Tag: EU
Kebbi Govt. urged to increase health, education budget
The EU has urged the Kebbi government to increase budget allocation to the health and education sector to improve women…
EU offers to shoulder cost of taking in migrants
The European Commission offered on Tuesday to shoulder the cost of taking in migrants from boats in the Mediterranean, seeking…
Migration: Italian PM says EU finally accepting our arguments
Italy’s hardline positions on immigration are making inroads in the European Union, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Friday…
Libya rejects EU’s plans to establish migrant centres
Libya has rejects an European Union’s plan to establish migrant centres there to stop asylum seekers arriving in western Europe…
France welcomes EU’s $5bn fine on Google
The French government said on Wednesday that it welcomed the record 4.34 billion euros (five billion dollars) fine imposed on…
Google fined $5bn for breaching EU competition rules
The European Commission on Wednesday fined Google a record 4.3 billion euros (five billion dollars) for breaching EU competition rules…
Electoral offences: EU partners INEC, Police to train legal officers
EU is partnering with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police to train legal officers on prosecution of electoral…
Rescued migrants land in Italy
Hundreds of migrants stranded in the Mediterranean for days have disembarked in Italy before being relocated to other European Union…
Car tariffs: EU warns U.S. of backfire effect
The European Union has warned the United States that imposing import tariffs on cars and car parts would harm its…
Migration: “We hoped for more undoubtedly”
Sweden hoped for “more’’ from the European Council, the EU member states should have agreed on relocation of migrants, ahead…
Migrants: Reception centres to be opened on voluntary basis
Controlled reception centres for migrants in Europe, which were agreed by EU leaders during their recent summit in Brussels, will…
Migration: EU pledges to strengthen external borders
European leaders struggled to overcome deep divisions on migration at a tense EU summit that dragged into the early morning…
Migration challenges: Make-or-break for EU – Merkel
The European Union’s fate rests on its ability to rise to the challenges of migration, a passionate Chancellor, Angela Merkel,…
Judiciary reform: EU set to hear Poland’s defence
Poland was set to defend its controversial judiciary reform to fellow European Union member states at a hearing on Tuesday,…
Rohingya crisis: EU sanctions 7 senior Myanmar officials
European Union countries on Monday decided to impose sanctions on seven senior military, border and police officials in Myanmar over…
U.S. goods: Britain backs EU impose tariffs
The European Union’s decision to impose tariffs on some U.S. goods is measured and proportionate, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokeswoman…
New Zealand, EU launch free trade agreement
New Zealand Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker and European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom on Thursday…
EU sanctions 6 human smugglers
The European Union (EU) on Thursday announced the sanctions against six human smugglers in a statement.
EU appeals to Poland on rule of law
European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans on Wednesday appealed for Poland to take “urgent action” to prevent the involuntary retirement…
186 more Nigerians evacuated from Libya
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) have evacuated 186 more Nigerians from Libya.
EU urged to restore media freedom budget
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) on Monday sent a letter to EU commissioners Mariya Gabriel and Guenther Oettinger, calling…
EU extends sanctions against Syria
The Council of the EU on Monday decided to extend sanctions against Syria by one year, until June 1, 2019.
Germany ordered to recover aid from big power users
EU state aid regulators on Monday ordered Germany to recover millions of Euros from a number of large electricity users.
EU calls for fresh Venezuela presidential election
EU foreign ministers paved the way on Monday to impose new sanctions on Venezuela and called for a fresh election,…
Nuclear deal: Iran issues May deadline to EU
Iran wants European powers to present it with measures by the end of May to compensate it for the U.S.…
EU accused of funding anti-Israel groups
Israel accused European Union institutions on Friday of funding non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that promote “anti-Israel boycotts” and called for the…
EU Commission warns Hungary, Romania over expansionary fiscal policies
The European Commission on Wednesday warned Hungary and Romania over their expansionary fiscal policies leading to deviations from the countries’…
Gaza Protest: Israeli minister slams EU, says “go to a thousand thousand hells”
Israel’s Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz on Wednesday slammed the European Union over the bloc’s criticism of police treatment of Israeli-Arab…
EU needs to do more than “political support” to save nuclear deal – Iran
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday told the EU that its “political support” alone is not sufficient to…
EU launches measures to preserve 2015 Iran nuclear deal
European Commission began work on Friday on series of measures to shield European companies investing in Iran and support Tehran’s…