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Passengers at the check-in of the departure hall at Brussels Airport on the first day of its partial re-opening on May 2, 2016. AFP

EU Starts Systematic Checks on Borders Targeting Foreign Militants

by Abdullah Mustafa | Apr 8, 2017 | World

Brussels – As of Friday, Member States of Schengen Area were obliged to carry out systematic checks against relevant databases on EU citizens who are crossing EU’s external borders, in addition to the systematic checks already being carried out on all...

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A staff adjusts European Union and Turkish (L) flags ahead of the arrival of Turkey’s Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (not pictured) at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels January 21, 2014. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

EU Offers Turkey Deeper Trade Ties Despite Political Tensions

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 21, 2016 | World

The European Commission proposed on Wednesday an expansion of its customs union with Turkey to include services and most agricultural goods despite increased political tensions with Ankara since an attempted military coup in July. The customs union was long seen as a...

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(FILES) – Picture taken on November 8, 2012 shows Euro banknotes projected on a screen during a press conference following the meeting of the European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council in Frankfurt am Main. The European Commission on June 5, 2013 gave Latvia a green light to join the 17-nation eurozone in January, saying the country had fulfilled the conditions to join the single currency. (AFP PHOTO / DANIEL ROLAND)

Latvia gets go-ahead to become 18th euro member

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 6, 2013 | Business

Frankfurt, AP— The tiny Baltic state of Latvia has won approval to become the 18th member of the troubled euro currency union – despite doubts among many of its people and international concerns about its banking system. European Union officials said...