European Parliament President Martin Schulz said “we need to unite our efforts to fight any manifestation of extreme nationalism, discrimination, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and racism throughout Europe,” in a speech at an award ceremony honouring two Balkan leaders for their work on reconciliation in South-east Europe.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the European Union on Tuesday for the latest round of sanctions imposed on Iran, but reserved judgment on whether it would halt its nuclear drive.
Human rights advocacy group B’nai B’rith International called on the EU to cancel the planned 5-day trip to Iran by a 15-member European Parliament delegation on October 27 for a “bridge building exercise.”
The Knesset, the Israeli parliament, approved its dissolution Monday by a unanimous vote, as Speaker Reuven Rivlin hearalded its unprecedented fifth year landmark, only the third five-term period in the chamber’s history.
Iranian Foreign Ministry calls new measures an ''error in calculation''; PM: ''We'll know they are achieving their goal when the centrifuges stop spinning''; EU move hits Tehran’s banking, shipping and industrial sectors.
Foreign Ministry praises new measures that hit Tehran’s banking, shipping and industrial sectors for “not letting Iran off the hook”; Ashton says she hopes negotiations resume soon.
