World news about “Boycott” published by euronews.
Georgia put politics aside to participate at Winter Games Georgia announced this week it will participate in the next year’s Winter Olympics in neighbouring Russia despite lingering resentment about the brief war… 03/05/2013
Bahrain GP struggles again with image This weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix will once again take place against a backdrop of political termoil. The Gulf island kingdom has experienced… 17/04/2013
Iranians go nuts over pistachio prices Pistachio nuts are being boycotted in Iran – due to soaring prices, which have increased ten-fold since last year. A campaign, spearheaded on Facebook, has… 03/04/2013
Tymoshenko case: should the EU boycott Euro2012? In this edition of Utalk, Lesya from Paris asks: “Do you think the possibility of EU countries boycotting Euro 2012 in Ukraine will help Yulia Tymoshenko’s… 25/05/2012
Serbia boycotts Warsaw summit Serbia’s President Boris Tadic is boycotting the summit of Eastern and Central European countries in Warsaw, Poland, because it is being attended by Kosovan… 27/05/2011
Jordan holds election despite Muslim Brotherhood boycottThe first parliamentary elections in Jordan since the Arab spring have been marked by a boycott from the main opposition parties. The US-backed monarchy has… 23/01/2013
Parliamentary poll divides KuwaitPolls have closed in Kuwait after one of the most divisive parliamentary elections in the Gulf nation’s recent history. Islamist, tribal and Liberal… 02/12/2012
Kuwait opposition boycotts parliamentary voteSaturday’s vote to elect 50 MPs to Kuwait’s parliament is like an election in any other country. Candidates’ posters are up all over town. They say, with me… 01/12/2012
Romania opposition calls for Basescu vote boycottSuspended Romania president Traian Basescu’s hopes of keeping his job have been given a boost by the opposition, after the Democratic Liberal Party urged its… 25/07/2012
Disillusioned voters may boycott Algeria electionAlgeria is going to the polls in parliamentary elections, under pressure to reform after the ‘Arab Spring’ revolutions in neighbouring countries. Yet after… 09/05/2012
Euro 2012: Ukraine denounces moves to “politicise” eventAfter several European politicians said they intend to stay away, Ukraine has condemned what it describes as attempts to “politicize” the Euro 2012 football… 03/05/2012
Austrian officials to boycott Euro 2012 in UkraineAustrian government officials will not attend the European soccer championship in Ukraine in June as a “political signal”, Chancellor Werner Faymann said on… 03/05/2012
Ukraine plays down threats to boycott Euro 2012Ukraine has described as “cold war tactics” threats by European countries to boycott the Euro 2012 championships. Several leaders have called off visits to… 30/04/2012
Merkel could boycott Euro 2012 over TymoshenkoOutrage of the treatment of jailed Ukrainian ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko is threatening to spill over to this summer’s Euro 2012 championships which… 30/04/2012
Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD in parliament boycott rowAung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy has boycotted the opening of the new Myanmar parliament in a dispute over the wording of the… 23/04/2012
Greeks urged not to buy German goodsGreeks are being urged to boycott German and Dutch products to protest against harsh economic austerity demands from their country’s European partners. The… 21/02/2012
‘Iron Lady’ boycott in English ex-mining townsMeryl Streep may be tipped for an Oscar, but the Iron Lady is not universally popular. Memories of Margaret Thatcher’s era have been revived in the UK with… 13/01/2012
Clashes on day of Syrian local electionThe Syrian opposition has called for a boycott of local elections taking place in the country. The vote is going ahead despite violence which has seen the… 12/12/2011
Trafigura & Vitol sell fuel to Syria despite Clinton’s call for boycottOil market dealers confirmed on Friday that a Syrian government tender on behalf of state oil company Sytrol for gasoline that closed on the market this week… 13/08/2011
Israel outlaws West Bank settlement boycottsIt is now against the law for people in Israel to call for a boycott against products from West Bank Jewish settlements. The new ‘Law for Prevention of Damage… 12/07/2011
Crisis talks over election boycott in Sudan US officials are organising crisis talks in Sudan after main opposition parties announced a boycott of upcoming elections. They are calling on President… 02/04/2010
Italian politicians condemn anti-Israeli boycottRight and left-wing politicians in Rome have come out in support of the city’s Jewish community in the wake of a proposed boycott of Israeli products because… 09/01/2009
Chinese boycott targets French interests – againIn many ways, it is a case of deja vu. Chinese citizens are threatening to boycott all things French, with the retailer Carrefour among the key targets. An… 06/12/2008
