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EU to increase tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect its car industry: Report

The extra tariffs on China-made electric cars will go ahead as planned, despite ongoing talks with China and will apply as of Wednesday

Only one PIA bidder left: Why are buyers running away from Pak Airlines?

Initially, the government aimed to complete PIA's privatisation by June, but this timeline has since been pushed to October due to various delays

EU imposes up to 35% tariffs on Chinese EVs, Beijing takes matter to WTO

Chinese state-owned automotive giant SAIC Motor will pay the top tariff of 35.3 per cent, BYD 17 per cent, and Geely 18.8 per cent, in addition to the standard 10 per cent EU import duty

Spain an important partner of India within European Union, says MEA

This is the first visit by the President of Spain in nearly two decades. He is accompanied by his wife, Begona Gomez, and also two ministers

US, EU call for probe after reports of Georgia election violations

On Sunday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States joined calls from observers for a full probe

EU leader praises Serbia for EU membership progress despite Russian impact

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday praised the Serbian president for meeting her and other European Union leaders instead of attending a Russia-organized summit of developing economies held earlier this week. Serbia has close ties to Russia and has refused to join international sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. In a telephone conversation Sunday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, populist Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said EU candidate Serbia would maintain its stance on sanctions, notwithstanding EU and other Western pressure. However, despite Putin's invitation, Vucic did not attend a three-day summit of the BRICS group of nations, led by Russia and China, which took place in the Russian city of Kazan earlier this week. Leaders or representatives of 36 countries took part in the summit, highlighting the failure of US-led efforts to isolate Russia over its actions in Ukraine. Vucic sent a high-level delegation to the meeting, but .

No trade pact if EU insists on opening up dairy biz, says Piyush Goyal

Goyal also said that extraneous issues such as labour and climate change should be discussed on international forums

Exclude farming from EU-India trade deal, says German minister Habeck

India's trade ministry earlier said a free trade deal cannot be agreed upon if there is an insistence on getting access to the Asian country's dairy sector

No FTA if EU insists on opening up of India's dairy business: Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday emphasised on understanding and respecting mutual sensitivities to fast-track India-EU free trade agreement talks, and said there would be no pact if the European Union insists on opening the dairy sector. Speaking at the Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business, the minister also said that "extraneous" issues like labour and climate change should be discussed at international forums. He added that the two sides have to understand, listen and appreciate the sensitivities of each other. "You (EU) are 27 countries, who have different priorities; India has 27 states. I may be growing apples in one state which does not permit me to open apples," he said, adding that the per capita income of EU member countries is much higher than that of the Indian states. He also said that there is a need to focus the energies on trade and on promoting investments and deeper strategic partnerships to push the talks. It will have to be a politica

Europe seeks to underpin sanctions on Russia, fearing Trump overhaul

Trump has strongly implied on the campaign trail that he would stop or dramatically slow military aid to Ukraine if he wins the Nov 5 election

Ireland imposes $335 mn fine on LinkedIn for illegal data practices

The decision also includes an order for Microsoft Corp.-owned LinkedIn to bring its data processing into compliance with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation

US's Intel corp wins court fight over EU's historic $1.1 bn penalty

The EU's Court of Justice ruled that regulators failed to prove the US company doled out illegal rebates to PC makers that agreed to buy most of their chips from Intel

Venezuelan Opposition leaders awarded EU's freedom of thought prize

The Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought award is considered the European Union's highest human rights honour

Blacklists to bans: Why countries think Chinese firms are a security risk

Nations are increasingly imposing restrictions on Chinese companies like DJI, Hesai, and TikTok due to perceived threats related to privacy, security, and trade competition

Chancellor Scholz turns to India as Germany looks to diversify beyond China

India and Germany's bilateral trade was valued at $26 billion for the financial year that ended on March 31, 2024

EU set to choose company for critical minerals joint buying platform

EU's rationale for pooling together buying orders is that it would hand participants more leverage to achieve more favourable deals and prices for critical minerals essential for the green transition

Early results show 50% of Moldovans vote 'yes' in EU aspirations referendum

Moldova's pro-Western president early Monday looked set to win the first round of a presidential race but accused criminal groups of undermining a referendum asking voters to decide whether to secure a path toward European Union membership, which risked being narrowly rejected. Nearly 95% of votes were counted in the EU referendum that asks voters to choose whether to enshrine in the country's constitution a path toward the EU. About 52% of a total 1.2 million ballots voted no, while 47% voted Yes. However, ballots cast among the country's large diaspora were still being tallied and tended to favour the EU path. Criminal groups, working together with foreign forces hostile to our national interests, have attacked our country with tens of millions of euros, lies and propaganda, using the most disgraceful means to keep our citizens and our nation trapped in uncertainty and instability, said President Maia Sandu after about 90% of the votes had been counted. We have clear evidence tha

EU leaders seek to tighten borders amid rising far-right migration concerns

European Union leaders on Thursday lauded a groundswell of support for tightening their borders and making the bloc a more hostile destination for migrants and asylum seekers following a recent surge in support for the extreme right, which has fomented opposition to foreigners. They also backed Poland's moves to rein in migration after Warsaw said it wants to temporarily suspend the right to asylum because it feels Russia and Belarus are seeking to create chaos by pushing migrants across the EU border as a form of hybrid warfare targeting the 27-nation bloc. At the end of a summit dominated by migration issues, EU leaders were already fostering plans to speed up initiatives to get migrants not eligible to stay in the EU out of the bloc and process asylum applications far outside their borders, seeking to buttress a reputation as a Fortress Europe. Echoing comments from many quarters, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that Things are changing in the European Union. Now the

EU may impose fine on X by including revenue from Musk's other businesses

The European Commission has been investigating X for several potential breaches of the Digital Services Act, newly introduced rules meant to ensure platforms police illegal content

President Zelenskyy heads to EU, Nato to seek backing for 'victory plan'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will seek support from European Union leaders on Thursday for what he is calling his victory plan to end the devastating war with Russia. Zelenskyy will address EU leaders at their summit in Brussels before shuttling across town to meet with NATO defence ministers. The EU is a key supporter of Ukraine a candidate member of the 27-nation bloc as it fights Russia's invasion that began more than 2 1/2 years ago. Zelenskyy outlined the five-point plan to Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday without disclosing confidential elements that have been presented in private to key allies, including the United States. Reaction was muted at NATO, where Secretary-General Mark Rutte said only that he and the allies take note of it. He did not discuss when Ukraine might join the world's biggest military alliance, beyond insisting that it would eventually become a member. The plan has many aspects and many political and military issues we really need to hammer