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Dealing with EU's carbon tax is high on the agenda: Directorate General of
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Addressing the concerns raised by MSMEs over the impact of CBAM in the session held on Thursday in Mumbai, Sarangi said that India had been exploring various options including ways in which retaliation could also be done or raising the issue at World Trade Organization (WTO) level or extendi
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EU's employment rate peaks at 75 pc in 2022
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Among the EU countries, 11 had employment rates above 78 per cent (one of the three targets set in the 2030 action plan of the European Pillar of Social Rights, with the Netherlands (83 per cent), Sweden, and Estonia (both 82 per cent) having the highest rates. The lowest rates were recorded
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Users gain access to ChatGPT in Italy after month-long temporary ban
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After the Data Protection Authority of Italy, also known as Garante, temporarily banned ChatGPT and opened an investigation into the artificial intelligence program's alleged violation of privacy laws, OpenAI removed ChatGPT from the Italian market last month.
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Asylum decisions up by 40 per cent in 2022 in EU
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Among the 384,245 asylum seekers who were granted protection status in 2022 in the EU, 44 per cent received refugee status, 31 per cent were given subsidiary protection, and 25 per cent received humanitarian protection. Compared with 2021, the number of refugee status granted increased by 22
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Trade in medicinal, pharma products reached new peak in 2022: Eurostat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Exports increased from EUR 50 billion in 2002 to EUR 287 billion in 2022. Compared with 2021 (EUR 235 billion), the 2022 total represented an increase of 22 per cent. Imports rose from EUR 32 billion to EUR 112 billion between 2002 to 2022, rising almost 12 per cent from 2021 (EUR 100 billio
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World watching Turkey elections with bated breath
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The May 14 presidential and general elections in Turkey are being watched by governments all over the world with bated breath, as for the first time in 20 years, the country's autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could lose the elections and a new government may come to power under Kema
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Chinese envoy Lu Shaye questions status of ex-Soviet states, sparks furiou
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Former Soviet states do not actually have the status of independent nations, China's ambassador to France, Lu Shaye said in a statement, bringing Beijing's efforts to mediate a settlement between Russia and Ukraine into doubt, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.
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While supporting Russia-Ukraine conflict, Beijing seeks to deepen trade ti
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Trying to strengthen trade connections with the EU while also supporting the Russia-Ukraine war is a delicate balancing act that is likely to become unstable in the coming months for China as what the communist nation seeks to realise in collaboration with Russia is fundamentally conflicting
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EU calls for proposals, wants to promote human rights in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On Thursday, an announcement was made by the EU where it stated that human rights and democracy were essential values of the EU and promoting and protecting them remained a key priority of its external action.
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EU-India Aviation Summit begins, Jyotiraditya Scindia invites EU to partne
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia invited industry players from the European Union (EU) to become a part of the fastest-growing aviation market in the world as the two day EU-India Aviation Summit began on Thursday in New Delhi.
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Sudan clash: EU ambassador assaulted inside Khartoum residence
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The European Union's ambassador to Sudan, Aidan O'Hara, is a diplomat from Ireland, and was not injured after armed men barged in, threatened him at gunpoint and stole money, said the officials on the condition of anonymity for security reasons, as per New York Times.
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UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed, Borrell discuss developments in S
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Sheikh Abdullah reaffirmed the UAE's support for all efforts aimed at halting the escalation in Sudan and launching a political dialogue to settle the current crisis, emphasising on the significance of working for security, stability, and prosperity of the Sudanese people.
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