Tehran, YJC. This week a parliamentary group from the EU made a trip to Iran to discuss the Iranian nuclear case, Geneva agreement, and sanctions with Iranian authorities.
The European Union on Tuesday raised its unemployment forecast for the 17-nation eu rozone economy next year to 12.2 percent from the previous 12.1 percent.
Tehran, YJC. Analyst says that although the EU Parliament does not make direct decisions on foreign policy, a friendship group can help improve Iran-EU relations.
Key local elections in Kosovo on Sunday, closely watched by Brussels, will be a crucial test for both Pristina and Belgrade after an EU-brokered landmark deal to improve their relations.
Twenty years on from the Maastricht Treaty that led to the eu ro, the European Union's quest for an "ever-closer union" rings increasingly hollow to citizens worn down by the debt crisis.