European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday she hopes a political agreement on easing Syria sanctions can be reached at a gathering of European ministers next week.

Marking a crucial advancement in the fight against gender-based violence, the European Union (EU) and UN Women have formalized a partnership at the EU office in Dhaka. This collaboration aims to prevent sexual and gender-based violence in public spaces,

The EU has agreed on an approach on UN negotiations over a global tax deal that will allow individual countries the right to make their own views known while also providing for a joint position among the 27 member countries.

European countries have been grappling with how to handle new regime following downfall of Bashar al-Assad, with a timeline for lifting sanctions moving onto the agenda. View on euronews

The European Union and UN Women have signed a partnership agreement at the EU office in Dhaka to prevent sexual and gender-based violence in public spaces, workplaces and tertiary educational institutions in Bangladesh.

The European Union is considering a step-by-step suspension of multiple economic sanctions targeting Syria as it seeks to support the country’s transition, while retaining some leverage, according to two internal documents seen by Reuters.

Humanitarian action refers to the overall efforts and coordinated activities to support the victims of human-induced disasters or natural hazards, and often complex crises combining both.

According to a press release, the projects funded by the European Union, Germany, The Netherlands and the UN, with a total of US$87.4 (84.4m Euros), were presented Monday to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Undersecretary, Dr John Kanisio.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, expressed his views on moderating hate speech on social media. He clarified that such actions should not be considered censorship. His statement followed Meta's announcement to discontinue fact-checking on its platforms.

The European Union on Tuesday announced a 60 million euro ($62 million) support package for Lebanon's armed forces, as the crisis-hit country seeks to implement a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah.

Incoming US president Donald Trump's threats of high tariffs on imports, plus competition with China, has prompted the EU to expand its pool of trading partners.

"The crazy person the EU chose as its 'high representative', Estonian Kaja Kallas, who is hysterically pro-war, pro-NATO and anti-Russia, has just come out with false information to create panic and provoke an all-out war,