Venezuela tells EU ambassador to leave country
(UTV | VENEZUELA) – Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the European Union’s ambassador to leave the country within 72 hours. Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa’s expulsion...
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EU says Sri Lanka not blacklisted
(UTV | COLOMBO) – Clarifying on EU lifting temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the region and reports that Sri Lanka was not included in...
EU ‘to rally against Israel’s West Bank annexation proposal’
(UTV | COLOMBO) – The EU has indicated that it will try to stop Israel’s proposed annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank. Foreign...
Turkey says millions of migrants may head to EU
(UTV|TURKEY) – The Turkish president has warned that “millions” of migrants and refugees will soon head towards Europe. Recep Tayyip Erdogan was speaking after announcing...
EU keeps LTTE on terrorist list
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Council of the European Union has renewed the so-called EU terrorist list, which sets out persons, groups and entities subject to restrictive...
President tells EU to look positively at Sri Lanka
(UTV|COLOMBO) – President invited all countries to look positively at Sri Lanka as an investment hub when a delegation representing the European Union (EU) called...
A strong NO from EU to death penalty
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The European Union Heads of Missions have reiterated their strong opposition of the EU and its Member States to capital punishment in all circumstances...
EU to take migrants from Alan Kurdi rescue ship
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Malta has allowed a group of 65 migrants rescued off Libya to disembark on its territory after picking them up from a rescue ship....
EU and Mercosur agree huge trade deal after 20-year talks
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The EU and South American economic bloc Mercosur have clinched a huge trade deal after 20 years of negotiations. EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker...
Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont can run in EU elections – court
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The pro-independence former leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, can run for election to the European Parliament this month, a Madrid court has ruled. The...