Tag: european union
‘Long-term visas win-win for travellers & consulates’: German embassy’s Georg Enzweiler
NEW DELHI: The European Union’s recent decision to issue multiple entry Schengen visas valid up to five years to Indians, has come as a relief…
italy: Italy considers tougher penalties for AI-related crimes
Italy‘s government is mulling tougher penalties for crimes using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools including market rigging and money laundering, according to a draft law bill…
rajeev chandrasekhar: Chips to Startup programme underway; electronics manufacturing to hit $300 billion by 2026: IT MoS
A Chips to Startup (C2S) programme has been initiated with an outlay of Rs 250 crore for a duration of five years, IT minister of…
Greece: In disaster-hit central Greece, officials face investigation over claims flood defences were delayed
ATHENS: A senior prosecutor on Wednesday ordered an investigation into allegations that officials in disaster-hit central Greece failed to complete flood defence projects on time….
Retail Thefts: As retail thefts continues to surge, crime-fighting fog hits shoplifters
According to Fox Business, as organized retail crime runs out of control, a disorienting and blinding fog linked to a store’s alarm is a relatively…
Russia: Armenian PM says depending solely on Russia for security was ‘strategic mistake’
LONDON: Armenia‘s prime minister has said his country’s policy of solely relying on Russia to guarantee its security was a strategic mistake because Moscow has…
Airport: New airport sparks unlikely dreams in isolated north Cyprus
NICOSIA: Isolated for almost half a century, the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has just opened a half-billion-dollar airport terminal in the hope of…
Bulgaria: Squeezed out: Bulgaria lavender oil makers fear EU laws
BULGARIA: As a successful harvesting season yielding several hundred tonnes of lavender oil wraps up in Bulgaria — the world’s top producer — the industry’s…
Germany: German push to ease migrants’ citizenship path faces red tape reality check
BERLIN: Germany‘s cabinet on Wednesday passed a draft bill to ease the citizenship law, hoping a faster track to German nationality will attract skilled migrants…
EU deplores democracy ‘erosion’ in Hong Kong
BRUSSELS: The EU warned Friday that democracy and rights in Hong Kong declined further in 2022, casting doubt on China’s vow to maintain “one country,…