Finally falling into place4 Jul 2018 23:10
EU lawmakers back plan for European Investment Bank work in Iran: BRUSSELS (Reuters) - “EU lawmakers gave approval on Wednesday for the European Investment Bank (EIB) to do business in Iran, overcoming a blocking attempt and keeping alive plans to save the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran that Washington has abandoned” + ““The Iran deal is good for Europe’s security,” he told Reuters, referring to the accord signed by world powers in 2015 that curbs Tehran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons“ + “The parliament’s decision is likely to be a morale boost for EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, who will chair a meeting of the foreign ministers of Iran, China, France, Germany and Britain in Vienna on Friday to discuss progress on salvaging the nuclear deal.” + “The pillars of the EU’s strategy are: EIB lending, a special measure to shield EU companies from U.S. secondary sanctions and a Commission proposal that EU governments make direct money transfers to Iran’s central bank to avoid U.S. penalties“ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-europe/eu-lawmakers-back-plan-for-european-investment-bank-work-in-iran-idUSKBN1JU2N5?il=0