New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that the European Commission will develop new tools to counter macroeconomic imbalances, most notably the “growing and unsustainable” trade deficit with China, according to a report.Von der Leyen said the diversification instrument would be country-agnostic, focusing on helping European companies in specific sectors de-risk faster, as supply chain diversification has so far been too slow, according to Euronew…
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Kathmandu, June 10 (IANS) Several world leaders on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on becoming India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister, lauding his visionary leadership and the enduring trust placed in him by the people. President of Nepal’s ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), Rabi Lamichhane, took to his social media platform X to extend his wishes, calling the milestone a “remarkable feat.””Warmest congratulations to PM Narendra Modi on the historic milestone of …
Rome, May 29 (IANS) Italy’s government is urging Europe to step up surveillance coordination at its borders to combat the spread of Ebola, Italy’s Prime Minister Georgia Meloni’s office said in a statement on Friday. Italy is sending a team of experts from Rome’s Spallanzani infectious diseases hospital to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) “as early as this weekend” to help combat the outbreak and strengthen monitoring and control of the virus, PM Meloni’s office added.”Italy believ…
Moscow, April 26 (IANS) Russia is an integral part of the Eurasian continent, and cannot be termed as the “main threat to Europe”, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated on Sunday.Russia is being portrayed as a “model external enemy” for propaganda purposes, he said in an interview with Vesti News, Russian news agency Tass reported.”Russia cannot be the main threat to Europe,” Peskov emphasised, “because Russia, no matter what anyone says, being a Eurasian country, is still an integral p…
Moscow, April 24 (IANS) With the help of Ukraine, Western countries have declared war on Russia, stated Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday. Lavrov made these comments during a meeting with representatives of Russian non-governmental organisations.”Open war has been declared against us. The Kyiv regime is being used as a ‘spearhead’. But everyone knows that this ‘spearhead’ is helpless without the material support of Western weapons, intelligence data, satellite systems, assis…
Brussels, April 23, (IANS) The European Union (EU) on Thursday finalised a €90 billion loan to Ukraine, European Council President, Antonio Costa, announced on Thursday. This loan was agreed upon by the European Council in December 2025 and Ukraine’s most urgent budgetary and defence industrial capacity needs in 2026 and 2027 will be covered with the help of it. The loan has a robust and conditional framework, with strict conditions on Ukraine’s side, such as adherence to the rule of law, in…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met European People’s Party President and member of European Parliament, Manfred Weber in Delhi on Monday. During the meeting, the two leaders agreed on the need to continue the positive momentum in India-EU ties and early ratification of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA).”Pleased to meet with European People’s Party President Manfred Weber, Member of European Parliament today in Delhi. We agreed on the need to continue the pos…
Brussels, April 8 (IANS) European leaders on Wednesday welcomed the two-week ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran while expressing the readiness of European Union (EU) to support ongoing efforts for peace in the Middle East. European Council President Antonio Costa urged all parties to uphold terms of the ceasefire to achieve sustainable peace in the region and expressed EU’s support for bringing peace in the Middle East.”I welcome the announcement by the United States and Iran of a two-w…
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) Jasper Jeffers, the commander of the newly-created International Stabilization Force (ISF) under a Gaza peace deal, said that the ISF would ultimately comprise 20,000 soldiers working with 12,000 Palestinian police officers in the Gaza Strip.Training for the ISF and a Palestinian police force would take place in Egypt and Jordan, Jeffers said at the inaugural meeting of the US-proposed Board of Peace, Xinhua news agency reported.The governments of Indonesia, Morocco, Ka…
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Highlighting the growing partnership between India and the European Union (EU), External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Friday described the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as a transformative milestone in bilateral ties while addressing the India-EU forum.He also underlined the potential for deeper cooperation between India and the EU in areas including security, defence, climate, technology and talent flows.“Addressed the inaugural India-EU Forum th…