EU
EU ‘approves military action’ against Mediterranean people smugglers
Middle East
September 14, 2015
EU ‘approves military action’ against Mediterranean people smugglers
EU member states approved on Monday plans to take military action against people smugglers in the Mediterranean, seizing and destroying…
Cameron suffers parliamentary defeat over EU referendum rules
Egypt
September 8, 2015
Cameron suffers parliamentary defeat over EU referendum rules
Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing defeat in parliament on Monday after Eurosceptic members of his Conservatives joined forces…
Thousands arrive in Athens as migrant influx piles pressure on EU
World
September 2, 2015
Thousands arrive in Athens as migrant influx piles pressure on EU
Thousands of refugees and migrants arrived in Athens on Wednesday, piling further pressure on increasingly divided European nations as they…
Migrant trains reach Germany as EU asylum system creaks
World
September 1, 2015
Migrant trains reach Germany as EU asylum system creaks
Trainloads of migrants arrived in Austria and Germany from Hungary on Monday as European Union asylum rules collapsed under the…
TV: EU’s Mogherini in Tehran to talk nuclear deal, regional issues
Middle East
July 28, 2015
TV: EU’s Mogherini in Tehran to talk nuclear deal, regional issues
The European Union's top diplomat arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss the implementation of a nuclear deal reached between…
Greek PM Tsipras faces party revolt over bailout deal
World
July 14, 2015
Greek PM Tsipras faces party revolt over bailout deal
Greece's leftwing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces a showdown with rebels in his own party on Tuesday furious at his…
Eurozone strikes deal with Greece after all-night struggle
World
July 13, 2015
Eurozone strikes deal with Greece after all-night struggle
Eurozone leaders clinched a deal with Greece on Monday to negotiate a third bailout to keep the near-bankrupt country in…
UPDATE: Between rock, hard place, Greece picks austerity. How did it get into this mess?
World
July 7, 2015
UPDATE: Between rock, hard place, Greece picks austerity. How did it get into this mess?
Greece's affair with the euro began with the grandest of hopes. But then it all went terribly wrong. In talks over…
Libyan forces warn EU over migrant operation plan
Middle East
June 23, 2015
Libyan forces warn EU over migrant operation plan
Forces from Libya's internationally recognised government have warned European countries that any vessels entering Libyan waters without permission would be…
EU extends Russia sanctions to 2016
World
June 22, 2015
EU extends Russia sanctions to 2016
EU foreign ministers agreed at a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday to extend sanctions against Russia until Jan.