Tag: european union
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…