European Parliament member questions whether Pakistani migrants are using Bosnia as a gateway to the European Union

A senior European Parliament member has questioned whether Pakistani migrants are using Bosnia-Herzegovina as a gateway to enter European Union.

Facebook fears ban on sending EU user data to US will halt Europe operations : Reports

Moscow/Sputnik: Facebook has told Ireland’s High Court that not being able to send data on EU users to the United States, as per a regulator order, might endanger its operations in Europe, the Sunday Business Post reported, citing court papers.

Macron says EU leaders summit decisive for arriving at compromise on economical recovery

Moscow/Sputnik: French President Emmanuel Macron expressed the belief on Friday that the first physical summit of the European Union leaders since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic would be decisive for securing agreements for the sake of EU economical and social recovery, expressing confidence that the goals would be achieved under Germany's presidency in the Council of the European Union.

Mike Pompeo speaks to German FM Maas, leaders discuss US-EU cooperation in confronting China

Washington/IBNS: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday  spoke to German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas as they discussed ways in which European Union-US can confront China.

Fake Licence: EU states asked to bar Pakistan pilots from work

Islamabad: Amid Pakistan government claims that 40 per cent of the pilots in the country have fake flying licences, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Tuesday ordered the member states to bar pilots from the South Asian country from working.

EU deplores China's approval of Hong Kong security bill - European Council

Moscow/Sputnik: The European Union has deplored China's approval of the new national security bill for Hong Kong and criticized the legislation as detrimental to the Hong Kong autonomy, European Council President Charles Michel said on Tuesday.

COVID-19 and economic revival: Pakistanis not permitted to enter EU as borders set to reopen

Brussels: Pakistan economic revival plans received a jolt as the country has not been included in the draft list of 54 countries that will benefit from the reopening of the European Union external borders, media reports said.

China receives jolt as it loses WTO dispute against EU

Beijing/IBNS: China's long fought war to gain market-economy status received a jolt last week when it lost the landmark World Trade Organization dispute against the European Union, media reports said.

European Union chief diplomat calls for EU-US dialogue to counter Beijing

Brussels: A key European Union diplomat this week called for talks between Europe and the US with an aim to forge a common transatlantic front against China.

'None of us is safe until all of us are safe', says UN Chief as nations pledge 7.4 billion Euros for COVID-19 research

Brussels/IBNS: Stressing on a comprehensive and coordinated effort to develop medicines to deal with COVID-19, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the most massive public health effort in history since it is an interconnected world where “none of us is safe until all of us are safe”.

UK leaves EU after 47 years together

London/Sputnik/UNI: The United Kingdom left the European Union on 23:00 GMT January 31, after 47 years together, including 3.5 years post-referendum.

Pompeo will meet with representatives of EU, Egypt, Turkey, Germany, UAE in Berlin

Washington/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with representatives of the European Union, Egypt, Turkey, Germany and the United Arab Emirates on the sidelines of the conference on Libyan settlement in Berlin, the US State Department said.

Tehran vows to respond decisively to any destructive actions against JCPOA

Moscow/Sputnik: Tehran will respond decisively to any destructive measures regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Tuesday.

European Union agrees Brexit extension till Jan 31

London/IBNS: The European Union has agreed to extend  Brexit till Jan 31, 2020.

British PM Boris Johnson faces Brexit vote setback in Parliament

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a major jolt related to the Brexit issue as he was defeated in a crunch Commons vote on Saturday.