EU SANCTIONS

The 69-year-old has called for "constructive relations" with Western countries to "get Iran out of its isolation", and favours reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and global powers.

The panic coming from the EU is caused partly by the fact that Chinese foreign investment hasn’t kept up with the pace of exports, Wan Gang said. One way to improve relations would be to resume talks on the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, he ...

The confirmation came after China's commerce ministry said its head Wang Wentao, and Dombrovskis, executive vice president of the European Commission, had agreed to start consultations over the EU's anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese EVs.

At a meeting in Brussels last month, the Indian trade body, senior government officials and Indian customs officials have told the European Union authorities that India, which imports about 90% of rough stones mined in the world, should be a key nod...

EU ambassadors have agreed on new sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The measures will target imports of Russian LNG and freeze assets of more officials and entities.

The European Union has agreed on a new sanctions package against Russia, marking its first restrictions on Russian gas since the war in Ukraine began. This 14th package bans the re-export of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) within EU waters, alth...

Russian oil exporters are selling oil to India at higher prices than at any time since the start of the Ukraine war, as more shippers and traders participate in the trade, weakening the impact of Western sanctions. The exporters have had to offer de...

Voters in Slovakia, Italy, and other European Union nations are casting their ballots for the European Parliament on the third day of elections. In Slovakia, an attempt to assassinate populist Prime Minister Robert Fico on May 15 has reverberated th...

Belgium's federal prosecutor's office announced police searches at a European Parliament employee's residence and offices in Brussels and Strasbourg over suspected Russian interference. The investigation involves passive corruption and criminal orga...

Angry words abounded Monday, with Katz accusing Spain of "rewarding terror" by recognising a Palestinian state, and saying that "the days of the Inquisition are over". He referred to the infamous Spanish institution started in the 15th century to ma...

The European Union on Tuesday formally approved using the profits from frozen Russian central bank assets to arm Ukraine, as the United States presses for a more ambitious plan. The final approval of the EU scheme, after months of legal wrangling, c...

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited China to hold talks with China President Xi Jinping. The two leaders discussed about the Ukraine war and the increasing pressure on Beijing from the US and EU for supporting Russia. This is Putin's first fore...

Vietnam's foreign affairs ministry declined a meeting with the European Union's top official on Russian sanctions, citing scheduling conflicts, amidst preparations for a potential visit from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Vietnam's neutral foreig...

Xi arrived in Europe for the first time in five years, at a time of growing business tensions that include the European Union investigating Chinese industries such as electric vehicle exports, while Beijing probes mostly French-made brandy imports. ...

French President Emmanuel Macron will use a two-day state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to France to urge China to help end the war in Ukraine. Macron seeks to persuade Xi to use his influence with Russia, with whom China claims neutrality i...

Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that power the drones used in the April 13 attack on Israel. Additionally, the UK is targeting several Iranian military organizations, indiv...

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell was speaking on the sidelines of a G7 foreign ministers meeting on the Italian resort island of Capri, where Russia's war in Ukraine and surging tensions in the Middle East over Iran's unprecedented attack on Is...

The European Union Court of Justice has removed Russian billionaires Fridman and Aven from sanctions list citing lack of justification. Court stated ties to Putin was possible but no evidence of supporting anti-Ukraine actions. A separate appeal lod...

The timing of the report is curious as it comes ahead of the visit of several European Foreign Ministers and EU officials here next week, according to a source who did not wish to be named. Interestingly, European states are purchasing refined Russi...