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European lawmakers may be about to skewer the doner kebab

European lawmakers may be about to skewer the doner kebab

Turkey's culinary version of an American hamburger may be about to get burnt, skewered, put through the mincer in Europe as lawmakers move to ban the phosphates used in the slabs of meat at the heart of the popular street …

European Parliament  to discuss Nord Stream-2 on Thursday

European Parliament to discuss Nord Stream-2 on Thursday

The European Parliament will hold a debate on the construction of the Nord Stream-2 pipeline at the plenary session in Strasbourg on Thursday, the press service of the European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, Miguel Arias …

EU parliament sets against Turkish accession

EU parliament sets against Turkish accession

The European Parliament asked for Turkey's European Union accession talks to be suspended if Ankara implements a constitutional overhaul, backed by a referendum in April, which expands the powers of President Recep Tayyip …

Europe intends to freeze Turkey’s EU accession talks

Europe intends to freeze Turkey’s EU accession talks

Turkey’s EU accession talks should be suspended if the proposed changes to the constitution go ahead, the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee recommended on Tuesday. "Taking note of the outcome of …

Russian church to be opened in European capital

Russian church to be opened in European capital

Central tent, cylinder and golden domes with crosses were set up on a Russian church of All Saints in Strasbourg, which is expected to be opened in 2018, the parochial press service reports.  They were made in Moscow and brought to …

Lawmaker invites MEPs to visit Syria with Russian senators

Lawmaker invites MEPs to visit Syria with Russian senators

Russian senators are ready to organize regular joint trips to Syria with European parliament members, Konstantin Kosachev, Chairman of Russia’s Federation Council (upper house of parliament) International Affairs Committee, …

European Parliament approves Georgia visa waiver

European Parliament approves Georgia visa waiver

The European Parliament has agreed to lift visa requirements for Georgia once a suspension mechanism allowing reintroducing visas with third countries enters into force. Most lawmakers voted in favor of the proposal at a session in …

Antonio Tajani elected new EU parliament speaker

Antonio Tajani elected new EU parliament speaker

Italian conservative Antonio Tajani has been elected the new president of the European Parliament. Mr Tajani, 63, is a former spokesman for Italy's Silvio Berlusconi and an ex-European …

Agreement on Georgia's visa liberalisation confirmed

Agreement on Georgia's visa liberalisation confirmed

On December 20, 2016, the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) confirmed, on behalf of the Council, the agreement reached on December 13 with the European Parliament on visa liberalisation for Georgia. The agreement provides …

Will Georgia receive visa-free regime with EU in January?

Will Georgia receive visa-free regime with EU in January?

The European Parliament may vote for the visa-free regime for the citizens of Georgia in January, following the adoption of the agreement by the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament said in a statement. "The deal …