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Juan Sanchez Gil

Juan Sanchez Gil - at The European Times News - Mostly in the back lines. Reporting on corporate, social and governmental ethics issues in Europe and internationally, with emphasis on fundamental rights. Also giving voice to those not being listened to by the general media.

EU and China talk trade despite rifts
EU and China talk trade despite rifts

Europe

EU and China talk trade despite rifts

EU leaders will talk to Chinese President Xi Jinping seeking trade and investment Monday, despite tensions over Hong Kong's freedoms and Beijing's treatment of its Uighur minority. Chinese officials, EU...

14 September 2020 · 4 min read

Blair, Major chide UK over ‘shocking’ EU plan
Blair, Major chide UK over ‘shocking’ EU plan

Europe

Blair, Major chide UK over ‘shocking’ EU plan

The Herald LONDON. — Former prime ministers Tony Blair and John Major said yesterday Britain must drop a “shocking” plan to pass legislation that breaks its divorce treaty with the...

14 September 2020 · 3 min read

Greece demands EU help to house refugees displaced by overcrowded migrant camp fire
Greece demands EU help to house refugees displaced by overcrowded migrant camp fire

Europe

Greece demands EU help to house refugees displaced by overcrowded migrant camp fire

Greece's Prime Minister is demanding the European Union take greater responsibility for managing migration, as authorities scramble to find new accommodation for 12,000 people left homeless after fire gutted an...

13 September 2020 · 3 min read

EU wants ‘credible’ Lebanon govt before more blast aid
EU wants ‘credible’ Lebanon govt before more blast aid

Europe

EU wants ‘credible’ Lebanon govt before more blast aid

European Commissioner in charge of Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic, pictured in June 2020, said the EU had mobilised €64 million for the emergency response in Lebanon. — AFP pic BEIRUT,...

13 September 2020 · 3 min read

A Japan trade deal is little consolation if Britain is locked out of the EU
A Japan trade deal is little consolation if Britain is locked out of the EU

Europe

A Japan trade deal is little consolation if Britain is locked out of the EU

There was a consistent message from business leaders to international trade secretary Liz Truss’s claims that she had signed a “historic” deal with Japan to lower tariffs and gain access...

13 September 2020 · 7 min read

ASEAN step up cooperation with EU, India
ASEAN step up cooperation with EU, India

Europe

ASEAN step up cooperation with EU, India

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh led the Vietnamese delegation to the meetings. At the ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting, both sides emphasised the importance of the relationship between...

13 September 2020 · 6 min read

EU could 'carve up' UK if Tories reject Brexit Bill: PM
EU could 'carve up' UK if Tories reject Brexit Bill: PM

Europe

EU could ‘carve up’ UK if Tories reject Brexit Bill: PM

LONDON: Boris Johnson has said his controversial legislation to override parts of his Brexit deal is needed to end EU threats to install a “blockade” in the Irish Sea. The...

13 September 2020 · 4 min read

UN chief calls on EU to share out migrants from Lesbos
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UN chief calls on EU to share out migrants from Lesbos

PARIS — The UN secretary general urged European Union members on Saturday to take in thousands of migrants and asylum seekers who have been left homeless and destitute in Greece...

12 September 2020 · 2 min read

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European Council President emphasizes preserving JCPOA

Iranian Ambassador to Brussels Ghoamhossein Dehghani submitted his credentials to the President of the European Council Charles Michel on Saturday. He had presented his credentials to the President of the...

12 September 2020 · 1 min read