European Union

Greek leader calls for greater EU involvement on migration

11:19 pm September 13, 2020

Athens: Greece’s prime minister demanded Sunday that the European Union take a greater responsibility for managing migration into the bloc, as Greek authorities promised that 12,000 migrants and asylum-seekers left homeless after fire gutted an overcrowded camp would be moved shortly to a new tent city. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis blamed some residents at the Moria camp on the […]

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UK PM seeks party backing for his controversial Brexit bill

8:24 pm September 12, 2020

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on his Conservative Party MPs to back a controversial parliamentary bill that would override parts of the Withdrawal Agreement struck with the European Union, or the so-called Brexit divorce pact. In a Zoom call with party members on Friday, he reportedly urged the members of parliament (MPs) […]

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Trade deal at risk as EU says UK must honour Brexit agreement

10:59 pm September 10, 2020

London: Prospects of a trade deal between Britain and the European Union appeared to dim Wednesday, with the EU saying that even the smallest UK breach of the Brexit withdrawal treaty would undermine what little trust is left between the two sides. The warning came as Britain pushed ahead with legislation that it admits breaks international law by overriding parts of the legally […]

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

EU: Britain must respect Brexit deal down to the letter

9:29 pm September 9, 2020

Brussels: The European Union warned Britain on Wednesday that even the most minor breach of the Brexit withdrawal treaty would undermine what little trust is left between the two sides in already fragile trade talks. “Breaking international law is not acceptable and does not create the confidence we need to build our future relationship,” European Council President Charles Michel said. European Commission President Ursula […]

Greece: Fire sweeps through refugee camp on virus lockdown

3:03 pm September 9, 2020

Athens: Fire swept through Greece’s largest refugee camp that had been placed under COVID-19 lockdown, leaving more than 12,000 migrants in emergency need of shelter on the island of Lesbos on Wednesday. In dramatic scenes overnight, the migrants at Moria refugee camp fled fires that broke out at multiple points and gutted much of the camp and […]