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EU ministers propose 'urgent' measures after Panama scandal INTERNATIONAL

EU ministers propose 'urgent' measures after Panama scandal

EU finance ministers endorsed a series of measures on Saturday to fight tax evading methods used by Europeans exposed by the Panama Papers scandal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar seeks EU help on release of hostages in Iraq ARABIA

Qatar seeks EU help on release of hostages in Iraq

The head of Qatar’s Mission to the European Union, Sheikh Ali bin Jassim al-Thani, has called on the European Union (EU)

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Dutch cast votes on Ukraine treaty in test of anti-EU sentiment INTERNATIONAL

Dutch cast votes on Ukraine treaty in test of anti-EU sentiment

Dutch voters began casting ballots in a national referendum on Wednesday on the European Union's treaty with Ukraine -- a test of anti-EU sentiment before Britain vote on its membership of the bloc in June.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
EU set for new row over asylum rules overhaul INTERNATIONAL

EU set for new row over asylum rules overhaul

The EU will unveil plans to overhaul its asylum system this week following a controversial migrant deal with Turkey, but the proposals look set to trigger fresh rows in a bloc already deeply divided by the refugee crisis.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkey 'building centres' for migrants returned under EU deal ASIA

Turkey 'building centres' for migrants returned under EU deal

Turkey has begun work on two centres to process Syrian and other migrants after they return from Greece under a deal with the EU which comes into force next week, local officials and reports said Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
New clashes on Greek island ahead of planned migrant returns INTERNATIONAL

New clashes on Greek island ahead of planned migrant returns

Three migrants were hospitalised after a brawl in a camp on the Greek "hotspot" island of Chios, the ANA news agency said, as the country prepared to begin returning migrants to Turkey under an EU deal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
World condemns Brussels bombings as strike on European democracy INTERNATIONAL

World condemns Brussels bombings as strike on European democracy

World leaders united in condemning the carnage in Brussels and vowed to combat terrorism, after Islamic State bombers killed around 35 people in a strike at the symbolic heart of the EU.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
EU-Turkey migrant scheme could start Sunday, say EU officials INTERNATIONAL

EU-Turkey migrant scheme could start Sunday, say EU officials

A plan to return all irregular migrants arriving on Greek islands back to Turkey could take effect on Sunday if EU leaders strike a deal with the Turkish prime minister, senior EU officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
PM Cameron confirms EU vote will be held on June 23 INTERNATIONAL

PM Cameron confirms EU vote will be held on June 23

Britain will vote on its membership of the European Union on June 23, prime minister David Cameron said yesterday as he began the daunting challenge of persuading the country to stay in.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
EU reform talks will go to the wire: Hammond INTERNATIONAL

EU reform talks will go to the wire: Hammond

Britain’s push to win backing from its European partners for its wish list of EU reforms will go “right to the wire” at a summit this week, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Work placement for Sweden's recent migrants INTERNATIONAL

Work placement for Sweden's recent migrants

Sweden is pushing local governments to create temporary work placements for migrants as the country attempts to integrate a dramatic influx of refugees, an official said Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Draft EU deal ‘delivers reforms’ INTERNATIONAL

Draft EU deal ‘delivers reforms’

European Council President Donald Tusk yesterday set out a plan for keeping Britain in the European Union to a mixed reception which underlined the challenges Prime Minister David Cameron faces convincing Britons they should stay in the bloc.

4:45 AM November 25 2016