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EU leaders unanimously vote for prolonging Russia sanctions: Council Head
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Leaders of the EU countries have unanimously voted for the prolongation of sanctions against Russia during the EU summit in Brussels, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday.
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EU facing another Christmas in pandemic mode: EU chief as Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 15 (ANI): Amid the sudden increase in COVID-19 cases due to the emergence of the Omicron variant, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said that the 27-nation bloc is facing another Christmas in pandemic mode.
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Tensions on Ukraine's borders to be discussed at EU summit on December 16:
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The tensions on the borders of Ukraine will be discussed at the EU summit on December 16, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday after meeting of EU foreign ministers.
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Refusal to address Uyghur forced labour is betrayal of Europe's values: Ri
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 13 (ANI): Ahead of the Beijing Olympics 2022, a Washington-based Uyghur rights activist has called on Europe to adhere to its values and take action against China's rights abuses in Xinjiang province.
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EU to use dissuasion, dialogue to prevent crisis in Ukraine: Borrell
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union will use dissuasion and dialogue to prevent an escalation of the situation in Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday.
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US Assistant Secretary of State Donfried to visit Moscow, Kyiv: Washington
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Karen Donfried, will visit Moscow and Kiev from December 13-15, and then will meet with EU representatives in Brussels to discuss diplomatic resolution of the situation in Ukraine
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EU says Minsk's sanctions not transparent, envision difficult mechanism
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is studying the retaliatory sanctions of Belarus and considers them to be non-transparent with an incomprehensible challenge mechanism, EU External Action Service lead spokesman Peter Stano told Sputnik.
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EU alarmed by reports on arbitrary arrests in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): NGO reports on arbitrary and extrajudicial arrests of Ethiopian citizens based on their ethnicity are "alarming" to the European Union, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel said on Wednesday.
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Rights group urges European officials to raise Ahmadiya issue with Pakista
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 8 (ANI): With Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi currently on a Belgium visit, a Brussels-based human rights group urged European officials to raise the situation of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan.
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Pakistan FM Qureshi meets NATO chief Stoltenberg in Brussels, discusses Af
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 8 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels and discussed the fast deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, reported local media.
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Belgian medical workers rally against potential vaccination mandate
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Belgian medical workers are rallying in Brussels and other cities in Belgium on Tuesday to protest the government's intention to make COVID-19 vaccination a prerequisite to be able to continue working, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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EU's Borrell says Brussels working to forestall conflict between Russia, U
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is making a diplomatic effort to prevent an escalation of tensions on the border between Russia and Ukraine, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has said.
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