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EU Charges Nigeria To Bring Deborah’s Murderers To Justice

May 19, 2022 9:34 am

The European Union (EU) while reacting to the lynching of the Shehu Shagari College of Education student, Deborah Samuel last week has expressed grief over the terrible incident while calling on the Nigerian Government to do their best in bringing her murderers to book.

The life of the Shehu Shagari College of Education student was violently cut short by a mob last Thursday.

The EU urged the Nigerian authorities to ensure that the perpetrators were prosecuted.

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Reacting on Wednesday, the 27-member union demanded that justice is done.

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EU Launches Legal Action Over UK Brexit Bill

October 2, 2020 5:36 pm

The European Union launched legal proceedings on Thursday in response to the British government’s attempt to overturn parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement.

The infringement procedure, which could come before European courts, has not yet derailed post-Brexit trade talks, but reflects the pessimistic mood in Brussels as time runs short for a deal.

“This morning, the Commission has decided to send a letter of formal notice to the UK Government. This is the first step in an infringement procedure,” EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said.

“The letter invites the UK Government to send its observations within a month,” said …

EU Calls For ‘Immediate Return To Negotiations’ Over Karabakh

September 27, 2020 4:01 pm

The European Union called Sunday for a halt to fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani separatists over the Nagorny Karabakh region and an ‘immediate return to negotiations.’

The worst clashes since 2016 broke out on Sunday between arch-foes Azerbaijan and Armenia, which have been locked for decades in a territorial dispute over the Armenia-backed breakaway region.

‘Military action must stop, as a matter of urgency, to prevent a further escalation,’ European Council president Charles Michel tweeted, calling for ‘an immediate return to negotiations, without preconditions.’

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell stressed the urgency of relaunching negotiations over Nagorny Karabakh under …

China, UK, EU, US, Qatar Pledge €252m Aid To Lebanon

August 10, 2020 11:24 am

Britain, Qatar, the United States, the European Union, China, the World Bank have pledged immediate humanitarian relief worth over 252 million euros (297.08 million U.S. dollars) to Lebanon.

Beirut, the Lebanese capital was rocked last week by two huge explosions that have claimed at least 158 lives and injured 6,000 others.

The aid pledge followed a UN-backed virtual conference hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.

The donors thereafter issued a joint statement, pledging solidarity with and support for the Lebanese people.

“The participants agreed that their assistance should be timely, sufficient and consistent with the needs of the Lebanese people, …