EU nations condemn N.K. missile test, urge meaningful talks with U.S.
New York: European Union members of the U.N. Security Council have condemned North Korea’s latest missile launch as a clear violation of U.N. resolutions and urged the regime to engage in “meaningful” denuclearization negotiations with the United States. Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Belgium, as well as Estonia, which joins the council in January, issued […]
China-EU investment pact likely in 2020
The negotiations on a China-EU bilateral investment treaty (BIT) are moving forward and the two sides have made positive headway in the text and an associated list, according to Chinese officials. Analysts said there is a high possibility that the high-level agreement will be signed next year as scheduled amid the lingering China-US trade war […]
China, EU can work together in connectivity
Europe and China can and should work together to enhance connectivity between Asia and Europe. Implementing BRI and connectivity, therefore, requires Asia-Europe cooperation. The story of the Silk Road has intrigued me since childhood. The magic of faraway lands, traders bringing soft silk and exotic spices to countries across the long and winding road, the […]
Cambodia PM: The country is not dead if no EBA of EU
The Cambodia Prime Minister has strongly affirmed that his nation would still survive although the European Union suspends their Every But Not Arms (EBA), the tax-free access trade agreement, to the EU markets from his nation. The tax and duty free exports from Cambodia to the EU market is worth some US$676 million annually and last […]
To create new chapter of China-Portugal relations in the new era
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming trip to Portugal, the first state visit to the country by a Chinese leader in eight years, and that by President Xi since he took office as Chinese president, will mark a historical moment of China-Portugal ties, and will surely move the China-Portugal comprehensive strategic partnership into a new era. […]
Xi’s visit to bring China-Spain relations onto new stage
Chinese President Xi Jinping is about to pay a state visit to Spain, the first one to be paid by a Chinese head of state in 13 years, as China and Spain are embracing its 45th anniversary of establishing bilateral relations. This visit will be a milestone for China-Spain ties. China and Spain enjoy time-honored […]
Turkey threatens to cancel EU migration deal
Turkey will cancel a migration deal with the European Union if the bloc doesn’t grant visa-free travel to Turkish citizens by the end of the year, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday, a day after a top EU official suggested any visa deal was a long way off, Deutsche Welle reports. Cavusoglu defended Turkey’s anti-terror […]
EU to extend anti-Russia sanctions
European Union agreed to extend economic sanctions against Russia until late January 2017. According to Sputnik, the summit of EU leaders is scheduled for June 28-29. Extending the EU economic sanctions against Russia, which are due to expire in July, is likely to be on the summit’s agenda. Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated […]
“Turkish people lost their hopes for EU”
Mr. Yusuf Cinar is the president of International Institute of Strategic Outlook, a Turkish think tank based in the city of Konya. He is one of the most prominent Turkish experts on terrorism and Middle Eastern politics. His book titled The Tamil Problem: Historical Progress, Conflict Process, And Solution is the first publication in Turkey, […]
Cameron says Turkey will join EU in year 3000
In an interview with ITV, British PM, David Cameron said that Turkey can join the European Union in the year of 3000 because of its current progress. He told that “It is not remotely on the cards that Turkey is going to join the EU anytime soon. They applied in 1987. At the current rate […]
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