EU, Iran agree on new payment system to skirt US sanctions
In a major snub to the United States, the European Union has decided to set up a new mechanism to enable legal trade with Iran without encountering US sanctions. The EU will…
UK govt ‘agrees not to favour EU workers after Brexit’
LONDON: Prime Minister Theresa May’s cabinet has agreed that EU citizens should not have preferential access to work in Britain compared to people from elsewhere after Brexit, media reports said on Tuesday. Ministers…
Iran, major powers labour to keep nuclear deal afloat
UNITED NATIONS: The remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal on Monday agreed to keep working to maintain trade with Tehran despite skepticism this is possible as US sanctions to choke off…
EU takes Poland to court over judicial independence
BRUSSELS: The European Union referred Poland to its top court on Monday, in the latest legal confrontation between Brussels and populist member governments. EU leaders say they had to move quickly to…
EU leaders keep up pressure on May to take Brexit deal
SALZBURG: EU leaders lined up on Thursday to tell Theresa May she needs to give guarantees on the Irish border before they will grant her the Brexit deal the prime minister wants…
EU getting ‘impatient’ with Facebook over consumer data use
BRUSSELS: The European Union’s consumer protection chief said Thursday she’s growing impatient with Facebook’s efforts to improve transparency with users about their data, warning it could face sanctions for not complying. EU…
EU seeks closer North African ties to fight migrant smugglers
SALZBURG: EU leaders called Thursday for more intense talks with Egypt and other North African countries to take further steps against illegal migration to Europe, particularly by fighting those who smuggle and…
EU summit to defuse migrant tension, set Brexit countdown
BRUSSELS: European leaders will gather Wednesday for a summit to put summer tensions over migration behind them and to set up the last stretch of talks for a Brexit deal. The European…
EU leaders to tackle Brexit, migration failures at summit
BRUSSELS: EU leaders grapple this week with two of the biggest threats to the entire European project: the messy divorce with Britain and their failure to share responsibility for people seeking sanctuary…
No special treatment for EU citizens after Brexit, report recommends
LONDON: Britain should not give preferential treatment to European Union workers in its post-Brexit immigration system but should prioritize the higher-skilled, a report commissioned by the British government said on Tuesday. However,…
EU must do ‘everything possible’ to avoid hard Brexit, says Austria
PARIS: The European Union must do “everything possible to avoid a hard Brexit,” Austria’s chancellor said on Monday ahead of a summit of EU leaders where Britain’s exit from the bloc will…
Britain’s mass web-spying faulted by European rights court
STRASBOURG: Human rights groups and journalists scored a victory against the British government’s mass electronic surveillance system on Thursday after Europe’s top rights court ruled that the so-called “Big Brother” program violated…
Juncker to call on EU to flex global muscle as US retreats
STRASBOURG: The European Union should flex its potential strength as a world power as the United States under President Donald Trump pulls back from international engagement, EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker is…
EU’s chief Brexit negotiator says deal possible by November
BLED: The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator says a divorce agreement with Britain by early November is “possible,” and that’s triggered a big rally in the pound. At a conference in the…
We must face China together, new US envoy to Brussels tells EU
BRUSSELS: The United States and the European Union must overcome their trade disputes and stand up to China’s “economic aggression” together, US President Donald Trump’s new ambassador to the European Union said…
EU says Serbia, Kosovo talks end without breakthrough
BRUSSELS: Serbia’s president refused to meet with his Kosovo counterpart at European Union-backed talks Friday, dashing hopes of an imminent improvement in long-strained relations between the two countries. Hopes of a breakthrough…
Britain must press EU members to help get Brexit deal: May
LONDON: Britain must step up contact with members of the European Union to try to get a Brexit deal as talks to leave the bloc enter a “crucial and intense phase”, Prime…