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PM Modi, Meloni review progress of India-Italy strategic partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni have reviewed the progress of the bilateral strategic partnership and agreed to strengthen cooperation in global fora and multilateral initiatives, including the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. The two leaders met on Friday towards the end of Prime Minister Modi's day-long visit to Apulia, southern Italy, during which he thanked the Italian Prime Minister for the invitation to attend the G7 Summit. A Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) readout of the meeting said the leaders committed to fulfil their shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific and also discussed the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). Both leaders look forward to joint activities to be implemented under the Indo-Pacific Ocean Initiative framework to fulfil their shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific," the Ministry of External Affairs said, amidst China's aggressive actions in the region. They also discussed

Apple, Meta platforms likely to face charges for violating EU digital law

The European Commission, which began investigating Apple, Meta, and Alphabet's Google in March under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), considers Apple and Meta to be priority cases

Emmanuel Macron's election gamble gives Europe Brexit nightmares again

EU officials have spent much of the past decade dealing with the fallout from the UK vote

India, EU discuss CBAM concerns ahead of eighth round of FTA talks

Oman is seeking duty concessions on petrochemical products such as polypropylene and polyethylene, used primarily in the plastics industry

Europe vs China: Why is EU imposing heavy tariffs on imported Chinese EVs?

EU tariff on Chinese EVs explained: The new tariffs are set to take effect from July 4, unless ongoing discussions with Chinese authorities yield a different outcome

EU's new AI rules: Industry opposed to revealing guarded trade secrets

The European Union's recently enacted AI Act will be implemented in phases over the next two years, giving time to regulators to enforce the new laws

Austrian group accuses Google of tracking users on Chrome browser

NYOB has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority claiming that Google's new 'Privacy Sandbox' still allows tech giant to track browser users

Bound by rules, economics, EU trails US on China tariffs imposition

The more modest action stems from the EU's strong belief that trade should be based on international rules

Chinese firms apply for anti-dumping probe of pork imports from EU

The move risks escalating tensions in one of the world's key trading relationships

Xi has few options to retaliate against Europe without sparking trade war

China has also signaled it's considering tariffs as high as 25% on imported cars with large engines

Security deal with US is 'bridge' to Ukraine's Nato membership: Zelenskyy

Zelenskyy made the remarks at a joint news conference with US President Joe Biden, which was held on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Italy on Thursday

China urges EU to rethink EV tariffs; says 'cooperation the way forward'

Brussels seemed to have left some room for the two sides to continue their consultations to find a solution and avoid the worst scenario, the Xinhua commentary added

Tesla expects to hike price of China-made Model 3 in EU due to tariff hike

The message, displayed on Tesla's website for countries including Germany, France, Ireland, Belgium, and Hungary, urged prospective buyers to place their orders in June

Europe's Airbus frets over global trade tensions amid EU-China spat

China has historically roughly split its import needs between Airbus and its US rival Boeing

EU to impose up to 25% additional tariffs on imported Chinese EVs

The move comes as European automakers are being challenged by an influx of lower-cost EVs from Chinese rivals

EU to imposes tariffs of up to 48% on electric vehicle imports from China

China has threatened retaliation across agriculture, aviation and cars with large engines. Beijing has already launched an investigation into some types of European liquor.

India, Italy enhance trade, def & tech ties; boost strategic partnership

Italy is the Chair of G7 this year and is hosting the G7 Summit on June 13 and 14. Italian PM Georgia Meloni has invited PM Modi to the G7 Outreach Summit in Puglia on June 14

EU Election: Why France’s Macron called for snap elections?

French President Emmanuel Macron called for a snap election after a crushing defeat in elections for the European Parliament. What's happening in the EU elections? Watch the video to find out.

India's proposed EU-like antitrust law to pose new challenge for tech firms

Apple, Google, Meta, Amazon would come under the purview of the Indian law, which has yet to be approved by parliament

Bulgaria wants to play more important role in India-EU relations: Lawmaker

Bulgaria's geographical position as the first member-country connecting the European Union (EU) with India gives it the added advantage of playing an important role in fostering closer ties with the 27-member economic bloc, according to a senior Bulgarian parliamentarian and former foreign minister. Kristian Vigenin, Deputy Chair of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and Chair of the Bulgaria-India Friendship Group in the Bulgarian Parliament is expected to be among the newly-elected members of the European Parliament (MEPs) after the results of the EU-wide elections are officially declared later this week. In his future role, the Vice-Speaker of Bulgaria's National Assembly said he wants to champion greater India-EU parliamentary cooperation that has slowed down due to "stresses in the system" of the COVID pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Although the size of India and Bulgaria are not comparable, I believe that we need to do more as a country which is part of the EU to .