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EU countries can ban ritual slaughter to promote animal welfare: Court rul
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 18 (ANI): The European Union's highest court has ruled that the member countries can ban the practice of ritual slaughter to promote animal welfare, without defying the rights of religious groups.
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Belarusian opposition leader Tikhanovskaya receives EU's Sakharov Prize
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Belarusian opposition leader and ex-presidential candidate in exile, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, received the European Union's Sakharov Prize, awarded to the Belarusian opposition, on Wednesday.
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French, German and EU Union Ambassadors visit Kochi Water Metro constructi
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Kochi (Kerala) [India], December 13 (ANI): A nine-member delegation comprising French, German and European Union Ambassadors on Saturday visited the water metro construction sites of Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL), the operation command and control centre at Muttom and the Water Metro's boa
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Boris Johnson says 'strong possibility' of UK, EU failing to agree on trad
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Moscow [Russia], December 11 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said on Thursday that there is a "strong possibility" that his country and the European Union will fail to conclude a free trade agreement before the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31.
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EU targets spread of terrorist content online
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Moscow [Russia], December 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union will obligate internet service providers to remove online content deemed terrorist within an hour, according to a draft regulation unveiled by the European Council on Thursday.
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Spain to provide tax-free COVID-19 vaccines and tests
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Madrid [Spain], December 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Spain will abolish value-added tax (VAT) on the sale of COVID-19 vaccines and tests until the end of 2022, in accordance with the newly-reached European Union agreements, a senior official said Wednesday.
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UK, EU trade talks put on hold due to 'significant divergences'
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London [UK], December 5 (ANI/Xinhua): After one week of intense trade negotiations in London, the chief negotiators from Britain and the European Union (EU) agreed Friday to "pause the talks" due to "significant divergences."
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EU Commission refuses to lift ban on Pakistani flights over safety, licens
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], December 3 (ANI): The European Union Commission on Wednesday refused to lift the ban on allowing Pakistani flights to operate in their territory due to several complications relating to safety and license concerns.
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Pfizer, BioNTech submit application to register COVID-19 vaccine in EU
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): German BioNTech biopharmaceutical company and its US partner Pfizer have submitted a formal application to register their vaccine against coronavirus in the European Union which, if approved, will allow EU nations to start vaccinating their populat
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EU Parliament Vice President calls for sanctions on Turkey during December
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Brussels [Belgium], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union should agree on imposing sanctions on Turkey by the year-end in order to deter Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from jeopardizing the regional peace any further, European Parliament Vice President Dimitrios Papadimoulis
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Turkey opens criminal case over ship's inspection in Mediterranean by EU f
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Ankara [Turkey], November 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Turkey started a criminal case over the inspection of its cargo ship in the Mediterranean by the European Union's naval mission Irini, tasked to monitor the international embargo on arms supplies to Libya, Turkish news agency Anadolu reported on Fr
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Austrian Chancellor opposes common EU rules for ski resorts amid COVID-19
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Vienna [Austria], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said on Thursday that he opposed the common guidelines for all European Union countries on the operation of ski resorts amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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