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Ukraine expels Hungarian consul
Ukraine has given a Hungarian consul 72 hours to leave country after accusing his consulate of illegally issuing passports to ethnic Hungarians…
EU highest officials express serious concerns and deplores Russia’s cyberattacks
In a joint statement by the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and…
Malta’s Finance Minister expresses disappointment at ‘unfair’ treatment against Malta by Commissioner Jourova
Malta's Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has expressed disappointment at what he described as the “unfair” treatment meted out against Malta by European…
European Commission welcomes progress on improvements on VAT in EU
The European Commission has welcomed the progress made today by Member States on much-needed improvements to how Value Added Tax (VAT) works…
The European Union and the Soviet Union are not the same – Theresa May
British Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday the European Union is not like the Soviet Union, after her foreign secretary sparked anger…
Analysis on Macedonia’s EU and NATO future and Russian influence after Macedonia’s vote
Snap elections are likely to decide Macedonia's EU future after most people failed to vote in a referendum on changing the country's…
Italy urged to respect EU spending rules
Finance ministers from the eurozone’s largest economies have urged Italy’s populist government to respect the bloc’s spending rules, as they pushed Rome…
Investigations linked EU-wide crackdown on fuel smuggling off Malta, passed to international investigators
Intelligence on fuel smuggling off the Maltese coast was passed to international investigators as part of an EU-wide crackdown, sources told the…
Jeremy Hunt’s likening EU membership to USSR attracts ire and criticism
Two former leaders of the Foreign Office and a former president of Estonia were among those who condemned the speech, in which…
Iran and European states close to oil deal
Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said on Saturday that Tehran was closing in on an agreement to sell oil to European…
Boris Johnson urges May to abandon Chequers plan
Boris Johnson has urged the prime minister to abandon her Chequers plan and “change the course of the negotiation” on Brexit, in…
European Commission propose additional support for UNRWA to allow the agency to keep providing access to education, primary health care and assistance to Palestine refugees
The European Commission proposed additional support for UNRWA to allow the agency to keep providing access to education for 500,000 Palestine refugee…