30 years after Maastricht, EU faces new challenge

30 years after Maastricht, EU faces new challenge

(VOVWORLD) - The Maastricht Treaty took effect on November 1, 1993, turning the European community into an economically powerful European Union with global political influence. 30 years later, the bloc is...
G20 admits African Union as permanent member

G20 admits African Union as permanent member

(VOVWORLD) - At its summit in India’s capital New Delhi last week, the world's leading developed and emerging economies, the G20, officially invited the African Union to join the group...
NATO summit opens

NATO summit opens

(VOVWORLD) - NATO leaders on Tuesday gathered in Lithuania's capital Vilnius for a 2-day summit to discuss Sweden’s admission to membership, and a roadmap for Ukraine’s membership
Wednesday June 14, 2023

Wednesday June 14, 2023

(VOVWORLD) - Matt Francis, a regular listener to VOV’s English programs told us: “The Voice of Vietnam is regularly and reliably heard in our evenings. My listening location is a residential neighborhood, about 40 km...
US seeks to rejoin UNESCO

US seeks to rejoin UNESCO

(VOVWORLD) - The Biden administration says the US will rejoin the UN’s educational and scientific organization (UNESCO) after a five-year absence that began while Donald Trump was president
Ukraine wants EU to speed up admission process

Ukraine wants EU to speed up admission process

(VOVWORLD) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he and visiting European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday discussed Ukraine's progress toward integration into the European Union
Finland becomes NATO member

Finland becomes NATO member

(VOVWORLD) - Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Tuesday, officially becoming the 31st member of the military alliance