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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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EU to reinforce strategic focus for cooperation in Indo-Pacific region, sa
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Brussels [Belgium], April 19 (ANI): The European Union should reinforce its strategic focus, presence and actions in the Indo-Pacific with the aim of contributing to the stability and security of the region, based on the rule of law, human rights and international law, said the European Coun
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China's actions in Hong Kong rise to new levels of 'viciousness': Report
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 18 (ANI): As China continues to suppress the will of the people in Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law, media outlets worldwide have called Beijing's actions in the city "a new level of viciousness".
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UK, EU condemn sentencing of Jimmy Lai, other Hong Kong pro-democracy acti
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London [UK], April 18 (ANI): The United Kingdom and the European Union condemned the decision to sentence publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai and multiple pro-democracy figures to prison for their roles in the 2019 mass protests that rocked the city for a year.
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EU envoy to Afghanistan hopes Taliban will not miss Turkey conference
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Kabul [Afghanistan], April 18 (ANI): Andreas von Brandt, the EU ambassador in Afghanistan, on Saturday urged the Taliban to take the upcoming UN-led conference on Afghanistan seriously and hoped that the Taliban will not miss this opportunity offered to them at the upcoming Istanbul conferen
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EU mulls ending extradition treaties with China over overhaul of Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 16 (ANI): The European Union is preparing new measures to punish Beijing for overhauling Hong Kong's electoral system that will further clamp down on opposition voices in the region.
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European Union's Ursula von der Leyen gets first COVID-19 jab
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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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Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine's benefits outweigh risk of side effec
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Brussels [Belgium], April 14 (ANI): The European Medicines Agency on Wednesday said that the benefits of the vaccine made by Johnson & Johsnson in preventing COVID-19 outweigh the risks of side effects, said the Amsterdam-based European Union medicines regulator said on Wednesday.
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UK study into mixing COVID-19 vaccines to include Novavax, Moderna jabs
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London [UK], April 14 (ANI): As the rollout of the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine has been paused in the United States, the European Union and South Africa, Researchers in Britain investigating the effects of using one coronavirus vaccine for a first dose and another for a second ha
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India, EU share same multilateralist DNA, says European Council President
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New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): President of the European Council Charles Michel reffered to the friendship and partnership between India and the European Union as the "cornerstone" of the bloc's policy adding New Delhi and Brussels share the "same multilateralist DNA".
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Formal negotiations on India-EU trade deal to resume next month: Sitharama
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New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The formal negotiations on both trade and investment agreements will resume at the Leaders' Meeting of India and EU on May 8 in Portugal, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Tuesday.
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Russia, China protecting own interests; thwarting global response to Myanm
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Brussels [Belgium], April 12 (ANI): EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday it was "no surprise" that Moscow and Beijing were blocking efforts at the UN Security Council to impose an arms embargo as the international efforts to halt the violence in Myanmar is yet to yield result
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