European Union

War at home, and ‘political war’ abroad for Afghan refugees

Afghans have undergone decades of war forcing millions to flee the country. Despite the volatile situation in Afghanistan, the European Union regularly deports refugees back ‘home’ or to third countries.

US: China govt contracts criminal hackers, behind Microsoft cyberattack

Opening a new area of tensions, the United States is joined by NATO, the European Union, Britain, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Canada to level allegations against the Chinese government for “malicious” cyber activity.

Belarus police launch new crackdown on journalists, rights activists

Rights groups say at least five people were detained and 25 homes and offices searched in the third successive day of raids.

EU unveils extensive climate crisis plan, including carbon tax on imports

European Commission unveils a broad climate package that aims to meet a more ambitious greenhouse gas emission cut goal to make Europe the "first climate-neutral continent".

G20 ministers approve deal to tax multinational firms

Finance ministers and central bankers from G20, the countries with the 19 biggest economies and the European Union, green light a "revolutionary" deal to tax multinational companies more fairly.

EU slaps $1B fine on VW, BMW, Audi, Porsche in emission scandal

The German carmakers avoided competing on technology to restrict pollution even though they had the means to cut harmful emissions, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager says.

Autopsy shows head blows in death of Abbas critic as UN seeks probe

Palestinian parliamentary candidate Nizar Banat was severely beaten in custody, causing his death, his relatives allege. Banat had accused Palestinian leadership of corruption and had condemned a short-lived Covid-19 vaccine exchange with Israel.

EU hits Belarus with economic sanctions after Ryanair incident

The economic sanctions are the most sweeping measures imposed against Belarus so far by the EU and come after President Alexander Lukashenko sparked outrage by intercepting a Ryanair airplane in May to arrest dissident journalist Roman Protasevich.

Is Switzerland set to snub the EU and purchase the US F35?

Reports that Switzerland could purchase US fighter jets are likely to increase tensions with the European Union.

Turkey's Cavusoglu hails 'successful' Antalya Diplomacy Forum meeting

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says the forum was one of the first and biggest international events during the pandemic and it was held under compliance with all health measures.

Merkel and Macron urge EU coordination on reopening borders

French President Macron says EU countries must be careful not to allow new variants to spread, adding that the EU was watching developments in Britain, which has seen a steep rise in the weekly reported cases of the Delta variant.

How Greece's new asylum policy endangers refugees and violates EU laws

Greece says it will reject the majority of refugees coming via Turkey despite EU laws requiring European nations to share the responsibility of asylum seekers.