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EU approves 14 million USD in aid to sacked workers in Belgium, Finland, G
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 8 (ANI/Sputnik): The EU parliament on Tuesday approved 11.6 million euro ($14 million) in aid to help dismissed workers in Germany, Finland, Belgium, and the Netherlands reintegrate into labor market, the legislature said in a release.
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UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID shot for 12-15 year-olds
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 4 (ANI): United Kingdom's drug regulator on Friday informed that it had approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for use on 12 to 15 year-olds after similar clearances were given in the US and the EU.
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Chinese Mission expresses opposition to EU-Japan joint statement on Beijin
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): China has expressed its firm opposition to the remarks issued in the joint statement in the EU-Japan Summit, where the two sides slammed Beijing on several issues concerning Taiwan and the South China Sea.
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Activists in exile urge EU states to suspend extradition treaties with Chi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], May 21 (ANI): A total of 55 activists in exile have called for "urgent coordinated action" to suspend all bilateral extradition agreements between the EU Member States and China, to "protect the freedom of movement, association, and speech for all."
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European Parliament votes to 'freeze' investment deal with China
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 21 (ANI): Members of the European Parliament on Thursday voted to freeze the legislative process for ratifying the EU's investment pact with China, until Beijing lifts sanctions against EU lawmakers, in retaliation for the condemnation of human rights abuses in Xin
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EU speaks for religious minorities in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): Amid the recent surge in mob violence and religious persecution in Pakistan, the EU Parliament last month called for a review of Pakistan's GSP+ status, citing concerns over the latter's blasphemy laws and poor rights record.
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COVID-19: European Commission calls on EU member states to temporarily res
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 13 (ANI): The European Commission on Wednesday called on the EU Member States to take coordinated action to further restrict travel from India on a temporary basis, with a view to limiting the spread of the B.1.617.2 variant, first detected in India.
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EU Foreign Affairs Council to discuss Afghanistan, Iranian Nuclear deal to
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 10 (ANI): The EU Foreign Affairs Council is set to meet to discuss EU bilateral relations with Russia and the United States, the situation in Afghanistan, the Sahel region and Lebanon and the progress on the Iranian nuclear deal.
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India, EU to resume negotiations for FTA, agree on comprehensive connectiv
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): India and the EU on Saturday agreed to resume negotiations for balanced and comprehensive free trade and investment agreements sides and also agreed to have dedicated dialogues on WTO issues, regulatory cooperation, market access issues and supply chain resil
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India, EU to discuss strengthening of EU-India Strategic Partnership on tr
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 8 (ANI): The European Council on Saturday said that leaders of the EU and India will discuss strengthening of the EU-India Strategic Partnership on trade, technology and connectivity during the India-EU Leaders' Meeting.
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Acute food insecurity soars to five-year high: UN report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels/Rome, May 6 (ANI): The number of people facing acute food insecurity and needing urgent life and livelihood-saving assistance has hit a five-year high in 2020 in countries beset by food crises, an annual report launched by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) has found.
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Civil society organisations call for rights safeguards in EU-China investm
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], May 5 (ANI): A coalition of 36 civil society organisations (CSOs) has launched a joint appeal to the European Institutions calling for the inclusion of enforceable human rights clauses in the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI).
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