British MEPs in next EU parliament could create ‘messy’ situation: Katainen
The prospect of British candidates getting into the European Parliament and then leaving after Brexit could create a “messy” situation in the run-up to the selection of European Commision president, the body’s vice president said on Wednesday.
Poland must stop treating EU as a money-making machine – Katainen
Poland should stop treating the European Union as a money-making machine and make a more substantial financial contribution in the future, European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen said on Wednesday.
U.S., Taliban resume talks as Afghan government seeks role in peace process
American and Taliban officials resumed talks in Qatar to end a 17-year war in Afghanistan on Wednesday while the Afghan government hosted a rare assembly in Kabul to ensure its interests are upheld in any peace deal.
Dutch court to hear case against Shell brought by Nigerian activists’ widows
A Dutch court said on Wednesday it has jurisdiction to hear a damages suit brought against energy company Royal Dutch Shell by four widows of activists executed by the Nigerian government in 1995.
Iran criticizes U.S. plan to designate Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization
Iran criticized a U.S. plan to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in Doha on Wednesday.
EU’s Katainen says Article 7 procedure against Poland has had little impact
European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen said on Wednesday that the European Union’s Article 7 procedure, under which the bloc could sanction Poland over changes affecting the rule of law, had not yet had any impact on Warsaw’s behavior.
Leave my country alone, Sri Lanka president tells Islamic State
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said a foreign mastermind may have planned the Easter Sunday bombings, claimed by Islamic State, telling the militant group to “leave my country alone”.
Poland must stop treating EU as a money-making machine: Katainen
Poland should stop treating the European Union as a money-making machine and make a more substantial financial contribution in the future, European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen said on Wednesday.
UK MEPs in next EU parliament could create ‘messy’ situation: Katainen
The prospect of British candidates getting into the European Parliament and then leaving after Brexit could create a “messy” situation in the run-up to the vote for European Commision president, Commission VP Jyrki Katainen said on Wednesday.
Australian court finds man guilty of plotting to blow up airliner
An Australian court on Wednesday found a man guilty of plotting to blow up an Etihad Airways flight out of Sydney at the behest of the Islamic State militant group, by hiding a bomb in the luggage of his brother.
