European union
EU regulator greenlights first injectable HIV drug
The cocktail of two antiretroviral drugs, rilpivirine and cabotegravir, can be given every few months instead of a daily pill to keep HIV infection under...
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EU agrees Russia sanctions over Navalny poisoning
Ambassadors from the 27 EU countries approved sanctions after France and Germany proposed measures last week, saying Russia was responsible for the poisoning.
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Johnson 'optimistic' over Brexit deal ahead of talks with EU chief
Boris Johnson told 'The Daily Telegraph' that the prospects of a year-end deal to avoid an abrupt Brexit separation 'are very good if everybody just exercises some common sense and looks at the deal that is there to be done'.
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Defying EU ultimatum, British MPs approve post-Brexit bill
The legislation now passes to the upper House of Lords, where it faces opposition after the government admitted that key clauses will violate Britain's EU divorce treaty, by unilaterally imposing post-Brexit controls on Northern Ireland.
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EU urges new measures to head off virus second wave
Europe has now had more than five million coronavirus cases and several countries have begun reimposing local lockdown rules to head off a return to uncontrolled spread.
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Brazil rejects deforestation concerns on EU-Mercosur deal
France said Friday it was opposed to the yet-to-be-ratified deal, after a government-commissioned report blasted the accord as a "missed opportunity" to hold South American countries accountable for protecting the environment.
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EU ministers welcome Belarus opposition leader
The former Soviet republic has been convulsed by unprecedented demonstrations against President Alexander Lukashenko since he was returned to power in a disputed 9 August election - and those protests have been brutally repressed.
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Angry EU rounds on Johnson's claim of Brexit blockade
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's claim that the 27-nation EU is plotting to choke off food supplies via crippling new trade barriers between Britain and Northern Ireland is 'spin and not the truth,' Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney told BBC television.
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OPINION: Brexit brinkmanship revives risk of worst outcome
Less than 11 months after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson negotiated a withdrawal agreement with the European Union, his government may be preparing to undermine aspects of the deal.
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Brexit terms UK signed 'must be respected' - EU's Barnier
'Everything that has been signed must be respected,' chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier told France Inter radio, in response to a 'Financial Times' report claiming British Premier Boris Johnson wanted to revise agreements on Northern Ireland and state aid.
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EU freezes Mali training missions after military coup, denies responsibility
The two missions assisting Mali’s army and police are part of international efforts to stabilise Mali and extend the state’s authority, but the EU is facing questions about whether it inadvertently helped train the coup plotters.
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Lukashenko orders Belarusian police to clear streets, EU announces sanctions
The European Union held an emergency summit on the crisis, rejecting Lukashenko’s re-election in a disputed vote on 9 August and announcing financial sanctions against officials the bloc blames for election fraud and the abuse of protesters.
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EU leaders urge Putin to push for talks in Belarus over disputed vote
EU chief Charles Michel said on Twitter he had spoken to Putin and added that 'only peaceful and truly inclusive dialogue can resolve the crisis in Belarus'.
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EU says Belarus vote not free, threatens sanctions
Belarus went to the polls on Sunday against a backdrop of large-scale opposition protests against President Alexander Lukashenko's rule, but the official electoral commission declared him the winner.
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EU leaders in 'home stretch' to recovery deal after days of squabbling
Diplomats said the leaders appeared to have put aside the rancour that stood in the way of a compromise over hours of haggling through the weekend, and one said they were 'on the home stretch'.
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Germany's Merkel warns of summit failure on EU recovery fund
Germany and France, the EU’s powerbrokers, are seeking a deal on a $2.06 trillion economic recovery package to rescue the bloc’s economies that are facing their worst recession since World War Two.
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Deadlocked EU summit heads into third day
European Council president Charles Michel was expected to propose another plan to the 27 leaders at noon after his initial blueprints for a $850 billion package were refused by the richer northern member states.
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EU wants Brexit deal 'but not at any price' as teams head for dinner
After leaving the EU in January, Britain is keen to strike out alone, pursuing trade deals with other countries and setting up its own sanctions regime.
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Britain imposes sanctions on Russians, Saudis
The biggest Russian name on the list is Alexander Bastrykin, whose Investigative Committee reports directly to President Vladimir Putin.
