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EU foreign policy chief is a "spineless coward": EU lawmaker, who cut off
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): European lawmaker Abir Al Sahlani, who cut off her hair in solidarity with the ongoing protests in Iran, said she wanted to show the women of Iran that they have been heard and that they have a voice in the European Parliament.
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EU passes law on common charger for mobile phones, tablets by 2024
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], October 4 (ANI): Common charger for mobile devices will soon be a reality as the European parliament on Tuesday passed a new law requiring USB Type-C to be the single charger for all mobile phones and tablets from 2024, a press release by the EU Parliament read.
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EU seeks laws against human rights issues in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), who paid a three-day visit to Pakistan, have called for timely reforms and legislative changes on human rights issues including enforced disappearances and blasphemy cases.
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European Parliament urges EU countries to build closer ties with Taiwan am
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 18 (ANI): European Parliament strongly condemned the recent Chinese aggressive military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, while calling for strengthened EU relations with Taipei, as per a release by the EU's law-making body.
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European Parliament members urges Int'l criminal court to open investigati
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 17 (ANI): A total of 38 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have co-signed a letter to Karim Khan KC, International Criminal Court prosecutor urging him to open an investigation into crimes committed by Chinese officials against Uyghur and Turkic peoples,
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Hungary no longer a 'full democracy', but an 'electoral autocracy': Europe
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 16 (ANI): Slamming the Hungarian government for its "deliberate and systemic efforts" to undermine democratic values, European Parliament said that the country can no longer be a "full democracy", but is rather an "electoral autocracy," as per a press release of
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EU Parliament condemns arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen, 4 other Hong Kong de
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 9 (ANI): The European Parliament has condemned the arrests of Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of the strongest advocates of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, and of the other four trustees of a humanitarian relief fund.
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European Parliament calls for sanctions on Chinese officials for Xinjiang
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 10 (ANI): An overwhelming majority of the European Parliament (EP) adopted its strongest language yet concerning the ongoing gross human rights violations in China's Xinjiang province, citing "crimes against humanity and serious risk of genocide".
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Uyghur group hails recognition of China's human rights violations by Europ
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Munich [Germany], June 9 (ANI): World Uyghur Congress (WUC) applauds the passing of a resolution in the European Parliament on Thursday by an overwhelming majority, which recognises that the Chinese government's systemic human rights violations against the Uyghur people in East Turkistan "am
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Jaishankar discusses Indo-Pacific, food and energy security and digital co
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], June 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who is on visit to Slovakia and the Czech Republic from June 2 to 6 to impart further momentum to bilateral relations with the two Central European countries began his engagements in Prague by meeting a delegation
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EU expects countries seeking to join bloc to fully implement anti-Russian
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union commends countries supporting sanctions imposed on Russia over its military operation in Ukraine and expects those seeking to become member states to also fully implement them, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said o
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EU reaches deal on new legislation to combat illegal content online
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The European Council said on Saturday that it has reached a provisional political agreement with the European Parliament on new legislation to combat hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content online.
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