Tag: European Union

• Wednesday, November 18th 2015 - 07:14 UTC

  France and Russia agree on an unusual alliance against the Islamic State

  

  France and Russia agreed to coordinate their military and security services in an unusual alliance against Islamic State jihadists in Syria on Tuesday after a devastating attack on Paris and the bombing of a Russian plane.

• Wednesday, November 11th 2015 - 08:36 UTC

  PM Cameron outlines UK's conditions to remain in the EU

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday formally laid out Britain’s conditions for remaining in the European Union, seeking changes in his country’s relationship with Brussels that he is betting are substantial enough to win over a majority of British voters but modest enough for the rest of Europe to swallow.

• Friday, November 6th 2015 - 08:23 UTC

  Recovery at “a modest pace” in the EU and Euro-zone next year

  

  The economic recovery within the European Union and the eurozone should continue at “a modest pace” next year, the EU has forecast. The economy of the 28-nation EU is set to grow by 1.9% this year, 2.0% in 2016 and by 2.1% the year after.

• Tuesday, November 3rd 2015 - 06:29 UTC

  Brazil and EU agree on biosecurity measures for horse sports in RIO 2016 Games

  

  Brazil and the European Union have reportedly settled biosecurity-related arrangements that will allow the passage of sport horses in and out of Rio de Janeiro for next year’s Olympics. However, details of any deal have yet to be posted on website of the Olympic Public Authority in Brazil, or the main Games website, Rio2016.com. Details of the deal are expected to be released this week.

• Saturday, October 24th 2015 - 09:11 UTC

  Wealthy nations expenditure on its farmers far outstrips global food aid

  

  Wealthy nations spend 20 times more on farm subsidies than the US$12 billion they allocate to food aid and support for poor farmers annually, John McArthur, a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution, the think-tank which led the new research, said.

• Monday, October 5th 2015 - 08:29 UTC

  Gibraltar calls for UK to remain in the EU: “it needs to be fixed, not thrown away”

  

  The European Union needs to be ‘fixed, not thrown away’, Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has said in a letter to The Times. The letter follows news that Nigel Lawson is to lead the Conservative movement to leave the EU and Mr. Picardo told the newspaper that those whose best future lies in remaining in a secure Europe “need to speak up”.

• Friday, October 2nd 2015 - 05:58 UTC

  Mercosur and EU analyze 'level of ambition' of their trade proposals

  

  Technical delegates from Mercosur and the European Union are holding a round of talks in Asunción to consider 'levels of ambition' for the coming exchange of tariff proposals with the purpose of reaching a much delayed free trade agreement, said Paraguayan Deputy Economic Relations minister, Rigoberto Gauto.

• Friday, September 25th 2015 - 07:26 UTC

  Argentina remains 'reluctant' and has 'reserves' about a trade accord Mercosur/ Europe

  

  Mercosur foreign ministers meeting held this week in Paraguay to decide on the proposal to present the European Union for a trade agreement, apparently was not as “satisfactory” as announced because of Argentina's reluctance and 'reserves' about opening its market to the EU.

• Wednesday, September 23rd 2015 - 11:09 UTC

  France will appeal EU opt-out scheme to ban cultivation of GM crops

  

  France is to use a new European opt-out scheme to ensure a ban on the cultivation of genetically modified crops in the country remains in place. The European Union's largest grain grower and exporter has asked the European Commission for France to be excluded from some GM maize crop cultivation under the new scheme, the farm and environment ministries said in a joint statement.

• Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 10:03 UTC

  Corbyn tells BBC he will not campaign for Britain to leave the European Union

  

  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has told the BBC that he will not campaign for Britain to leave the European Union. Mr. Corbyn said that while policy was “developing” he could not foresee a situation where Labor would campaign for a “Brexit” under his leadership. He has come under growing pressure from Labour MPs to clarify his position.