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 eurozone 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 euro, the European Union's quest for an "ever-closer union" rings increasingly hollow to citizens worn down by the debt crisis.