EU planning to add to $1.5 trillion sanctions hit on Russia

New proposed listings target Russia's 'military industrial complex, human rights violators and propagandists'.

EU Taliban invite 'the wrong signal to anyone that is using power as a means of suppression'

Human rights groups are raising the alarm after the European Commission invited Taliban officials to Brussels to discuss migrant deportations. More than 80 groups are asking the European Commission to reverse course, saying that the move risks normalizing a regime that has banned girls from school, and barred women from much of public life. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis speaks with Fawzia Koofi, former Vice President of Afghanistan's National Assembly. She says that inviting the Taliban 'sends th...

By FRANCE24

Testing EU-Israel relations - opinion

The political mood across much of Europe is too far gone for the EU’s strong criticism of Israel.

EU Delegation Arrives In Assam for 2-Day Visit To Boost Ties

The visit comes as India and the European Union seek to deepen engagement under the India-EU Comprehensive Strategic Agenda adopted earlier this year.

EU Commissioner Kos visits site of Russian strike in Lukianivka

During her visit to Kyiv, Marta Kos, the European Commissioner for Enlargement, together with Deputy Prime Minister for the Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine Oleksii Kuleba, visited the Lukianivka district of Kyiv, one of the areas hardest hit by Russia's large-scale attacks.

Airline CEOs warn EU plan to expand carbon costs will raise fares

Europe's biggest airlines have urged the European Union not to extend its Emissions Trading System to cover international flights, warning that the move would raise ticket prices, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

By Abubakar Ibrahim