...
Seven European countries to hit NATO spending pledge: Stoltenberg
BRUSSELS: Seven European countries are expected to meet a NATO defence spending pledge this year, the alliance said Tuesday, in news that is unlikely...
EU official criticises Trump over attitude toward allies
BRUSSELS: A senior European Union official lashed out Tuesday at President Donald Trump, lambasting the US leader for his constant criticism of European allies...
UK PM May seeks unity amid turmoil over Brexit strategy
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May holds a meeting of her cabinet on Tuesday, seeking to unify her government a day after it was...
No ‘reluctant conscript’, Brexit minister quits in blow to May
LONDON: Brexit Secretary David Davis has resigned because he was not willing to be “a reluctant conscript” to Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans to...
EU has ‘card to play’ in trade war: IMF
BRUSSELS: The European Union has "a card to play" if it offers a united front in its response to the trade war pitting the...
