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European Commission allocates 2.2 million euros to respond to COVID-19 sur
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 5 (ANI): The European Commission on Wednesday announced that it will allocate an initial 2.2 million euros in emergency funding to respond to the surge of COVID-19 cases in India.
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PM Modi discusses COVID-19 situation with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a phone call on Monday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, wherein they exchanged views on the prevailing COVID-19 condition in India and the European Union (EU).
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Essential equipment shipping from EU countries to arrive in India this wee
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 27 (ANI): A shipment of urgently needed oxygen, medicine and equipment will be delivered over the coming days by the EU Member States to India, following the country's request for support through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, which is coordinated by the Emergen
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Turkey chair snub happened because I was a woman: EU Chief
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 27 (ANI): European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said sexism was to blame for an incident where she was left awkwardly standing while her male colleague sat during her last visit to Turkey earlier this month.
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IATA welcomes EC President von der Leyen comments on US-EU travel
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Apr 27 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said it is encouraged by the comments of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (EC), that the EU will grant unrestricted access to vaccinated travellers from the United States.
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Jaishankar, EU's Margrethe Vestager discuss preparation of virtual India-E
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had a discussion with Margrethe Vestager, the Executive Vice President of the European Commission, on Friday on the preparations for the virtual India-EU Summit.
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European Union's Ursula von der Leyen gets first COVID-19 jab
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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EU may start lifting COVID-19 restrictions in Q2
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgiusm], March 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union may start easing the COVID-19 restrictions in the second quarter of 2021 based on the current vaccination and virus transmission dynamics, the European Commission stated in a report published on Tuesday.
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US, EU to suspend tariffs on alcohol, food and airplanes
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 6 (ANI): The United States and the European Union agreed to temporarily suspend tariffs levied on billions of dollars of each others' aircraft, wine, food and other products for a four-month period.
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Biden, European Commission President agree to coordinate policies on China
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 6 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday in a telephonic conversation agreed to coordinate their policies toward several countries including China and Russia.
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Pressure mounts on WTO to consider India's proposed IPR waiver on COVID va
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): As the world grapples to counter the pandemic, pressure on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is mounting to seriously consider a proposal by India and South Africa for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on COVID-19 vacc
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EU-China investment deal faces flak in European Parliament
Updated : 5 years, 4 months 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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