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Is trade deal with China a dangerous move for EU?
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Athens [Grecce], February 25 (ANI): December 2020, European Union (EU) landmark trade deal - the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) with China, that aims to liberalise trade between Beijing and Brussels, may prove to be a dangerous move for Europe.
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EU escalates condemnation of China's crackdown on Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 24 (ANI): The European Union has escalated its condemnation of Beijing's political crackdown under the draconian National Security Law in Hong Kong but stopped short of rolling out major sanctions on the city's officials for the continued repression of opposition
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EU-China investment deal faces flak in European Parliament
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 24 (ANI): The European Commission on Wednesday faced backlash on its investment deal with China in the European Parliament and was forced on the backfoot in a lively session of the Committee on International Trade.
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EU must end over-reliance on China for rare earth elements, says European
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Feburary 23 (ANI): The European Union (EU) must end its over-reliance on imports from abroad to drive its technological development, such as China's dominance in providing rare earth elements, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday.
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EU demands China allow 'meaningful access' to rights observers to Xinjiang
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 23 (ANI): The European Union has demanded that China allow independent rights observers "meaningful access" into the Xinjiang province to probe abuses, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said at a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday.
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EU Council condemns military coup in Myanmar, ready to impose sanctions
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 22 (ANI): The European Union (EU) has strongly condemned the military coup in Myanmar and is considering sanctions against the individuals responsible for ousting the country's civilian government, the EU Council said on Monday.
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NATO calls for strong alliance as China's rise has 'consequences' for tran
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 22 (ANI): The Western allies and close partners must forge stronger ties to counter the threat posed by China's rise for the transatlantic security, said Jens Stoltenberg, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) chief, at the Munich Security Conference.
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EU holding consultations to convene informal meeting on JCPOA with US part
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union is holding intense consultation on a potential informal meeting on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Washington's participation, but the date remains uncertain, European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said
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Chinese app TikTok 'fails to protect children', says European consumer gro
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 17 (ANI): European consumer groups filed complaints against Tik Tok, a Chinese short-form video app, accusing it of breaching the European Union consumer rights and said the application fails to protect children from hidden advertising and inappropriate content.
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Chinese app TikTok accused of failing to protect children from inappropria
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 17 (ANI): The European Consumer Organisation BEUC has filed complaints on Tuesday (local time) against Chinese-owned short video app TikTok over breaching European Union (EU) consumer rights and failing to protect children from hidden advertising and inappropriat
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Foreign Secy Shringla to visit Russia from Feb 17
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 15 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will pay an official visit to Moscow on February 17-18, 2021 at the invitation of Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday.
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EU urges China to reverse ban on BBC, says it violates Chinese constitutio
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 14 (ANI): Asserting that it is strongly committed to safeguarding media freedom, the European Union (EU) said China should reverse its ban on BBC World News as it violated both the Chinese constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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