Henry Ridgwell LONDON—By most measures, London rivals New York as the only true global city. But Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, so-called «Brexit», means the city could lose its right to sell services tariff-free across the bloc, risking its position as Europe’s financial headquarters. The prospect of leaving the European Union , and […]readmore
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VOA News The European Union’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday that sanctions on Iran could be lifted “soon.” A multilateral agreement reached in July requires Tehran to complete multiple steps regarding its nuclear program before several international sanctions are removed. There is no fixed date for the milestone. The deal intended to […]readmore
Signing of the Treaty of Rome The European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC) were constituted by the Treaty of Rome. On this day in 1957 the EEC was formed, based on the current European Union. After a year of negotiations, France, Italy, the Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium, Netherlands and […]readmore
European Union leaders met from 14:30 GMT in Brussels to discuss a new response to block the Russian intervention in the Ukrainian region of Crimea. The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, said that the EU leaders would agree to new sanctions against Moscow. Merkel said before the Parliament of her country that Russia’s actions meant that […]readmore
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, called on United States to halt the «hysteria and cold war rhetoric,» during a special session with Russian parliamentarians. He said the West has «exceeded in Ukraine and behaved irresponsibly». Moreover, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia said that the sanctions will not remain unanswered, but it did […]readmore
The European Union Foreign Ministers and the Government of President Barack Obama agreed to various sanctions against members of the Russian Government and several citizens of Ukraine, involved in the referendum held Sunday in Crimea. The EU approved in Brussels sanctions of travel and assets against 21 officials whose names have not been revealed yet. […]readmore