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EU says Minsk's sanctions not transparent, envision difficult mechanism
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is studying the retaliatory sanctions of Belarus and considers them to be non-transparent with an incomprehensible challenge mechanism, EU External Action Service lead spokesman Peter Stano told Sputnik.
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EU alarmed by reports on arbitrary arrests in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 8 (ANI/Sputnik): NGO reports on arbitrary and extrajudicial arrests of Ethiopian citizens based on their ethnicity are "alarming" to the European Union, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel said on Wednesday.
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Rights group urges European officials to raise Ahmadiya issue with Pakista
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 8 (ANI): With Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi currently on a Belgium visit, a Brussels-based human rights group urged European officials to raise the situation of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan.
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Pakistan FM Qureshi meets NATO chief Stoltenberg in Brussels, discusses Af
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 8 (ANI): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels and discussed the fast deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, reported local media.
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Belgian medical workers rally against potential vaccination mandate
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Belgian medical workers are rallying in Brussels and other cities in Belgium on Tuesday to protest the government's intention to make COVID-19 vaccination a prerequisite to be able to continue working, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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Afghans lodge most asylum applications in EU: report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 5 (ANI): The asylum requests by Afghan people to Europe have increased dramatically and is now the biggest country that lodges the highest number of asylum requests in Europe, according to the European Asylum Support Office (EASO).
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Macron allegedly calling Johnson 'clown' reflects difficult relations betw
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): If reports of French President Emmanuel Macron calling UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson a clown is true, than it is nothing new, as difficult personal relations between the world leaders are a common occurrence, with the Macron-Johnson spat being
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EU Council restores COVID-19 travel restrictions for Jordan, Namibia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Council said on Thursday it has removed Jordan and Namibia from the list of countries for which COVID-19 travel restrictions should be lifted by member states.
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Muslim Brotherhood has complex network in Europe: Report
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI): The Muslim Brotherhood has a complex network in Europe and understanding the group in the region is difficult due to deliberate secrecy surrounding the organisation, the Policy Research Group (POREG) said citing a report by the European Conservatives and
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Junior Hockey WC: We will try to play attacking hockey, says India's Coach
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 2 (ANI): After a solid 1-0 win against Belgium in the quarter-final match of FIH Odisha Hockey Men's Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021, defending champions India will take on Germany in the semi-finals on Friday at the iconic Kalinga Stadium.
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EU launches new USD 340bn global connectivity strategy to counter China's
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI): The European Commission (EC) has announced a new USD 340-billion global strategy to boost sustainable links around the world called Global Gateway, a move being seen as a counter to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
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Russian scholar slams so-called 'Summit for Democracy' as ideological crus
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The so-called "Summit for Democracy" led by the United States is akin to "launching an ideological crusade" against other countries, Andrey Kortunov, director general of the Russian International Affairs Council, has recently written.
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