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Europe’s future should not ‘depend’ on US vote: EU Council chief

BRUSSELS: Top EU official Charles Michel has said the bloc’s future should not rely on the result of the US...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 11:01am

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EU chief says China must ‘adapt its behaviour’ to solve trade row

VIENTIANE: China must “adapt its behaviour” to solve an escalating tariff row with Europe, EU chief Charles Michel...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 11:08am

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EU’s Michel to meet Chinese PM as trade row festers

VIENTIANE: European Council President Charles Michel will hold face-to-face talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang as a...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 11:19am

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World leaders mourn Ebrahim Raisi death

World leaders expressed sorrow over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in a helicopter...

Updated 20 May, 2024 10:28pm

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EU council president denounces Trump’s ‘reckless’ NATO threat

BRUSSELS: Donald Trump’s threat to stop defending NATO countries that fall short of spending commitments if...

Published 11 Feb, 2024 07:53pm

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EU will return to Ukraine aid talks ‘early next year’: Michel

BRUSSELS: EU chief Charles Michel confirmed Friday that European leaders had failed to agree to a budget plan...

Published 15 Dec, 2023 10:03am

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Top EU officials meet with Xi in China summit with trade in focus

BEIJING: Top EU officials met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday for their first in-person summit...

Published 07 Dec, 2023 10:57am

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Ukraine says hopes for December decision on EU talks

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday he hoped European Union leaders would agree to open...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 11:12pm

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European Council president Michel visits Kyiv

European Council President Charles Michel arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday in a gesture of support as Ukraine marks 10...

Published 21 Nov, 2023 02:56pm

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Leaders’ consensus at G20 summit is difficult to predict: EU’s Michel

NEW DELHI: It is difficult to predict if leaders of the G20 grouping will reach consensus on a declaration at the...

Published 08 Sep, 2023 11:19am

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EU should be ready for new members by 2030: Charles Michel

BLED: The European Union should get ready to admit new members from eastern Europe and the Balkans by 2030, EU chief...

Published 28 Aug, 2023 07:26pm

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Turkey's Erdogan meets EU chief over Sweden NATO bid

VILNIUS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met EU chief Charles Michel on the eve of a NATO summit Monday,...

Published 10 Jul, 2023 11:03pm

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EU chief says bloc needs reforms to take in Ukraine

BRUSSELS: The EU needs an internal debate on reforms before the bloc can accept Ukraine – a major agricultural...

Published 29 Jun, 2023 03:42pm

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EU chief vows to hold Russia ‘accountable’ after Ukraine dam attack

BRUSSELS: EU chief Charles Michel on Tuesday expressed shock at the attack on Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam and...

Published 06 Jun, 2023 01:02pm

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EU chiefs congratulate Turks on ‘massive’ vote turnout

BRUSSELS: EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel congratulated Turkish voters on their large turnout in...

Published 15 May, 2023 05:15pm

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'Possible' to start Ukraine EU entry talks this year: Kyiv

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said after hosting a summit with the EU on Friday that it was ...

Published 04 Feb, 2023 02:20am

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EU-Ukraine wartime summit to deliver on some issues, disappoint on others

KYIV: European Union leaders will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Friday, bringing the...

Published 03 Feb, 2023 10:51am

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EU on tour de force in Ukraine as war anniversary nears

BRUSSELS/KYIV: More than a dozen top European Union officials arrive in Kyiv on Thursday with promises of more...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 09:58am

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EU chief Michel to head to China for Xi meeting

BRUSSELS: EU chief Charles Michel will meet President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week to seek help on ending...

Published 25 Nov, 2022 06:26am

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EU chief Michel to head to China for Xi meeting

BRUSSELS: EU chief Charles Michel will head to Beijing next week for a meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, a...

Updated 24 Nov, 2022 02:05pm

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EU chief urges China to push Moscow to respect international law

PHNOM PENH: EU chief Charles Michel said Saturday the bloc expected China to use “all the means at its disposal” to...

Published 12 Nov, 2022 07:27pm

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North Korea fires more than 20 missiles, one close to South

SEOUL: North Korea fired more than 20 missiles Wednesday, including one that landed close to South Korea’s waters...

Published 03 Nov, 2022 05:50am

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EU’s Michel tells Armenia’s PM Brussels ready to help prevent escalation with Azerbaijan

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed the escalation in tensions on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border...

Published 13 Sep, 2022 01:03pm

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EU seeks closer ties with gas-rich Qatar

DOHA: The European Union opened an office in Qatar on Wednesday in a sign of the Gulf state's growing influence in...

Published 07 Sep, 2022 03:48pm

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EU's Michel to discuss energy on Qatar trip this week: Qatari official

DOHA: European Council President Charles Michel will hold talks with major gas producer Qatar on Europe's energy...

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 08:50pm

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EU chief Michel ‘shocked and saddened’ attack on Japan’s Abe

BRUSSELS: European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday he was “shocked and saddened by (the) cowardly...

Published 08 Jul, 2022 12:18pm

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Russia ‘most direct threat to world order’: EU’s von der Leyen

TOKYO: Top European officials warned Thursday that Russia poses the “most direct threat” to world order and urged...

Published 12 May, 2022 10:27am

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EU chief says Russian invasion will fail, takes cover during Ukraine visit

KYIV: European Council President Charles Michel said Russia would fail to "execute" Ukraine's "freedom" on a ...

Updated 09 May, 2022 08:26pm

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Sell seized Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine: EU chief

BRUSSELS: The EU should confiscate and sell Russian assets it has seized and use the proceeds to rebuild war-scarred...

Published 05 May, 2022 04:26pm

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EU to 'significantly increase' Moldova military aid

CHISINAU: European Council President Charles Michel on Wednesday pledged to increase EU military aid to Moldova,...

Published 04 May, 2022 03:14pm