EU financial chiefs discuss doing business with Iran
IRNA- Some senior financial executives from Europe have reportedly met in on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the International Monetary…
Tag Archives: Iran-EU ties
EU’s chance for fulfilling responsibilities regarding JCPOA not permanent: Official
IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Majid Takht-e Ravanchi warned the European Union that the chance for fulfilling commitments under…
EU trying to strengthen trade relations with Iran: Danish ambassador
IRNA – The Danish Ambassador to Iran Danny Annan criticized US unilateral exit from the JCPOA, saying that Denmark along with other…
EU renews call for Iran office: MP
Tasnim – An Iranian lawmaker said European ambassadors to Iran have called for the opening of an EU office in Tehran. Speaking…
France: Row with US on Iran can boost EU’s financial independence
Press TV – France says the European Union must use the ongoing row with the US over the Iran nuclear deal as…
EU says determined to save JCPOA despite US exit
Press TV – European Union Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says the bloc is determined to keep the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran…
EU payment mechanism sign of resistance to US bullying
Iran Daily – The new EU special payments channel devised to maintain business is viewed by many observers as a step in…
Iran’s Zarif: EU support for deal better than expected
BBC – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has told the BBC that support from Europe to preserve the 2015 nuclear deal…
Iran may withdraw from JCPOA if EU’s special mechanism doesn’t work
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that Iran may pull out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)…
EU plan to bypass US sanctions on Iran could be the beginning of the end for the dollar’s golden rule
Bloomberg | Leonid Bershidsky: With more and more European companies fleeing Iran following the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions, it may be tempting for Americans to write…
Europe plans ‘special vehicle’ to maintain companies’ ties to Iran, avoid U.S. sanctions
The Wall Street Journal | Farnaz Fassihi: The European Union said late Monday that it would establish a special payment channel to…
Europe’s support of Iran’s JCPOA: Actions speak louder than words
MNA – Iran is calling for keeping the European countries in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action formally known as JCPOA, including…
EU, Iran clearing the way for business and trade
MNA – The news that Germany, France & UK are actively considering a “Clearing House” to facilitate Iran’s global commerce is probably…
Zarif: Iran expecting Europe’s practical measures on JCPOA
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged the European parties to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to adopt…
Former FM hopes EU package of proposals ensure Iran’s rights
MNA – Former Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi on the sidelines of his visit to the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS)…
Europe looks to thwart Trump’s Iran sanctions
Politico – Europe’s biggest economic powers are planning to create a “special purpose” financial company to thwart U.S. President Donald Trump’s sanctions…
Senior MP warns EU not to lose N. deal with Iran
FNA – Chairman of the Iranian parliament’s Nuclear Committee Mojtaba Zonnour warned the Europeans states to make their utmost efforts to keep…
Iran doubtful about EU’s efficacy against US sanctions
MNA – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Sat. that Iran agreed to stay in the nuclear deal after US pullout, but…
Smaller EU firms use sanctions against Iran as opportunity to cooperate
Sputnik – Masoud Ahmadzadeh, SOC’s first deputy managing director, told Sputnik that Iran’s Sepahan Oil Company and German EDL have signed an…
Iran urges Europe to resist against US pressures over JCPOA
MNA – Former Foreign Minister and current Head of Iran’s Foreign Policy Strategic Council, Kamal Kharrazi, said Europe’s prestige and reputation makes…
EU aid for Iran signals decline of US power: American analyst
Tasnim – An American political analyst said a European Union decision to give $20.7 million in aid to Tehran indicates that “Europe…
Weekly report: EU allocates 18mn euros to Iran development projects
August 26, The Iran Project – Ayatollah Khamenei’s message to the Pilgrims of Hajj 2018; Iranian Muslims perform Eid al-Adha prayer throughout…
Iran tells EU to speed up efforts to save nuclear deal
Reuters – Iran said on Monday that Europe should accelerate its efforts to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major…
Iran waiting for EU practical steps: Speaker
IRNA – Iran parliament speaker on Sunday said that the country is waiting for EU’s practical steps for implementation of the nuclear…
EU firms likely to cut ties with Iran despite bloc’s bids to thwart US sanctions
Sputnik |Luc Rivet: The EU is struggling to help its enterprises bypass the US reinstated economic restrictions against Iran, however, as their…
EU says encouraging trade with Iran crucial to JCPOA
Tasnim – The European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini said the EU is encouraging enterprises to increase their business with Iran,…
EU has no objection to IP project
IRNA – European Union Ambassador Jean-Francois Cautain to Pakistan said that EU has no objection to the proposed Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline…
President: Europe standing up to US today
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Europe is today standing up to the US. ‘Europe has today stood by…
EU package not to secure Iran’s interests: senior MP
MNA – Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Morteza Safari Natanzi says that the EU package to…
Many grounds for Iran-EU coop.
MNA – President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins highlighted that there are many grounds for bilateral cooperation between Iran the European Union.…
MP urges EU to show commitment to JCPOA in action
MNA – Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, the Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament told his Austrian counterpart…
Spokesman: MKO scenario aiming to ruin Iran- EU ties
IRNA – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said on Tuesday that baseless scenario for Iranian diplomat’s interference in one of the European…
Trump signals sanctions on EU companies over Iran
IRNA – US President Donald Trump warned European companies that they would face secondary sanctions if they violated US restrictions on doing…
Vaezi confirms Rouhani wrote letter to EU
MNA – Chief of staff of Iran’s president confirmed on Sunday that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has sent a letter to EU leaders…
Iran: Europe to offer JCPOA offer by end of month
IRNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for political affairs Abbas Araqchi said on Saturday that European Union is to offer its package…
EU to give JCPOA guarantees to Iran by November: Ex-minister
Tasnim – A former Iranian minister announced that the European Union has pledged to give Tehran the practical guarantees that it will…
EU determined to continue cooperation with Iran
IRNA – Minister of State at German Federal Foreign Office Niels Annen reiterated his country and EU’s support for Iran nuclera deal…
EU focuses on small, medium enterprises for coop with Iran
IRNA – EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday briefed a preliminary session of the European Parliament on the measures adopted…
There are various means for EU to undermine U.S. sanctions: Nephew
Iranian Diplomacy- Richard Nephew, who served as the lead sanctions expert for the U.S. team negotiating with Iran, is of the opinion…
Senior Lawmaker: EU to emerge as powerful block by rejection of US sanctions against Iran
FNA- A senior Iranian legislator stressed the need for the European states to prove their independence from Washington and increase the EU’s…