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EU, Belarus discuss migrant crisis as Brussels readies sanctions

Warsaw, Nov 14 (AFP/APP):The EU and Belarusian foreign policy chiefs spoke directly about the migrant crisis for the first time on Sunday, even as Brussels prepares to impose sweeping new sanctions for human trafficking that Minsk said would be futile and “counter-productive”. Josep Borrell said […]

France pleads EU to see nuclear as Green

Brdo Castle, Slovenia, Sept 10 (AFP/APP):French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Friday firmly defended nuclear power as a suitable energy to meet Europe’s net-zero emissions climate goal despite strong feeling in Germany that it is too dangerous. France derives the vast share of its […]

Poland slams EU ‘aggression’ over request for fines

Warsaw, Sept 7 (AFP/APP):Poland’s government on Tuesday lashed out after the European Commission called for daily fines to be imposed on Poland until it complies with an order to suspend controversial judicial reforms. “The European Commission is unlawfully blocking funds for Poland and is applying […]

EU to launch Business Forum to facilitate Pakistani SMEs, boost trade

ISLAMABAD, Sep 3 (APP):The delegation of the European Union (EU) to Pakistan would launch the first-ever EU-Pakistan Business Forum here on September 8 to provide opportunities for the EU and Pakistani businesses for bilateral trade enhancement. Ambassador of the European Union to Pakistan Mrs Androulla […]

EU removes US from Covid safe list for non-essential travel

Brussels, Aug 30 (AFP/APP):The European Union on Monday recommended that its member states reimpose travel restrictions on US tourists over rising covid infections in the country. The European Council, which represents the bloc’s 27 governments, said it was taking six territories off its list of […]

EU urges US to secure Kabul airport ‘as long as necessary’

Brussels, Aug 24 (AFP/APP):EU leaders urged US President Joe Biden at Tuesday’s G7 video conference to continue to secure Kabul airport until operations to evacuate vulnerable Afghans are complete. The president of the European Council, Charles Michel, said European leaders had urged their “American friends” […]

Pakistan values ties with EU; earnestly looking forward to enhance mutually beneficial multi-domain relations: COAS

RAWALPINDI, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Tuesday said Pakistan valued its relations with European Union (EU) and is earnestly looking forward to enhance mutually beneficial multi-domain relations based on common interests. The Army Chief had a Video Call with Chairman European […]

Pakistan ready for ‘positive & productive engagement with EU: FM

ISLAMABAD, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said Pakistan was ready to play its part for positive and productive partnership with the European Union as enormous potential existed in areas of trade, climate change and digitization. In his virtual address to the European Parliament’s […]

EU sees progress in Iran nuclear talks

Talks in Vienna on reviving the Iranian nuclear deal have seen progress, the EU foreign policy chief said on Monday. “There is a real goodwill on both parts to reach an agreement,” Josep Borrell told reporters after a videoconference of EU foreign ministers, referring to […]

EU, US to work ‘hand-in-hand’ in Eastern Mediterranean

The European Union and the US will work “hand-in-hand” for a sustainable de-escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean, the EU’s top diplomat said Wednesday. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Brussels to discuss wide-ranging foreign policy and […]

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