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Dutch plan to cut nitrogen emissions gets EU green light
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Dutch plan to cut nitrogen emissions gets EU green light

THE HAGUE: Dutch government plans to drastically cut emissions of nitrogen pollution cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when the European Union‘s executive arm gave the…

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Ukraine Welcomes EU Deal On Continued Farm Exports: Ukraine welcomes EU deal on continued farm exports
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Ukraine Welcomes EU Deal On Continued Farm Exports: Ukraine welcomes EU deal on continued farm exports

BRUSSELS: Ukraine on Saturday welcomed the European Union‘s hard-fought deal to keep farm exports flowing into and through the bloc to world markets, saying that…

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Kosovo calls for justice for 1,621 missing persons from war
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Kosovo calls for justice for 1,621 missing persons from war

PRISTINA: Kosovo‘s leadership has called for justice for the 1,621 people still officially missing from the 1998-1999 war with neighboring Serbia. On Kosovo’s National Day…

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European Union voices optimism on Ukraine grain transit deal
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European Union voices optimism on Ukraine grain transit deal

BRUSSELS: The European Union‘s agriculture chief expressed optimism on Tuesday that countries neighbouring Ukraine will shortly accept a deal to allow Ukrainian grain to enter…

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Hungary: EU institutions pile more pressure on Hungary over rights
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Hungary: EU institutions pile more pressure on Hungary over rights

BRUSSELS: The four biggest groups in the European Union‘s legislature added more pressure on Hungary on Monday to counter what they see as steadfast deterioration…

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EU sanctions more individuals, telecom firm over rights violations in Iran
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EU sanctions more individuals, telecom firm over rights violations in Iran

PARIS: The European Council said in a statement on Monday it had decided to impose restrictive measures on eight additional individuals and one entity responsible…

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EU sanctions more individuals, telecom firm over rights violations in Iran
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EU sanctions more individuals, telecom firm over rights violations in Iran

PARIS: The European Council said in a statement on Monday it had decided to impose restrictive measures on eight additional individuals and one entity responsible…

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Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year: Report
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Air pollution kills 1,200 children a year: Report

COPENHAGEN: Air pollution still causes more than 1,200 premature deaths a year in under 18’s across Europe and increases the risk of chronic disease later…

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fta: EU’s carbon border tax will render ongoing FTA negotiations ineffective, says GTRI's Ajay Srivastava
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fta: EU’s carbon border tax will render ongoing FTA negotiations ineffective, says GTRI’s Ajay Srivastava

Ajay Srivastava, former Indian Trade Service officer and founder of New Delhi-based think tank, Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI), tells Shantanu Nandan Sharma that the…

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Luxembourg stands up for LGBT rights, chastises Hungary
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Luxembourg stands up for LGBT rights, chastises Hungary

BRUSSELS: Luxembourg‘s openly gay prime minister used the dais of the European Union‘s parliament on Wednesday to stand up for LGBT rights in the 27-nation…

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