EU pledges $8 billion for Egypt as it seeks to curb migration
CAIRO: The European Union announced a 7.4 billion euro ($8.1 billion) funding package and an upgraded relationship with Egypt, part of a push to stem migrant flows to Europe.…
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Israeli plan to destroy Hamas not working, peace talks needed: EU’s Borrell
BRUSSELS: Israel's foreign minister sidestepped discussion of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at a meeting with European Union counterparts on Monday, opting to show…
Hungary blocks EU financial aid package for Ukraine
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders agreed to open membership talks with Ukraine even as it continues to fight Russia's invasion, but they could not agree on a 50 billion euro package of…
Donald Tusk sworn in as Prime Minister of Poland
WARSAW: New Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government was sworn in by Poland's president on Wednesday, the final step in a transfer of power that marks a huge change after eight years of…
EU awards Sakharov Prize to Iran’s Mahsa Amini
The European Union awarded its top rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, to Mahsa Amini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in Iranian custody a year ago, and the "Woman, Life, Freedom"…
European Parliament extends GSP Plus status till 2027
BRUSSELS: The European Parliament has voted to roll over the rules on Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GSP) designed to help developing countries including Pakistan.
After extension,…
Pariah’ Putin mocks global isolation: analysts
Russia's invasion of Ukraine risks making President Vladimir Putin an international pariah, but he does not fear such isolation -- quite the contrary, experts say.
EU joins chips race with 42 bn euro bid to rival Asia
The EU launches a plan Tuesday to raise tens of billions of euros to boost semiconductor production in Europe and end the bloc's digital dependence on Asia.
The production of…
EU welcomes Pakistan’s progress on FATF
The European Union (EU) has welcomed the progress made by Pakistan to implement the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Action Plans and also lauded adoption of the ‘Protection of Journalists…
Time To ‘Think About Mandatory Vaccination’: EU Chief
It is time for the European Union to "think about mandatory vaccination" against Covid, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday, while stressing member state…
Putin tells Merkel EU should ‘restore contacts’ with Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday told the European Union to start talking to Belarus if it wants to resolve a migrant crisis on the border with Poland.
In his second phone…
German Covid cases soar as WHO warns over Europe deaths
Daily Covid infections hit an all-time high in Germany Thursday as the World Health Organization warned that another 500,000 people could die across Europe with cases once again on the rise.…
EU, US invite Pakistan to joins global fight against climate-potent methane gas
European Union and US governments have invited Pakistan to join ‘Methane Pledge’, a global effort to be launched this year on the sidelines of United Nations annual climate summit in Glasgow…
Pro-EU rallies draw tens of thousands in Poland
Pro-EU: Tens of thousands of Poles rallied on Sunday in defense of their country's EU membership, after Poland's top court last week issued a landmark ruling against the primacy of EU law.…
Amid COVID-19 booster data dilemma, EU nations’ plans diverge
A patchwork of campaigns for an extra COVID-19 shot are being rolled out across the European Union even before the region's drug watchdog rules on whether they are safe and effective.…