After crisis, Greek youth divided about EU
ATHENS: As she ponders her future abroad, Greek university graduate Alexandra is unsure she wants to vote on May 26 for an EU structure she holds responsible for ravaging her country after its…
Days before elections, EU approves new cyber sanctions regime
BRUSSELS: The European Union will directly penalize computer hackers after governments agreed on Friday a new mechanism to target individuals anywhere in the world, freezing their assets in the bloc and banning…
EU approves new trade talks with US
European Union countries have approved plans for trade talks with the United States. President Donald Trump and the head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, agreed last year that they wanted to…
Trump slams EU in aircraft dispute, pushes tariffs on $11 billion of imports
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States would impose tariffs on $11 billion of products from the European Union, a day after U.S. trade officials proposed a list of…
May stakes Brexit on opposition Labour leader Corbyn
–Britain’s Labour Party had ‘constructive’ Brexit talks with PM May LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May met opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday to seek a way out of a Brexit stalemate,…
With British government, parliament and people divided, disorderly Brexit looms
LONDON: The European Union warned on Tuesday that Britain could be heading for a potentially disorderly exit in just 10 days time as Prime Minister Theresa May met with ministers to thrash…
Members of EU parliament slam HR violations in Kashmir in open letter to Modi
ISLAMABAD: In a landmark initiative, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have written an open letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express their concern on the continued human rights violations in…
PM urges EU to move against HR violations in IOK
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged the European Union to highlight the ongoing human rights violations in the Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK). The prime minister was talking to Frederica Morgherini, European…
Pakistan, EU agree to strategic partnership in diverse fields
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the European Union (EU) have agreed to a new Strategic Engagement Plan to build a strong partnership in diverse fields. The understanding came at the fourth round of Strategic Dialogue…
EU offers UK Brexit extension options, initially to April 12
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders have given Prime Minister Theresa May two weeks’ reprieve, until 12 April, before Britain could lurch out of the EU if she fails to persuade MPs to back the…
Besieged May pleads with EU to help save her Brexit plan
LONDON: A dogged but isolated Prime Minister Theresa May was headed back to Brussels on Thursday to beg for more time to deliver her Brexit plan, in defiance of the MPs who…
British PM May asks a wary EU to delay Brexit until June 30
Exactly 1,000 days after Britain voted to leave the European Union, and nine days before it is scheduled to walk out the door, Prime Minister Theresa May hit the pause button on…
May warns of long Brexit delay if MPs do not back her deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May has issued a stark warning to lawmakers that if they do not back her Brexit deal, there is the possibility the country “will not leave the European…
UAE regrets inclusion in EU tax blacklist
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates has slammed a European Union decision to add it to a tax haven blacklist despite the Gulf state’s efforts to meet EU requirements. The EU on Tuesday added…
EU urges Pakistani, Indian PMs to hold Kashmir talks
Over 40 members of the European Parliament have signed letters that have been sent to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking them to enter dialogue to resolve…
UK, EU urge Pakistan and India to exercise restraint
LONDON: The United Kingdom (UK) and European Union (EU) have called upon Pakistan and India for restraint to avoid further escalation of tension. In a statement, British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that the UK is deeply concerned…
EU, Germany urge Pak-India to de-escalate tensions
The European Union (EU) and Germany have urged Pakistan and India to take immediate steps to de-escalate the heightened tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, according to Radio Pakistan. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi…