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Nepal conducts mock drill of plane crash in wake of increased aviation acc
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 15 (ANI): An emergency mock drill on a plane crash rescue operation has been conducted at Tribhuwan International Airport in the Nepali capital Kathmandu on Wednesday afternoon.
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EU special envoys meet as human rights situation in Afghanistan deteriorat
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Kabul [Afghanistan], June 12 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating human rights situation due to the Taliban regime, Special Envoy of the European Union for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson hosted Special Representatives and Envoys for Afghanistan from the EU Member States in Brussels on Saturday.
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Fraudulent claims cost 527 million euros to EU in 2021: OLAF
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Brussels [Belgium], June 9 (ANI): In 2021, a total of 527.4 million euros (564 million US dollars) in European Union (EU) funds were used fraudulently, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) said in its annual report published on Wednesday, Xinhua reported.
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Russian lawmaker foresees benefit from EU oil embargo
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Moscow [Russia], June 4 (ANI): Amid surging energy prices, Russian lower house chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said on Saturday said Russia's economy may benefit from the EU oil embargo imposed as part of the sixth sanctions package, while the EU member countries are set to overpay about USD 268
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Amid tense relations with China, EU looks at boosting semiconductor trade
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Brussels [Belgium], June 3 (ANI): Amid tense relations with China, European Union (EU) is looking at boosting semiconductor trade with Taiwan. Hungry for chips, the EU hopes to tap into Taiwan's semiconductor and microchip industry.
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EU publishes sixth package of Russian sanctions in official journal
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Moscow [Russia], June 3 (ANI): The European Union published information about the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, which includes the oil embargo and the SWIFT ban of Sberbank, in its official journal on Friday.
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India, EU need to work together for green future: EU envoy
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Asserting that New Delhi's role in green hydrogen is important, Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of the European Union to India and Bhutan has said that both India and the EU need to work together for a green future.
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Denmark votes to join EU defence pact amid concerns over Russia-Ukraine co
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Copenhagen [Denmark], June 2 (ANI/Xinhua): Denmark has voted to join the European Union's defence pact and scrap its 30-year-old opt-out from the bloc's common security and defence policies.
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Russia-Ukraine war must stop: German Envoy Lindner
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New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Talking about the impact of the European Union's sanction packages in a press conference on Wednesday, outgoing German ambassador to India, Walter J Lindner, urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the ongoing war with Ukraine.
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Amid Ukraine crisis, CEE aligns with EU, sees China as 'Russian ally'
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Beijing [China], June 1 (ANI): Central and Eastern European governments (CEE) have decided to align with the European Union and the United States despite China's diligent efforts to strengthen ties with the bloc as Washington offered CEE countries meaningful security guarantees through NATO.
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EU hints at continuation of Pakistan's GSP+ status after 2023
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Karachi [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): A senior European Union diplomat on Monday indicated that the 'GSP Plus status beyond 2023 is possible for Pakistan' as the new government is committed to showing compliance with the high EU requirements, a local media reported.
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Hungarian Prime Minister says no agreement on EU oil embargo against Russi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday that "there is no agreement at all" on European Union's oil embargo against Russia.
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