Tag: European Union

Apple’s New Fees For App Developers Under Fresh Scrutiny: Report

January 13, 2025 admin

Apple’s new fees for app developers have come under fresh scrutiny from the European Union’s antitrust regulators on concerns it could inflate costs for software makers, Bloomberg news reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The regulators have recently circulated a new round of questionnaires focusing on Apple’s new “core technology fee”, the…

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EU universal charger rules come into force

December 28, 2024 admin

EU rules requiring all new smartphones, tablets and cameras to use the same charger came into force on December 28, 2024, in a change Brussels said will cut costs and waste, after manufacturers are now obliged to fit devices sold in the 27-nation bloc with a USB-C, the port chosen by the European Union as…

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‘Buy Oil And Gas From US, Or Else…’: Donald Trump Threatens Europe

December 20, 2024 admin

Washington DC: A new day, a new threat – that’s what Donald Trump’s mantra seems to be as he sets his eyes on his new prey – the European Union. Weeks before his oath-taking ceremony, which will officially make him the next US President, Mr Trump today threatened the EU with consequences, if it does…

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Lawmakers in Georgia elect hardline critic of West Mikheil Kavelashvili as new President

December 14, 2024 admin

Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as the country’s new President on Saturday, December 14, 2024 | Photo Credit: AP Georgian lawmakers elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as the country’s new President on Saturday (December 14, 2024), setting him up to replace a pro-Western incumbent amid…

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France To Germany To Belgium, EU Is Withering Away

December 9, 2024 admin

France is without a government or an annual budget. Germany, the supposed anchor of European stability, is being run by a caretaker administration. Poland, meanwhile, has temporarily suspended the right to asylum, a cornerstone of European values, in a “bold new migration strategy” that looks more like a move that undermines the European Union ideals….

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‘Our allies have taken advantage of us more so than our enemies’ says Trump

October 16, 2024 admin

Donald Trump on Tuesday (October 15, 2024) said the U.S.’ allies have taken advantage of it more than its enemies. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Former president and Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday (October 15, 2024) said the U.S.’ allies have taken advantage of it more than its enemies. “Our…

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Germany extends temporary control on all land borders to ‘limit migration’

October 1, 2024 admin

Germany has introduced temporary land border controls along all nine of its neighbouring countries. Germany already had temporary border controls with Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Switzerland. However, starting on September 16, the border controls extended to France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Denmark. The German Interior Federal Ministry called these measures necessary to…

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Media groups call on European Union to suspend treaty, impose sanctions on Israel

August 26, 2024 admin

Egyptian and Palestinian journalists attend a vigil for Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Some 60 media and rights organisations on Monday (August 26, 2024) urged the European Union (EU) to suspend a cooperation accord with Israel and impose sanctions, accusing it of “massacring journalists” in Gaza. “In response to…

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Proposed EU carbon tax protectionist, says Economic Survey

July 22, 2024 admin

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Echoing the Centre’s concerns on “protectionism”, the Economic Survey has noted that the forthcoming Carbon Border Adjustment Tax (CBAT) mooted by the European Union “went against the spirit of the Paris Agreement.” The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), as it is called, are tariffs that…

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EU’s Carbon Tax Could Cost India 0.05% Of GDP: Report

July 17, 2024 admin

The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will impose an additional 25 per cent tax on energy-intensive goods exported from India to the EU, a new report said on Wednesday. This tax burden would represent 0.05 per cent of India’s GDP, according to the report titled “The Global South’s Response to a Changing Trade…

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