EU foreign ministers have agreed to extend existing sanctions against Russia until September.

Vietnam and the European Union (EU) concluded the 11th and the last round of free trade agreement negotiations in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, on January 23 after five days of sitting.

Vietnam and the European Union (EU) signed a financial agreement valued at EUR114 million for the second phase of the EU Health Sector Policy Support Programme (EU-HSPSP-2) in Vietnam , in Hanoi on December 4.

 A Protocol to the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation (PCA) between Vietnam and the European Union and its member states was signed in Brussels on November 19.

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan hosted a reception in Ha Noi on November 13 for former Canadian Governor General Michalle Jean, who is on a working visit to Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and President of the European Commission (EC) Jose Manuel Barroso have issued a statement detailing the two sides’ orientations to conclude negotiations

 Regarding the EU role in the East Sea, VietNamNet is presenting an article by Truong Minh Huy Vu, lecturer at the Faculty of International Relations, HCM City National University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany and other European Union member states will raise the East Sea issue at the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) taking place in Milan, Italy on October 16-17.

On the occasion of PM Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit to Europe, VietNamNet talks with researchers Bruno Hellendorff and Felix Heiduk, about the role of EU in settling the East Sea disputes and the possibility of cooperation between EU and ASEAN.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and President of the European Commission (EC) Manuel Barroso have issued a statement detailing their orientations to conclude negotiations on the European Union – Vietnam free trade agreement.

 Prime Minister to visit Belgium, EU, Germany, Vatican; Deputy PM meets Russian Security Council officials; Vietnam to impart developmental knowledge to Laos; NA delegation pays working visit to France

 Finland supported the acceleration of the signing of a free-trade agreement between Viet Nam and the European Union and the bloc's recognition of Viet Nam as a market economy, Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb said yesterday.

 New data on carbon shows that China's emissions per head of population have surpassed the EU for the first time.

 Vietnam and Norway have agreed to boost cooperation and work closely together to soon complete negotiations and sign the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement (VEFTA).

The President of the European Commission José Manuel Durão Barroso, paid an official visit to Vietnam from August 25-26, 2014 at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

 The EU has announced emergency help for dairy producers hit by the Russian ban on food imports from the EU.

 EU remains Vietnam’s largest export market; Peugeot penetrates Danang market; IZs told to protect environment; Petrol import tax to remain unchanged until end of year; Petrol import tax to remain unchanged until end of year

 Viet Nam and the European Union would strive to end negotiations for the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) before October.

 President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso talks to Vietnam News Agency about bilateral co-operation on the occasion of his two-day visit to Viet Nam at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, which starts today.

 European Commission Vice President and Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton will pay an official visit to Vietnam on August 11-12, aiming to foster close relations between the EU and Vietnam.