The European Union should prepare for its companies to be targeted by US sanctions in a worsening trade dispute between the United States and China, former World Trade Organisation (WTO) director general Pascal Lamy said. Ex-#WTO Director General Pascal Lamy expects geopolitical tensions to persist over next several decades, with #US and #China engaged in…
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EU foreign ministers to discuss broad agenda
The Foreign Affairs Council on July 16 will start with a discussion on current affairs, allowing ministers to review pressing issues on the international agenda. This will include the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) following the JCPOA Joint Commission meeting on 6 July. "The participants in the #JCPOA reconfirmed their commitment to the full and effective implementation of…
EU foreign ministers aimed at saving nucelar deal
The saving of Iranian nuclear deal #JCPOA remains the major challenge for the EU diplomacy, gathering for foreign ministers Council in Brussels. The EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini said she will inform the ministers about the results of the Vienna meeting on the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (#JCPOA) , which…
Europe attempts to save nuclear deal
A meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action #JCPOA took place in Vienna on 25 May 2018 upon the request of the Islamic Republic of Iran in order to review the implications of the withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA and discuss the way forward to ensure the continued…
Iranian nuclear deal in focus of EU foreign ministers
The Foreign Affairs Council (28/05/2018) will start with a discussion on current affairs, allowing ministers to review pressing issues on the international agenda. Agenda highlights of the next Foreign Affairs Council #FAC: https://t.co/MPwHmWsB4Q#Iran #JCPOA #Venezuela #Gaza #DRCongo & EU- African, Caribbean and Pacific future partnership @PressACP Press briefing: FRIDAY 10.00 @EUCouncil main press room, by…
EU sees “no alternative” to Iranian deal
“We have listened attentively to today’s speech by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, addressed not only to the audiences in Iran, but also to all those in support of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)” – says EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini in her response to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speech…
Pompeo vows “strongest” sanctions against Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the intention to impose the “strongest sanctions in history” against Iran if the country’s leadership did not change the course of its foreign and domestic policy. .@SecPompeo: The sting of sanctions will only grow more painful if regime does not change course from the unacceptable & unproductive path…
Zarif considers EU political support insufficient
Iranian Foreign minister Javad Zarif said to the EU energy chief Miguel Arias Canete that the bloc must take “practical steps” to strengthen economic ties with Tehran after Washington’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal, underlining that “political support” was not enough. https://twitter.com/RT_com/status/998207696309452800 “With the withdrawal of America, [Iran’s] public expectations of the European Union have…
#JCPOA: EU defends nuclear deal
The EU reacted upon the President Trump announcement of the withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran, officially known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) #JCPOA with the declaration made by European External Action Service top diplomat Federica Mogherini from Rome via EbS TV channel: “The European Union regrets today’s statement by the President of…
#JCPOA: Mogherini reacts on revision of nuclear deal
Tonight EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini will deliver a press statement following the announcement by US President Donald Trump on the Iran nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA). Media advisory: tonight +/-8.30 pm CET @FedericaMog will deliver a press statement following the announcement by US President Donald Trump on the Iran nuclear deal…
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