Tag: European
Iran says European naval mission in Gulf would be ‘provocative’
TEHRAN: Iran on Sunday slammed as "provocative" a British proposal for a European-led naval mission to escort tankers in the Gulf, amid soaring tensions...
European peace activists march against Trump’s NATO visit
BRUSSELS: European activists are protesting US President Donald Trump's upcoming appearance at NATO, marching through Belgium's capital to plead for less military spending and...
Mattis to press European allies on military spending
BRUSSELS: US Secretary of Defence Jim Mattis will press European allies on Wednesday to stick to a promise to increase military budgets as the...
European Commission warns about Romania reforms
BRUSSELS: The European Commission warned that the proposed changes would undermine the judiciary's independence and Romania's commitment to fight corruption and organised crime.
Tens of thousands...
European court dismisses class action suit against Facebook
LUXEMBOURG: The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled an Austrian privacy activist cannot bring a class action lawsuit against Facebook. Max Schrems had...
Aleksei Navalny to speak at European court
ROME: Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny is expected to speak at a hearing at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on January 24.
Navalny...
WikiLeaks founder Assange appeals European arrest warrant
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appealed a Stockholm district court's decision to maintain a European arrest warrant against him over a 2010 rape allegation,...
Pakistan to get 42m Euro aid from EU
India will continue to be a focus of the European Community’s humanitarian assistance in 2013, but five major global hotspots of crises, including Pakistan,...
Andrew Coltart has no regrets about giving up the European Tour...
Exactly one year ago this week, Andrew Coltart called time on a highly successful professional career, one that saw the now 42-year-old Scot play...
Fiscal cliff deal is depressingly European
The deal to break the deadlock in the US looks awful, far worse than going over the cliff, which I suspect would have been...
European shares edge down ahead of US jobs data
Investors were also cautious ahead of U.S. non-farm payrolls data for December, due later in the session, despite Thursday’s forecast-beating jobs data for the...
The euro zone’s delayed reckoning
The risks facing the euro zone have been reduced since the summer, when a Greek exit looked imminent and borrowing costs for Spain and...
McIlroy the European golfer of 2012
World number one Rory McIlroy was named the European Tour golfer of the year on Tuesday.
McIlroy succeeds Luke Donald as winner of the coveted...
EU approves deals to bolster trade with Latin America
EU lawmakers approved free-trade accords with Colombia, Peru and six Central American nations on Tuesday, giving them permanent access to the EU’s 500 million...
Europe seeks to end discord over banking union
An impasse over plans for the European Central Bank to supervise banks, the European Union’s most ambitious financial reform, takes centre stage at a...
Pakistan demands preferential status for trade with EU
Pakistan has demanded preferential status for exports to European Union member states. According to a private news channel, head of European Union delegation in...
‘City’s European exit can be a title boost’
Manchester City's dismal exit from European competition is not an embarrassment and could boost the big-spending club's defence of the Premier League title, according...
