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EU Parliament president warns Athens of dramatic consequences if talks fail
World
June 7, 2015
EU Parliament president warns Athens of dramatic consequences if talks fail
European Parliament President Martin Schulz urged Greece in a newspaper interview to accept a proposal by its international lenders for…
Pew poll: British support for staying in EU rises to 55 percent
World
June 3, 2015
Pew poll: British support for staying in EU rises to 55 percent
British support for staying in the European Union has risen to 55 percent, up 9 percentage points from two years…
More than 4,200 migrants rescued in Mediterranean as crisis grows
World
May 30, 2015
More than 4,200 migrants rescued in Mediterranean as crisis grows
More than 4,200 migrants trying to reach Europe have been rescued from boats in the Mediterranean in last 24 hours,…
EU against Morsi death sentence
Egypt
May 19, 2015
EU against Morsi death sentence
James Moran, the European Union's ambassador to Cairo, said in a recent statement that the European Union is against the…
Austrian chancellor says Britain not acting responsibly on Europe
Middle East
May 15, 2015
Austrian chancellor says Britain not acting responsibly on Europe
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann has accused Britain, whose newly-elected government plans to hold an in-or-out referendum on its EU membership,…
Britain refuses to participate in EU migrant resettlement plan
World
May 12, 2015
Britain refuses to participate in EU migrant resettlement plan
Britain said on Tuesday it would not participate in any European Union plan to resettle refugees using country quotas, saying…
Greece defies euro zone on pension, labour reform
World
May 7, 2015
Greece defies euro zone on pension, labour reform
Greece defied its international creditors on Thursday by sticking to "red lines" on pension and labour market reforms and urging…
EU’s Juncker fears Grexit talk could roil markets
World
May 7, 2015
EU’s Juncker fears Grexit talk could roil markets
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday he would not raise the possibility of Greece leaving the euro zone,…
Finance minister: No new ‘loan’ needed if Greek debt restructured
World
May 2, 2015
Finance minister: No new ‘loan’ needed if Greek debt restructured
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Saturday that Greece could manage without a new "loan" if its debt was…
Hundreds drown off Libya, EU leaders forced to reconsider migrant crisis
Middle East
April 20, 2015
Hundreds drown off Libya, EU leaders forced to reconsider migrant crisis
As many as 700 migrants were feared dead on Sunday after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, raising pressure on…