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Cooperation on EU, China development strategies to benefit world: EESC president

​The cooperation between the European Union (EU) and China on their development strategies will not only benefit the two parties, but also the world, Georges Dassis, president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) told Xinhua.

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EU hails Japan lifting 15-year ban on Italian beef imports

​The European Union (EU) hailed "a great success of European trade diplomacy" on Thursday as Japan lifted an embargo on Italian beef which has been in place for 15 years.

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Afghantistan finance minister signs 125m Euros aid agreement with EU

Minister of Finance Eklil Hakimi, during his trip to Brussels, met EU Human Rights Vice-Pres­ident Federica Mogherini and ministers of foreign af­fairs and development from the 28 member states.

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EU could lift ban on Zambian planes next month: official

​The European Union (EU) is expected to lift a ban on Zambian registered planes flying over Europe airspace next month, a senior official said on Wednesday.

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Abe: Leaving EU could hurt Japanese investment in U.K.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron shake hands after addressing the media during a news conference at in London on May 5. (AP Photo/ Pool) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Britain will be a less attractive destination for Japanese investment if it leaves the European Union.

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UK Vote Leave criticizes Abe's intervention over Brexit

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became the latest political leader Thursday to warn of the consequences of Britain voting to leave the EU.

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EU, Japan seek to conclude free trade deal this year

The European Union (EU) and Japan sought to conclude their free trade deal in 2016, which has missed the deadline of last year due to lack of breakthrough in tariff liberalization, a EU statement said Wednesday.

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Obama, to speak or not to speak about EU referendum, that is the question

U.S. President Barack Obama spent the final hours of his visit to Britain Saturday with a visit to the Shakespearean Globe Theater in London.

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Concerns grow over Turkey-EU deal to curb irregular migration

​Concerns over the implementation of a recent deal between Turkey and the European Union (EU) to cut back on irregular migration have not completely dissipated.

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China, U.S., EU differ widely in tackling steel overcapacity

According to statistics of the World Steel Association, world output of crude steel in 2015 was 1. 62 billion tons, and average capacity utilization rate 69.7 percent, 3.7 percentage points lower than the 73.4 percent in 2014, which shows that the overcapacity of the world steel sector is increasing.

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EU Foreign Affairs Council discusses migration, security issues

The Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) on Monday kicked off a two-day meeting in Luxembourg, to discuss migration and security issues.

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No breakthrough in stalled free trade talks during EU-India summit

The 13th summit between the European Union and India has failed to re-launch long-stalled free trade negotiations.

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EU-India summit focuses on counter-terrorism, economic cooperation

The 13th summit between the European Union (EU) and India focused on strengthening their economic partnership and counter-terrorism cooperation in the aftermath of last week's Brussels bomb attacks.

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Slovenia, Turkey call for implementation of migration deal

Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar and visiting Turkish Minister for EU Affairs Volkan Bozkir agreed on Tuesday that the EU and Turkey must make joint efforts to implement the agreement on stemming migration as efficiently and fast as possible.

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EU to enhance anti-terrorism cooperation after Brussels attacks

​The European Union (EU) pledged to enhance its collective ability to combat terrorism on Thursday in the wake of deadly Brussels attacks.

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EU-Turkey agreement under way amid skepticism

The European Commission Monday said it is adopting an amendment to relocate people in need for international protection from Italy and Greece following Friday's agreement between the European Union (EU) and Turkey.

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EU member states urged to speed up relocation, resettlement process

The European Union urged its member states to quickly deliver on their refugee relocation and resettlement commitments ahead of a two-day summit here discussing the refugee crisis.