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Romania nominates Viorica Dancila as new PM
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bucharest [Romania], Jan 17 (ANI): Romania's ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD) nominated Member of European Parliament (MEP) leader Viorica Dancila as the new Prime Minister after the sudden resignation of former Prime Minister Mihai Tudose.
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European Parliament praises India for its contribution to rebuild Afghanis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Dec.19 (ANI): The European Parliament in a resolution on the situation in c has praised India for the use of `soft power' in rebuilding that war-ravaged nation since the Taliban government was ousted in 2001.
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Withdraw EU GSP benefits to terror-supporting Pakistan: Italian Senate
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Dec.13 (ANI): The Italian Senate has placed a demand before the European Union (EU) and its Parliament to immediately suspend and or withdraw business opportunities offered to Pakistan under the European Union's Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) because of its support to
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EU parliamentarian lauds India for appointing Kashmir interlocutor
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Oct.31 (ANI): The Indian government's recent decision to appoint an interlocutor for Kashmir ought to be welcomed by the international community as another step to connect with Kashmiris, with the objective of bringing peace to the region, a Member of the European Parliam
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'Pakistan's hypocrisy on terrorism is threat to regional, global security'
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], October 29 (ANI): Pakistan's hypocrisy of sponsoring the same terrorists they claim to fight is a 'threat to regional and global security', says two Members of the European Parliament.
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World leaders accuse Pakistan of state-sponsored terrorism at UNHRC confer
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 15 (ANI): Israeli Minister of Science Technology and Space, Yakoov Peri and Fulvio Martuschiello, Member of European Parliament, have accused Pakistan of state-sponsored terrorism at the 36th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
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Violence in Myanmar must stop: Tillerson
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London [U.K.] Sept 15 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday said that violence in Myanmar must stop.
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European Parliament delegation postpones Myanmar visit
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France] Sept 15 (ANI): A European Parliament delegation has postponed its planned visit to Myanmar to an unknown date due to the Rohingya crisis.
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Repeal blasphemy law to make Pak safe place for minority Christians, says
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Aug.7 (ANI): Christians, who form about 1.6 percent of Pakistan's population, live in constant fear of persecution from extremist Islamic groups in that country because of legal strictures such as the draconian "Blasphemy Law", a woman Member of the Europea
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EU Vice President: Aggressive China did not anticipate strong Indian resp
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 14 (ANI): An aggresive China did not anticipate India stepping in a strong manner to defend Bhutan's territorial sovereignty during its unilateral move to build a motorable road from Dokala in Doklam area towards the Bhutan Army camp in Zornpelri, according to R
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Euro MPs call for suspension of Turkey accession talks
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 20 (ANI): The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs have adopted a resolution urging Brussels to formally suspend EU accession negotiations with Turkey, due to constitutional change that grants Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with sweeping pow
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EU slams Pakistan's poor rights record, stand on Kulbhushan Jadhav
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 15 (ANI): The European Parliament has criticised Pakistan's human rights record, and squarely reminded Islamabad that it has grossly erred in handing down capital punishment for those allegedly violating the nation's blasphemy law, in the excessive of milit
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