EU

EU calls on Turkey to let Syrian refugees cross border

Officials in the EU have urged Turkey to let in tens of thousands of Syrian refugees trapped on its border at Kilis after fleeing fighting.
7 February 2016, 05:05 AM

Russia has options

It is easy to see that Russia is pivoting towards Asia, and in a very big way. Like the EU, Russia too is hunting for new markets except that it has already found some markets and in the process of going after new ones.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Events that shaped the year: Refugee crisis places Europe in quandary

European Union leaders have held no less than five emergency summits but still, they keep on coming: by the time this year ends, Europe would have received at least 1.2 million refugees.
22 December 2015, 08:58 AM

Migrant crisis dominates as EU meets

Germany and several other nations are to discuss with Turkey ways of settling thousands of Syrian refugees ahead of the final EU summit of the year.
17 December 2015, 05:00 AM

Migrant crisis: EU to launch new border force plan

Controversial plans for an EU Border and Coast Guard force are to be set out as part of an EU drive to curb the record influx of migrants.
15 December 2015, 04:46 AM

Turkey, EU strike 3bn euro migrant aid deal

Turkey and the European Union agreed at a summit on a "historic" three-billion-euro ($3.2 billion) aid deal to stem the flow of Syrian refugees and other migrants to Europe.
30 November 2015, 05:16 AM

Germany vows to do more against IS

Germany will do more in the fight against Islamic State militants, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
26 November 2015, 07:13 AM

EU agrees to tighten borders after Paris attacks

EU ministers agrees to get tough on border security after the devastating Paris attacks, as prosecutors said a third body had been found following a police raid on the ringleader's hideout.
20 November 2015, 13:12 PM

UN chief to visit North Korea this week

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit North Korea this week, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.
16 November 2015, 04:48 AM

EU for thorough probe into Hossaini Dalan blasts

EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon has urged Bangladesh to ensure thorough investigation and bring the Hossaini Dalan bomb attackers to justice.
25 October 2015, 05:52 AM

EU states approve Turkey migrants deal

EU states have approved an action plan for Turkey that it is hoped will ease the flow of migrants to Europe.
16 October 2015, 04:54 AM

EU to meet over Turkey migrant deal

European leaders are to discuss measures to ease the region's migration crisis, with Turkey the focus of their efforts in Brussels.
15 October 2015, 05:01 AM

Migrant crisis: EU to debate faster deportations

Plans to speed up the deportation of failed asylum seekers are to be discussed at a meeting of EU ministers in Luxembourg.
8 October 2015, 05:38 AM

Facebook data transfers threatened by Safe Harbour ruling

A pact that helped the tech giants and others send personal data from the EU to the US has been ruled invalid.
7 October 2015, 15:51 PM

EU launches operation to seize migrant smugglers' boats

The EU is beginning a new operation to intercept boats smuggling migrants across the southern Mediterranean.
7 October 2015, 04:40 AM

Diplomats seek additional security

In the wake of killing of two foreign nationals in Bangladesh, diplomats in Dhaka seek additional security everywhere across the country.
6 October 2015, 09:50 AM

Children's bodies washed up in Greece in latest migrant tragedy

The badly decomposed bodies of two children were found washed up on the Greek island of Kos on Sunday, the latest victims of a crisis that has seen 630,000 people enter the EU illegally this year.
5 October 2015, 07:39 AM

EU condemns foreigners’ killings

The European Union has condemned killings of two foreigners in Bangladesh.
4 October 2015, 08:23 AM

EU holds emergency summit through migrant deal

European Union leaders will gather for an emergency summit on the migration crisis, a day after ministers forced through a controversial deal to relocate 120,000 refugees in a major blow to unity within the bloc.
23 September 2015, 06:22 AM

Migrant crisis: Austria sees fresh influx

Austria saw the arrival of at least 10,000 migrants, amid bitter rows among EU nations on how to handle the growing crisis.
20 September 2015, 05:15 AM