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 Russia takes part in creating euro-SWIFT

Russia takes part in creating euro-SWIFT

Russia is taking part in developing a European counterpart of the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT), the European Commission’s press service said. According to the EC's spokesperson, the …

European Commission names biggest threat to EU

European Commission names biggest threat to EU

European politicians who think that days of liberal values are over are the biggest threat to the European Union, European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen said. "The rule of law and liberal democracy …

EU to provide 231 million euro support for Georgia

EU to provide 231 million euro support for Georgia

The Georgian delegation headed by Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has left for Brussels today to hold a meeting with the EU officials, including President of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker. …

Meeting on Syria to be held in margins of UN General Assembly

Meeting on Syria to be held in margins of UN General Assembly

The high-level event on the Syria crisis will be held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 26 September. "The EU will host a fifth high-level event on the Syria crisis on 26 September, chaired by …

Georgia to receive €45 million assistance package from EU

Georgia to receive €45 million assistance package from EU

The European Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with Georgia for macro-financial assistance (MFA) of up to €45 million to help Georgia cover part of its external financing needs and support economic reforms, the European …

EU to block US anti-Iran sanctions

EU to block US anti-Iran sanctions

The European Union will block the anti-Iran sanctions on its territory imposed by the United States to protect European countries, the European Commission said. "We deeply regret the re-imposition of sanctions by the U.S., due …

European Commission allocates 5 million euros for TANAP

European Commission allocates 5 million euros for TANAP

The European Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) allocated around 5 million euros to the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline project (TANAP), the TANAP company said. According to the company, the project was one of two …

Turkey to receive 400 million euro on education from EU

Turkey to receive 400 million euro on education from EU

The European Commission has approved a new assistance package worth 400 million euro for the education of Syrian refugees in Turkey, according to the press release of the European Commission. This is the first action adopted following …

Novak and Sefcovic hold gas talks in Berlin

Novak and Sefcovic hold gas talks in Berlin

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Vice President of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic are holding gas talks in Berlin.  Their meeting started at 10:30 local time (11:30 Moscow …

EU and China announce WTO reform

EU and China announce WTO reform

European Council president Donald Tusk has called for reform of the World Trade Organization, including new rules on industrial subsidies and intellectual property rights, as Europe tries to form a common front with China against …

EU warns of hit to US over car import tariffs

EU warns of hit to US over car import tariffs

Washington’s threat to hit car imports with punitive tariffs risks sparking global retaliation against as much as $300 billion of US products, according to the European Commission's written submission to the US Department of Commerce …

EU to protect its steel industry from US tariffs

EU to protect its steel industry from US tariffs

The European Union could start measures by mid-July to curb steel imports, which could be surging due to U.S. tariffs, EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said today. The European Commission launched an …

Brussels hits U.S. imports in response to Trump tariffs

Brussels hits U.S. imports in response to Trump tariffs

The European Union will begin charging import duties of 25% on a range of U.S. products on June 21, in response to U.S tariffs imposed on EU steel and aluminum, the European Commission said. The Commission formally adopted a law putting …

Will Europe take its destiny into its own hands?

Will Europe take its destiny into its own hands?

First vice-president of the European Commission Frans Timmermans warned that Europe must take its destiny "into its own hands". "I am not one to declare that the rules-based international system, so …

Juncker rejects Trump view that EU unfair on trade

Juncker rejects Trump view that EU unfair on trade

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker rejected US President Donald Trump's complaint that the European Union has treated the United States unfairly in trade, saying he would try to change the …