European Union (EU)

EU hopes Bangladesh will hold fair, participatory elections

European Union hopes Bangladesh will be holding a fair and credible elections where all the parties will be participating in a democratic fashion.
19 July 2018, 08:46 AM

Brexit bill becomes law, allowing UK to leave the EU

A bill enacting Britain's decision to leave the European Union has become law after months of debate, the speaker of parliament announces today to cheers from Conservative Party lawmakers.
26 June 2018, 12:33 PM

Same-sex partners have EU residence rights

Same-sex partners of European Union (EU) citizens have the right to live in any member state whatever their nationality, the bloc's top court rules today, even in countries that do not recognise gay marriage.
5 June 2018, 11:14 AM

Facebook's Zuckerberg faces EU Parliament grilling

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg meets with leaders of the European Parliament today to answer questions about how the data of millions of Facebook users ends up in the hands of a political consultancy.
22 May 2018, 11:00 AM

EU wants inclusive, credible polls in Bangladesh

The European Union (EU) at a meeting here hoped that the government of Bangladesh will ensure conditions for credible, transparent and inclusive elections.
26 April 2018, 13:29 PM

EU's tough new data protection rules

The European Union (EU) introduces tough new data protection rules next month to give people more control over the way their personal information is used online, as Facebook is grilled over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
15 April 2018, 04:41 AM

UK and EU agree Brexit transition terms

Britain agrees to a potentially unpalatable deal to avoid a "hard border" for Northern Ireland to win agreement from the European Union that it would retain most EU benefits for nearly two years after Brexit.
19 March 2018, 14:11 PM

Trump threatens to tax European auto imports

US President Donald Trump keeps up pressure on trading partners, threatening European automakers with a tax on imports if the European Union retaliates against his plan to slap tariffs on aluminum and steel.
4 March 2018, 04:58 AM

EU agrees to prepare sanctions on Myanmar generals

European Union foreign ministers agree to prepare sanctions against Myanmar generals over the killings of Rohingya Muslims and to strengthen the EU arms embargo, accusing state security forces of grave human rights abuses.
26 February 2018, 13:15 PM

EU needs to reassess ties with Myanmar

The mass exodus of Rohingyas in the face of persecution makes it necessary for the European Union to reassess its relations with Myanmar, Members of the European Parliament (MEP) has said.
18 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Export diversification, more FDI must for sustainable BD growth: EU

The European Union (EU) says Bangladesh must look at export diversification and attracting more foreign direct investment (FDI) seriously to make the country's "very admirable and amazing" economic growth sustainable.
27 January 2018, 11:50 AM

EU won’t recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urges the European Union to follow US President Donald Trump's lead and recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but EU ministers shook their heads at Trump's move.
11 December 2017, 11:40 AM

Europe's crisis starts at home

Deep divisions within Europe are increasingly threatening the values upon which the European project of “ever closer union” is based. In 2015, during the refugee crisis, many commentators saw a divide between German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Willkommenskultur (welcoming culture) and Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán's vision of ethnic purity: a Western Europe of bridges versus an Eastern Europe of walls.
6 December 2017, 18:00 PM

EU wants Myanmar’s reply before slapping embargoes

The European Union says that it wants to see Myanmar's reply before going for tougher measures like imposing an economic embargo or other restrictive measures against the country.
18 October 2017, 12:09 PM

EU to review all defence cooperation with Myanmar

In a major foreign policy decision, the European Union and its Member States decide to review all practical defence cooperation with Myanmar.
16 October 2017, 12:49 PM

Election debacle leaves UK govt in minority on eve of Brexit talks

British Prime Minister Theresa May says she will lead a minority government backed by a small Northern Irish party after she loses an election gamble days before the start of talks on Britain's departure from the European Union.
10 June 2017, 04:07 AM

Islamic State militants developing own social media platform: Europol

Islamic State militants are developing their own social media platform to avoid security crackdowns on their communications and propaganda, the head of the European Union's police agency says.
3 May 2017, 14:38 PM

Euro lawmakers press EU to impose visas on US citizens

The European Parliament calls on the EU executive to force Americans to apply for visas before visiting Europe this summer, stepping up pressure to resolve a long-running transatlantic dispute on the issue.
3 March 2017, 08:17 AM

Remaking Britain

Britain will have a new prime minister today – but the country's post-European Union future remains uncertain. Indeed, prolonged delays are likely in implementing the voters' decision to leave the EU.
17 July 2016, 18:00 PM

UK rejects petition calling for 2nd EU referendum

The British government rejects an online petition signed by 4.1 million people calling for a new referendum on whether to leave the European Union.
9 July 2016, 12:11 PM