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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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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 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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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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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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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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The EU on Friday congratulated Keir Starmer on Labour’s election win in Britain, with Brussels foreseeing warmer ties with London — though little scope to change existing post-Brexit arrangements. European Council President Charles Michel called Starmer’s victory “historic”, and stressed the EU and Britain “are crucial partners”. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen added…
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas walk together to a media conference during an EU summit in Brussels, early on June 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP European Union leaders signed off on a trio of top appointments for their shared political institutions on Thursday, reinstalling German conservative…
Von der Leyen’s nomination still needs approval from the European Parliament in a secret ballot. Brussels: European Union leaders agreed on Friday to nominate Ursula von der Leyen of Germany for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission, the EU’s powerful executive body. At a summit in Brussels, the bloc’s 27 national…
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Secret shipment: The EU estimates around 6 billion cubic metres of Russian LNG was shipped via the bloc’s ports last year. | Photo Credit: Reuters The European Union (EU) on June 24 slapped new sanctions on Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting Moscow’s shadow fleet of tankers moving liquefied natural gas (LNG) through Europe. At…
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