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The European Union (EU) and Tunisia have signed a memorandum of understanding, marking a "strategic and comprehensive partnership" focused on addressing irregular migration, fostering economic development, and promoting renewable energy.…

NATO has decided to help Ukraine set up an arms procurement system of its own that is “effective” in dealing with Russia’s invasion, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday.In addition, NATO, Ukraine and the European Union…

The European Union has imposed sanctions on eight Iranian militia commanders and police chiefs, including the head of the Revolutionary Guards, over a deadly crackdown in November 2019, the bloc said in its Official Journal on Monday.The…

Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Latvia have sought a submit, involving European Union leaders on "huge disparities" in the distribution of vaccines.Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz suggested Friday that some members…

The EU has announced that it has allocated to Turkey the full six billion euros Ankara sought in return for its hosting of Syrian refugees. After the biggest refugee crisis since World War II in 2015 saw a million people arrive in Europe,…

The European Union has donated 900,000 COVID-19 testing kits to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.This was donated on 8th October, 2020 by the EU Commissioner for External Affairs, Josep Borrell and Kwesi Quartey, deputy…

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has said that many areas of the European Union summit decisions concerning Turkey were “divorced from realities”.At the summit, Cyprus withdrew its opposition to sanctions on Belarus while other EU leaders…

The European Union Parliament has called upon the EU member states to impose arms embargo on Saudi Arabia over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and Yemen war.This was announced in the EU arms export report adopted on Thursday September 17,…

The European Union Trade Commissioner, Phil Hogan, has tendered his resignation from his position.Hogan made the decision on Wednesday August 26, 2020, after news of his participation at a social event which broke Irish rules towards…

The European Commission has approved a €31.6 million ($37.3 million) aid program to support the Turkish community in Cyprus.This was disclosed in a statement released by the EU on Tuesday August 25, 2020.According to the EU, the aid…

The European Union and International Rescue Committee have donated assorted protective equipment worth millions of naria to fight Covid-19 in Borno State. While presenting the items on Friday in Maiduguri to the state’s Commissioner for…

Algerian government has disclosed plan to reassess a deal with the European Union, ahead of a free trade agreement due to come into effect on September 1.This was disclosed on Tuesday August 11, 2020, by the Algerian President,…

The European Union has activated its civil protection system to round up emergency workers and equipment from across the 27-nation bloc to help Beirut after Tuesday's devastating explosion.The EU commission says the plan is to urgently…

The European Commission has provided a total of €64.7 million in humanitarian aid for countries in the southern Africa region to help support people in need dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, extreme weather conditions - such as…

The Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, has announced that the EU’s plan to base its coronavirus recovery funding on rule of law would be unacceptable and that his country would be all ready to veto any deal as a last course of action.…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has received a €15 million contribution from the European Union to fight the Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa as a new wave of locusts is emerging in the region.While…

Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands have signed an agreement with pharmaceutical group, AstraZeneca, to guarantee 300 million doses of a possible coronavirus vaccine.The German government through the Ministry of Health announced…

The European Union has criticized China’s role in the spread of false information about the Covid-19 pandemic.While disclosing this on Wednesday June 10, 2020, EU stated that the country had engaged in “targeted influence operations and…

The European Union has announced plan to provide 1.1 million euro to Bangladesh to help the country recover from the damage caused by cyclone Amphan.This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday May 26, 2020, by EU Commissioner for Crisis…

Following complaints from two different countries about the quality of the Chinese face masks delivered to the countries, the European Commission has suspended the delivery of 10 million Chinese masks to member states and the United…

The European Union has disclosed plan to reopen internal borders in order to help European citizens salvage their summer vacations and resurrect Europe's heavily battered tourism industryAlthough the prospects of reviving tourism ahead of…

Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal will be among the hardest-hit by the economic effects of the pandemic, while Luxembourg, Malta and Austria are to weather the shock better.Following the humongous economic effects of Covid-19, the…

As the number of cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria continues to increase, along with concerns around the need to drastically scale-up public health preparedness and response, the United Nations has announced that it received EUR 1.2 million from…

As part of its efforts to assist African countries in the fight against coronavirus, the European Union has released €50 million to the Nigerian government to fight the coronavirus disease.The country's President, Muhammadu Buhari…