Tag: EU
Iran Nuclear Deal: Russia supports EU proposal to meet in Vienna
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday Russia supported a European Union proposal to hold a meeting on…
EU gives Poland new deadline for rule of law deal
The European Commission on Monday gave Poland until late June to settle a dispute with the EU over the independence…
EU, UNODC Support ‘Vision of the Child 2018’ initiative to tackle drug abuse
The Creative Youth Community Development Initiative (CYCDI) is partnering the European Union and the United Nations Office on Drugs and…
EU to continue partnership with Nigeria to promote democratic governance
The European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, has pledged to continue to partner with Nigeria through multidimensional engagement,…
EU to extend about $300m grant to Myanmar to promote education
The European Union (EU) will extend a grant aid of 221 million Euros (294 million U.S. dollars) to Myanmar for…
European Union vows to preserve Iran nuclear deal
The European Union vowed to preserve the Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday, which might put the bloc on a collision…
Islamic State: EU, Canada, U.S. launch operation to disrupt propaganda apparatus
Authorities in several EU countries, Canada and the U.S. have launched a coordinated operation to disrupt the Islamic State extremist…
Yobe, World Bank, EU donate buses to MDAs
State and Local Government Reform (SLOGOR) Yobe, the with World Bank and European Union (EU) on Tuesday, donated 13, 16…
EU assures INEC of support for Persons With Disabilities in electoral process
The European Union Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) has assured Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of continued support to ensure…
EU Commission proposes protection for whistle-blowers
The European Union (EU) should have bloc-wide rules to protect whistleblowers, including protections against being dismissed or detained for uncovering…
Food Markets: EU proposes crackdown on unfair trading practices
Small-scale food producers need the backing of the EU to ensure that sales contracts were honoured, argued the EU Thursday…
Edo partners EU to provide potable water in 46 communities
The Edo Government says it is partnering with the European Union (EU) to provide potable water to 46 rural communities…
Road deaths: EU remains far from 2020 goal
Around 25,300 people died on European roads in 2017 – almost as many as in the previous year – taking…
Illegal Migration: EU, Edo Govt partner to evolve solution
The European Union Parliament says it will partner Edo Government to evolve solution to illegal migration which is common to…
Yemen Crisis: EU pledges $132m for urgent needs of affected people
The European Union on Tuesday pledged to allocate 107.5 million Euros (132.4 million dollars) to Yemen to meet the needs…
Brexit: EU may exclude Britain from satellite programme
The European Commission plans to exclude Britain from its Galileo satellite programme after Brexit due to security concerns, British media…
World Bank, EU train Delta workers on financial reforms
The World Bank and EU in collaboration with Delta government on Tuesday started training of over 100 workers of state…
Facebook’s response to data scandal has ‘diminished’ trust – EU
Facebook must do more to address allegations of large-scale data mining, the EU has said, warning that the recent Cambridge…
Turkey’s Erdogan warns EU of ‘double standards’
President Recep Erdogan on Monday stated that Turkey will remind their European Union leaders that it does not have any…
Humanitarian situation in Congo getting worse, EU says
The humanitarian situation in Democratic Republic of Congo is getting worse by the day, the European Union’s top aid official…
African govts urged to develop concrete programmes for migration
A member of the European Union Parliament, Mr Tomas Zdechovsky, has urged African governments to enhance cooperation and develop a…
U.S., EU call for probes into improper data access of Facebook users
British privacy regulators are seeking a warrant to search the offices of the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, following reports that…
2019 Elections: INEC staff receive training on gender mainstreaming
As part of preparations for the country’s 2019 general elections, the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES), on Monday in…
Skripal Case: EU stands in solidarity with UK – Mogherini
The EU stands in full solidarity with the United Kingdom on the case of a recent poisoning of former Russian…
EU to step up training of Libyan coastguards on migrant patrols
The European Union wants to rapidly expand training of Libyan coastguards to stem migrant flows to Italy and reduce deaths…
EU seeks ways to bridge gender gap in Nigeria
The Head of the EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Mr Ketil Karlsen, said on Wednesday that the union was…
Russia to EU: We fear nothing, language of ultimatums will fail
Moscow fears nothing, language of ultimatums will not work with it, Russian envoy to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov has…
UK can count on EU solidarity on nerve agent case – Dombrovskis
The European Union will stand by Britain after London said it was likely that Moscow was behind a nerve toxin…
Exempt us from steel, aluminum tariffs, EU tells Trump
The European Union will go to the World Trade Organisation to impose its own measures if the bloc is not…
Boko Haram: EU describes attack on UN aid workers in Borno as senseless violence
The European Union on Friday condemned the attack on the humanitarian aid workers in Borno, describing it as a senseless…