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EU Stands Ready to Further Strengthen Support to Ukraine - European Council Conclusions

EU Ultimately Has to Admit Anti-Russia Sanctions Lacked Grounds - Russian Lawmaker

EU welcome government's offer for dialogue on INGOs registration issue

European Union Thursday welcomed the offer for an open dialogue by the government of Pakistan on the issue of the cancellation of the registration of some International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) by the previous government.

UK Hopes to Boost Trade With Japan Under New EU-Japan Agreement - Government

The United Kingdom expects more trade opportunities in its relationship with Japan thanks to the recent EU - Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), the government said in a press release on Thursday.

Turkey Deploys Armored Vehicles Closer to Syrian Border - Reports

The Turkish military is reinforcing its troops stationed in the province of Kilis on the Syrian border with armored vehicles, local media reported on Thursday.

Austrian Chancellor Says EU to Help UK's May 'Where Possible' as Brexit Stalls

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz of Austria, which holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, vowed Thursday that 27 EU leaders would do their best to help the UK prime minister get the Brexit deal ratified at home.

Families of Lion Air crash victims demand search for wreckage continues

Dozens of family members whose loved ones were killed in a Lion Air plane crash rallied in the Indonesian capital Thursday, demanding the search for the jet continue.

UK Prime Minister Says Not Expecting 'Breakthrough' on Brexit Deal at EU Summit

UK Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday she was not expecting a "breakthrough" on the Brexit agreement at this week's EU summit in Brussels, adding that she would focus on the assurances over the "backstop" plan to avoid a manned Irish border.

UK lawmakers due to vote on Brexit bill in January

British lawmakers will vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal in January, according to a schedule published Thursday by the leader of the lower house of parliament Andrea Leadsom.

German CDU Divide Over Migration Amid Lack of Viable Policy to Boost AfD's Positions - AfD

The congress of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Hamburg on December 7 demonstrated that the political party was deeply divided over migration amid the lack of any effective migration policy, a situation that stands to strengthen the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's positions, AfD's spokesman in the Bundestag Committee on Foreign Affairs Petr Bystron told Sputnik.

Students Gather in Center of Paris to Protest Higher University Fees for Non-EU Citizens

French students have gathered in the center of the French capital on Thursday to rally against higher university fees for non-EU citizens coming to study in France, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

Moldovan Citizens More Up for Joining Eurasian Economic Union Than EU - Poll

More than 40 percent of the Moldovan population supports cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), giving preference to this organization over the European Union (EU), a fresh poll revealed on Thursday.

Developed States Must Do More to Stem Global Warming Impact - Zimbabwe's Deputy Minister

Developed countries have to undertake more drastic changes to stem their contributions to global warming, Vangelis Peter Haritatos, Zimbabwe's deputy minister of lands, agriculture and rural resettlement, told Sputnik.