European Union

EU calls for ”immediate release” of Hong Kong activists

7:27 pm January 6, 2021

Brussels: The European Union called for the immediate release Wednesday of the 53 former lawmakers and pro-democracy activists who have been arrested in Hong Kong after being accused of violating a new security law. The mass arrests, including of former lawmakers, were the largest crackdown on Hong Kongs democracy movement since the law was imposed by China last June to quell dissent in […]

EU says it will redouble efforts to save Iran nuclear deal

8:07 pm January 5, 2021

Brussels: The European Union says it will redouble its efforts to save the Iran nuclear agreement despite what it calls Tehran’s “important breach” of commitments made in the 2015 deal by starting to enrich uranium to new levels. EU spokesman Peter Stano said that Iran’s actions “will have serious implications when it comes to nuclear nonproliferation.” Stano said it was in […]

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

4:44 pm January 1, 2021

London: Britain’s long and sometimes acrimonious divorce from the European Union ended on Thursday with an economic split that leaves the EU smaller and the UK freer but more isolated in a turbulent world. Britain left the European blocs vast single market for people, goods and services at 11 pm London time, midnight in Brussels, […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

EU warns Bosnia of ‘alarming’ migrant state, urges action

7:19 pm December 21, 2020

Brussels: The European Union on Monday warned Bosnia that thousands of migrants face a winter without shelter, and it urged the country’s bickering political authorities to set aside their differences and take action. “The migration situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is alarming,” the EU commissioners responsible for foreign policy, migration and enlargement said in a […]

EU-UK trade talks floundering over fish as cutoff day nears

10:16 pm December 20, 2020

Brussels: Deep into a crucial weekend of negotiations, a breakthrough on fishing rights remained elusive for the European Union and Britain, leaving both without a trade agreement that would dull the edge of a chaotic, costly economic break on New Years Day. With hundreds of thousands of jobs at stake throughout the economy, the tiny sector of fisheries continued […]