Global regulators will question Facebook on Monday about its Libra cryptocurrency, amid concerns from European Union governments over the threat the digital currency poses to financial stability, reports Trend referring to Reuters.

The negotiation process on concluding a new partnership agreement between Azerbaijan and the EU will continue rapidly, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to the Kingdom of Belgium and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Head of the Mission to the European Union Fuad Isgandarov said in an interview with EURACTIV, Trend reports.

Britain must present “a very significant political rationale” if it wants to extend talks to leave the European Union, Ireland’s finance minister said on Tuesday, after a successful start to a bid by British lawmakers to prevent a no deal Brexit on Oct. 31, reports Trend referring to Reuters.

The European Union will continue working to preserve world powers’ 2015 nuclear deal with Iran but would welcome any progress beyond it, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Friday, reports Trend referring to Reuters.

The European Union will halt imports of Canadian cherries and other fresh fruits starting Sept. 1 as it enforces new import requirements related to pests, according to a Canadian government document sent to industry on Thursday, Trend reports citing Reuters.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and EU Special Representative for Central Asia Peter Burian have discussed a wide range of issues on strengthening strategic cooperation between Kazakhstan and EU within the framework of Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and in the light of the new EU Strategy on Central Asia, Trend reports with reference to the press office of the president.

By 2022, the EU´s energy system should be more resilient to possible disruption, Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission’s vice president for Energy Union said in an interview with ICIS, Trend reports.

The European Council said in a Monday statement that in light of "Turkey’s continued and new illegal drilling activities, the Council will suspend negotiations on the Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement and agree not to hold the Association Council and further meetings of the EU-Turkey high-level dialogues for the time being," Trend reports citing Sputnik.

In its foreign policy, Azerbaijan attaches great importance to relations with the EU and actively participates in many of its programs, spokesperson of Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Leyla Abdullayeva told Trend in "PREZİDENT. Müstəqillik. Təhlükəsizlik. Rifah" video project.

In February 2017, the EU and Azerbaijan began negotiations on a new framework agreement designed to give new impetus to political dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation. Azerbaijan is a strategic energy partner for the EU and plays a pivotal role in bringing Caspian energy resources to the EU market.