Jean-Claude Juncker

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World Reacts With Praise, Sadness To Liu Death

The world hailed Chinese Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo as a brave fighter for human rights after his death from...

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G20 Sees Three-Way Steel Battle Between EU, US and China

While battles between police and protestors smoulder outside, leaders of the European Union, United States and China...

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Japanese PM To Seal EU Trade Deal In Blow To Protectionism

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the EU's top officials will join forces Thursday and approve the broad outline...

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EU, Japan Schedule Summit To Strike Trade Deal

The European Union and Japan will hold a summit Thursday in hopes of sealing broad agreement on a massive trade deal...

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Japan, EU To Hold Crunch Trade Deal Talks

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker dispatched the EU's top trade officials to Tokyo Thursday for crucial...

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EU States Slammed For Lack of Support To Africa Fund

EU countries have fallen far short of their duty to an African economic development fund designed to help discourage...

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US Ally Marshall Islands Urges EU To Help Trump Change Climate Course

Marshall Islands president on Wednesday appealed to the European Union to help persuade President Donald Trump to...

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Merkel Says EU Is ‘ready To Start Brexit Negotiations’

Angela Merkel has said she sees no obstacles in the way of beginning Brexit talks as scheduled after Theresa May failed...

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EU Needs Stronger Defence Arm

EU nations must step up their military co-operation as they cannot simply rely on the US to defend them, EU Commission...

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Akufo-Addo Interacts With Ghanaians In Belgium

He told the Ghanaian community about his government's plan for the country President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on...

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EU Reassures Turkey Over Its EUR3bn Migrants Package

The EU's 3-billion euro package to help migrants in Turkey will have been fully assigned to projects by the end of the...

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Akufo-Addo To Pay 2-Day Private Visit To the UK After UN Meetings

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will be in the United Kingdom for two days on a private visit from Friday, June...

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Nana Addo Leaves For UN SDGs Meeting In Belgium

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has left Ghana to attend meetings of the United Nation’s Advocacy Group...

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World Leaders Condemn London Attack

World leaders have condemned Saturday’s London terror attack which left seven people dead and more than 30 injured....

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EU’s Juncker Opens China Summit Vowing To Uphold Paris Deal

China and the EU are sending the world a signal there can be "no backsliding" on the Paris climate pact, European...

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EU Leader Urges Trump To Stay In Paris Climate Deal

European Council President Donald Tusk made a personal appeal Thursday to US President Donald Trump not to pull...

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EU, China Summit To Back Climate Deal Even Without US

The European Union and China will throw their full weight behind the Paris climate accord at a summit on Friday, EU...

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New Trump Attack On Germany Widens Transatlantic Rift

The transatlantic diplomatic rift widened on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump responded to criticism from...

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EU, China Seek Tighter Bond To Face Trump

The EU and China will attempt to deepen ties at a summit Thursday amid rising worry about the direction taken by US...