IRNA The European Union remains committed to its obligations under the nuclear deal with Iran, and has taken effective steps for keeping the deal alive despite pressures from Washington, a spokesperson of the union said. 'The JCPOA is a key element of the global nuclear non-proliferation architecture, endorsed unanimously by the United Nations ...

[caption id="attachment_135120" align="alignright" width="154"] European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini[/caption] The European Union seeks to push Turkey to step up its engagement in the fight against the ISIL Takfiri terrorists. European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security ...

[caption id="attachment_128221" align="alignright" width="157"] The European Unions new foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini[/caption] The European Unions new foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has called for the formation of an independent Palestinian state. We need a Palestinian state. That is the ultimate goal and this is the position ...

Nov 4 (Reuters) - German exports to Iran jumped by about 33 percent in the first eight months of the year, lifted by an easing of Western sanctions against the Islamic Republic after an interim deal on its disputed nuclear work, data seen by Reuters showed. Germany, Europe's biggest economy, is traditionally Iran's most important trading partner in ...

Tehran, Oct 27, IRNA President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that continued sanctions will actually harm all parties involved particularly the European Union. He made the remarks when he received the credentials of the new Belgian Ambassador to Tehran Francois del Marmol. The President hoped a final broad nuclear agreement would result in expansion ...

(Reuters) - European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will continue leading nuclear negotiations withIranuntil a deal is reached, even if a November deadline is missed, she said on Monday. Ashton's five-year term as EU foreign policy chief ends at the end of this month, and she had said she would stay on as nuclear negotiator until Nov....

(Reuters) - Internationalbanksare shying away from processing humanitarian deals withIranfor fear being fined for breaking Western sanctions, despite moves intended to facilitate the trade, a senior Iranian banker said. The sanctions regime, imposed by the United States and European Union over Tehran's nuclear program, allows trade in humanitarian ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - European Union leaders on Sunday gave Russia a week to reverse course in Ukraine or face a new round of Fears are growing that the confrontation on the EU's eastern borders could engulf the whole continent after Russia sent troops to back a new offensive by pro-Kremlin rebels in southeastern Ukraine. EU President Herman Van Rompuy ...

Turkeys chief negotiator with the European Union has censured the prejudiced attitudes of the EUs current members, saying his country will probably never become a member of the bloc. According to an article published in London'sTelegraphnewspaper on Saturday, Egemen Bagis, who is also Turkeys EU Affairs Minister, says Ankara is more likely to hold ...

The European Union has lambasted Israeli forces for confronting a group of European diplomats in the occupied West Bank. On Saturday, EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton and EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva issued a statement, telling the Israeli regime to explain why its troops confiscated humanitarian aid from a group of ...

By Reuters Oct 4 (Reuters) - The European Union is poised to ban imports of Iranian gas into Europe as part of its efforts to ratchet up pressure on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear programme, diplomats said on Thursday. Diplomats from EU member states have started preparing a package of sanctions againstIranwith a goal of formally adopting ...