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British PM Starmer to be invited to meet EU leaders in Feb, FT reports

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be invited to meet EU leaders to discuss European security as Brussels...

Published 28 Nov, 2024 11:42am

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EU leaders urge Georgia to probe vote ‘irregularities’

BUDAPEST: The leaders of France, Germany and Poland called on Georgia Thursday to quickly probe “numerous...

Published 07 Nov, 2024 02:35pm

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Threatened by Russia, will the EU do enough to fund defence?

BRUSSELS: As Russian forces push back outgunned Ukrainian troops and conflict rocks the Middle East, calls are...

Published 19 Apr, 2024 11:33am

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Georgians march for EU ahead of candidacy decision

TBILISI: Georgian non-governmental organisations staged a pro-European Union march in the capital Tbilisi on...

Published 10 Dec, 2023 03:33am

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China cancels rescheduled visit from EU top diplomat

BRUSSELS: China has cancelled a visit to Beijing planned for next week by the European Union’s foreign policy ...

Published 05 Jul, 2023 06:00am

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EU leaders push to fund Ukraine with proceeds from Russia's frozen assets

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders will push senior officials on Thursday to find legal ways to funnel proceeds from...

Published 29 Jun, 2023 07:53pm

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'Weaker Putin is a greater danger': EU's Borrell

BRUSSELS: The EU's top diplomat warned Thursday that a "weaker" Russian President Vladimir Putin would pose a...

Published 29 Jun, 2023 04:39pm

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EU leaders to call on China to help bring an end to Ukraine war: EU official

BRUSSELS: EU leaders are set to call on China next week to help bring an end to the war in Ukraine, engage in global...

Published 20 Jun, 2023 11:00pm

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Demise of a populist leader

EDITORIAL: It was rare for a former prime minister to have a state funeral. Multitudes of fans, too, came to say...

Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am

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London, Paris, Brussels: Zelensky rallies European allies

BRUSSELS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s tour of European capitals brings him to Brussels on Thursday to...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 02:28pm

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EU leaders condemn ‘assault’ on Brazil’s Congress

BRUSSELS: EU leaders condemned supporters of Brazil’s far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, as hundreds of them...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 12:32pm

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EU faces subsidy race with US in trade spat

BRUSSELS: EU leaders debated how to protect their industries from subsidised American competition, amid fears of a...

Published 16 Dec, 2022 05:58am

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EU leaders struggle for common ground on energy prices

BRUSSELS: EU leaders will debate how to handle Europe’s energy shock Thursday, with capitals at loggerheads over...

Published 20 Oct, 2022 09:57am

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EU leaders set to explore gas price cap options

BRUSSELS: European Union leaders meeting at the end of this week will explore a range of options for gas price caps,...

Published 17 Oct, 2022 05:57am

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EU leaders struggle for common response to energy crisis

PRAGUE: EU leaders meeting in Prague on Friday will look to overcome divisions on how to tackle soaring energy...

Published 07 Oct, 2022 11:15am

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EU leaders visit Ukraine after criticism, offer EU hope

KYIV/IRPIN, (Ukraine): The leaders of Germany, France and Italy, all criticised in the past by Kyiv for support...

Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am

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Ukraine pushes back in Kherson as Zelensky visits east

KHARKIV: Ukrainian forces have counterattacked in the country’s south, claiming to have pushed back Russian troops...

Published 30 May, 2022 10:48am

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Ukraine warns only talks can end war as Russia cuts Finland gas

KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday that only a diplomatic breakthrough rather than an...

Published 22 May, 2022 06:03am

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EU leaders dash Ukraine’s swift accession hopes

VERSAILLES: EU leaders doused Ukraine’s hopes Thursday of quickly gaining European Union membership, as they met to...

Published 11 Mar, 2022 11:32am

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Ukraine membership of EU is ‘not for tomorrow’: French minister

PARIS: The topic of Ukraine entering into the European Union is “not for tomorrow”, said French European Affairs...

Published 10 Mar, 2022 01:16pm

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Macron says useful to 'leave path open' for dialogue with Putin

BRUSSELS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday it was useful to keep alive the chance of dialogue with...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 10:43am

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EU leaders agree 'maximum impact' sanctions on Russia

BRUSSELS: EU leaders wrapped up an emergency summit early Friday with agreement to punish Moscow for its invasion of...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 10:10am

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EU mulls emergency summit over Ukraine crisis

BRUSSELS: EU leaders could hold an emergency summit on the Ukraine crisis this week, on the sidelines of a meeting...

Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:45am

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German defence minister backs stronger sanctions on Russia

RUKLA: German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht on Sunday called for harsher sanctions against Russia over its...

Updated 19 Dec, 2021 04:21pm

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EU tries to salvage eastern ties under Russian threat

BRUSSELS: EU leaders will try to rescue their outreach to five former Soviet republics of eastern Europe on...

Published 15 Dec, 2021 10:36am

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Russian gas disputes loom over EU-Ukraine summit

KIEV: EU leaders meet Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who has fiercely opposed a new gas...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 09:52am

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EU leaders seek unity on how to face China and US

BRUSSELS: EU leaders will have a hard discussion on Europe’s place in the world at a summit on Tuesday, as they...

Published 06 Oct, 2021 04:17am

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EU leaders seek unity on how to face China, US

BRUSSELS: EU leaders will have a hard discussion on Europe's place in the world on Tuesday as they seek unity on how...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 09:35am

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Europe powers up electric car battery drive

European factories could employ 800,000 people, the commission estimates, but they would need to be trained quickly.

Published 20 Jun, 2021 10:34am

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Greece, Cyprus want 'credible implementation' of EU dual-track approach to Turkey

EU leaders are set at a summit this week to spell out its proposed offer of closer economic links, mixed with threats if Ankara moves against the bloc's interests, according to a draft statement seen by Reuters.
We agreed with the (Cypriot) President that at tomorrow 's European Council our two countries, as well as the union as a whole, must insist on the credible implementation of the dual track approach.

Published 24 Mar, 2021 06:55pm