New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will visit Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, New York and Brussels from July 5 to 15, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Saturday.According to the MEA, the EAM will travel to Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman from July 5 to July 10, focusing on enhancing the bilateral relationship with the four countries.“External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar will be on an official visit to Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman fro…
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New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) US-based technology giant Google on Thursday lost its long-running legal challenge against a 4.1-billion euro (about $4.7 billion) European Union antitrust fine after the bloc’s highest court upheld the penalty over the company’s Android business practices.The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has dismissed the appeal filed by Google and its parent company, Alphabet, against an earlier ruling by the EU’s General Court, effectively confirming the reduced antitrust fine impo…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) China’s increasing investments in Spain’s port infrastructure has triggered serious concerns in the European Union as well as among security analysts, who warn that such projects near sensitive military facilities could eventually carry strategic, intelligence or security implications, according to a report in Directus, a Greek news portal.The debate has intensified as Beijing steps up investments in Spanish logistics hubs and industrial projects such as a planned f…
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…
Washington, June 20 (IANS) World leaders, including those from the G7, along with senior US lawmakers, welcomed a memorandum signed between the United States and Iran, with supporters describing it as a breakthrough that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ease regional tensions and advance negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme.The White House said President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance had secured a Memorandum of Understanding with Iran that would ensure Tehran “will never obt…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) EU leaders have asked the European Commission to come up with stronger measures to deal with China’s growing economic might that comes at the cost of dumping cheap goods in other countries, according to a report in Politico.The report cites an EU official as saying that leaders requested the Commission assess the EU’s trade defense tool-box and eventually come up with new instruments, to ensure the bloc has what it needs to defend its interests against China’s unf…
Seoul, June 13 (IANS) North Korea on Saturday blasted a recent joint statement adopted by South Korea and the European Union (EU) that condemned Pyongyang’s military cooperation with Russia, saying it will continue to treat Seoul as “a hostile state.”In a press statement issued on the state-run Korean Central News Agency, the North Korean foreign ministry said South Korea is “an invariable enemy state obsessed with hostility and confrontation.”South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and EU leaders …
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Ireland is “really, really positive” on the European Union-India free trade agreement, which is very much going to support and propel the two-way trade between the two sides, its Consul General in Mumbai, Patrick Duffy, said. “Essentially, we have agreed and created a free trade zone of two billion people. That’s an amazing achievement, and we can understand why leaders such as (European Commission) President Ursula von der Leyen and (Indian Commerce) Minister Piyush Goyal…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Pakistan was granted access to the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) on January 1, 2014, and the country was able to double its exports to the EU, with around 66 per cent exempt from European import duties.However, Islamabad has failed to meet the essential condition on human rights progress that it was expected to fulfil in return for enjoying this huge economic benefit, according to an article published by 9DASHLINE.com platform.Despite persistent h…
Brussels, June 10 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday became India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister, leaders from all around the world continue to congratulate him on the milestone and praised his leadership and public service. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen congratulated PM Modi on becoming India’s longest-serving elected Prime Minister and stated that India under his leadership has landed on the moon and is shooting for the stars. She also thanked PM…