Category: Politics

Europe

EU envoy says Pakistan managed virus crisis well

ISLAMABAD: EU Ambassador to Pakistan Androulla Kaminara Sunday said the European Union fully backed Pakistan's efforts to overcome the socio-economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and build back better for…

8 September 2020 · 2 min read

Europe

UK urges ‘more realism’ in crunch EU trade talks

Britain demanded “more realism” from the European Union Monday ahead of crucial post-Brexit trade talks, but the mood was soured by reports that London was looking to rewrite an agreement…

8 September 2020 · 4 min read

Europe

UK threatens to undermine EU divorce deal

… crisis after Britain warned the European Union that it could effectively … trade between Britain and the EU could be thrown into … international standing," said one EU diplomat.…

7 September 2020 · 1 min read

Europe

A ‘solidarity clause’ in the EU climate law

The European Union should include a “solidarity clause” in its climate law to ensure that member states most burdened by the EU’s new carbon reduction targets are compensated for the…

7 September 2020 · 6 min read

Europe

Boris Johnson warns EU not to expect compromise

The UK is stepping up preparations for Brexit trade talks to fail, as time runs out for reaching a deal. Boris Johnson will tell the European Union on Monday he’s…

7 September 2020 · 7 min read

Europe

UK ups the ante on EU ahead of crunch Brexit trade talks

David Frost, the UK’s chief negotiator on a post-Brexit trade deal on Sunday (6 September) upped the ante ahead of a crunch week of negotiations, warning that Boris Johnson’s government…

7 September 2020 · 3 min read