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North Korea slams EU sanctions as 'psychotic'

North Korea denounced recent EU sanctions as a "sinister political tool" triggered by the EU's "inveterate repugnancy coupled with a psychotic way of thinking."

Europe News

EU to reset relations with Turkey by refinancing migration deal

European leaders will meet next week in Brussels to discuss the state of EU-Turkey relations following a fractious 2020.

China

China warns EU against 'confrontational' human rights sanctions

Brussels is set to debate sanctions on four Chinese officials and one entity over human rights abuses against the Uighur Muslim minority.

USA

Alexei Navalny: US sanctions Russian officials over nerve-agent attack

Washington targeted seven mid-level and senior Russian officials along with more than a dozen government entities.

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Europe's week: Leaders meet virtually, as Russia sanctioned

EU leaders met virtually this week to take stock of the epidemiological situation across the continent, as sanctions against Russia were agreed upon by foreign affairs ministers.

Europe News

New EU sanctions on Russia 'are a missed chance to fix relations'

Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's long-time envoy to the EU, believes any sort of "unilateral restrictive measures are illegitimate by definition".

Europe News

'A very meaningless penalty': Polish MEP slams new Russia sanctions

“These are not even symbolic sanctions, just a few people were asked not to travel to the European Union," said Polish MEP Witold Jan Waszczykowski.

Europe News

EU agrees human rights sanctions on Russia over Navalny's jailing

EU foreign ministers agree more sanctions on Russia over the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny using a new human rights mechanism, chief diplomat Josep Borrell confirms.

Europe News

EU is 'ready to impose new sanctions' against Russia over Navalny

Diplomatic sources have told Euronews they are hoping for a breakthrough next week.

Europe News

EU's foreign affairs chief urged to quit after Moscow 'humiliation'

"Russia showed everything possible to humiliate the EU’s highest diplomat," said Estonian MEP Riho Terras

Europe News

No EU agreement for sanctions on Russia over Alexei Navalny arrest

Meeting in Brussels on Monday, EU foreign ministers could not agree to impose additional sanctions over the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and over 3,000 protesters

Europe Decoded

Turkey bans advertising on Twitter, Pinterest under social media law

NGOs have warned that social networks risk "becoming instruments of state censorship" in Turkey under the legislation.

Russia

Russia announces new retaliatory travel sanctions on UK nationals

Russia says it has expanded the number of British nationals barred from entering the country in response to "unacceptable and unfounded'' UK sanctions over the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

Russia

Russia imposes retaliatory sanctions on senior German officials

The move comes after the EU sanctioned Russian military intelligence officials in October, accusing them of hacking Chancellor Angela Merkel’s emails in 2015.

Europe News

Turkish-EU relations: Why won't the bloc take a hard line on Turkey?

Another EU summit has passed without tough sanctions being imposed on Ankara. When it comes to foreign policy, the national interests of individual EU member states triumph.

China

China condemns new US sanctions over Hong Kong security law

China has lashed out at the United States over its new sanctions against 14 Chinese officials for their actions in Hong Kong.

Belarus

EU slaps sanctions on Alexander Lukashenko, his son and his advisers

The European Union imposed sanctions Friday Nov. 6, 2020, on the president of Belarus and 14 other officials over their roles in the security crackdown launched during protests of the country's contested August presidential election.

Europe News

EU needs action not words against Turkey, says Manfred Weber

"We have to act now [against Turkey]," said Weber. "Words are not any more enough. And we must use our economic power."

Europe News

EU imposes sanctions on 6 individuals over Alexei Navalny poisoning

The EU has imposed sanctions on 6 individuals and one entity it believes was involved in the attempted assassination of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

Belgium

Belarus: EU agrees sanctions on 40 officials but not Lukashenko

"There will be no immunity for those who are responsible for the crackdown on demonstrators and opposition politicians," Ursula von der Leyen said.