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EU condemns violence in Northern Ireland
BRUSSELS, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission on Thursday strongly condemned the violence in Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom. "We condemn in the strongest possible terms the acts of…
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EU and Turkey’s ‘sofagate’ blame game enters round 2
A day after public outcry at European Commission President Ursula van der Leyen being snubbed during an official meeting with European Council President Charles Michel and Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
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European Union Aviation Safety Agency extends travel restrictions on PIA
RAWALPINDI: The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has extended travel restrictions imposed on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for an indefinite period and has directed the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority…
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Turkey says it’s not to blame for EU ‘Seatgate’
Turkey has denied claims it snubbed European Commissioner President, Ursula von der Leyen because of her gender. A protocol blunder during a meeting on Tuesday between Von der Leyen, European…
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MEPs want EU leaders to answer for ‘Sofagate’ in Parliament
Leading MEPs are pressuring European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to come answer questions before the European Parliament on the diplomatic sofa snub…
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Turkey blames ‘sofagate’ on EU and denies snub to Ursula von der Leyen
Turkey strongly rejected accusations that it snubbed Ursula von der Leyen, one of the European Union’s most powerful executives, because of her gender, insisting that the EU’s own protocol requests…
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EU Commissioners on 8 April: Europe has a long way to go to achieve real equality for Romani people
EU flags in front of the European Commission building in Brussels (PHOTO: Sébastien Bertrand, Wikimedia commons) Romani people continue to face prejudice, discrimination, antigypsyism and socioeconomic exclusion in their daily…
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Turkey blames EU for ‘sofagate’ scandal
Turkey on Thursday blamed the European Union for seating arrangements that left European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen without a chair during a meeting with the Turkish president. Recep…
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Turkey rejects claim it snubbed von der Leyen, blames EU
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey on Thursday strongly rejected accusations that it snubbed Ursula von der Leyen - one of the European Union’s most powerful executives - because of her…
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EU vows to attract investment in hydrogen energy
LISBON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- The Council of the European Union (EU) on Wednesday defined the attraction of international investments in hydrogen energy as a priority, in a consensus built…