- 04 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityEuropean Union
EU leaders won’t discuss Russia sanctions over Ukraine Thursday – official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders meeting over the crisis in Ukraine on Thursday will not discuss specific new sanctions on Russia as the matter is "divisive", an EU official…
EU leaders to meet on Russia on Thursday – EU officials
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will meet to discuss the buildup of troops by Russia on the Ukrainian border on Thursday at 1130 GMT, EU officials said, not in…
Biden to discuss Russian buildup with transatlantic leaders-White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday will hold an 11 a.m. (1600 GMT) call with transatlantic leaders to discuss Russia's ongoing military buildup around Ukraine, the White…
European Union re-establishes physical presence in Afghanistan -spokesman
KABUL/BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union said on Friday it was re-establishing a physical presence in Afghanistan for humanitarian purposes, but stressed it was not formally recognising the Taliban-led administration.…
Russia is not readying military invasion of Ukraine, Russian envoy tells paper
BERLIN (Reuters) - Russia is not preparing a military invasion of Ukraine, its ambassador to the European Union was quoted as saying on Thursday, after Moscow unnerved the West with…
EU to push rich nations to increase climate finance at COP26
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will push developed countries to commit more finance to help poorer nations cut emissions and adapt to climate change impacts at the COP26 summit,…
Germany’s Merkel says EU needs to reach agreement on Poland, migration
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday rule of law is a core aspect of the European Union, which should find ways of reaching agreement with Poland…
Merkel says EU must resolve Polish problem in talks, not courts
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union should resolve its differences by talking to each other rather than through court decisions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday, responding to a question…
Poland’s Kaczynski says primacy of EU law undermines sovereignty
WARSAW (Reuters) - The European Union's insistence on the primacy of EU law over national legislation undermines Poland's sovereignty, ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said in a letter quoted by…
India offers reciprocal exemption of EU Digital COVID Certificate on inclusion of Covishield, Covaxin
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): India has requested EU member states to individually consider extending exemption to those persons who have taken Covishield and Covaxin and said it will…
A Three-Way Cold War
President Biden’s first visit to Europe was intended to recapture the leadership of the democratic world. It did not follow, however, that the new unity of G7 and NATO did…
India – EU Leaders Meet for first time in EU+27 format, Hosted by Prime Minister of Portugal
In a first summit of its kind, Prime Minister Modi interacted with leaders of all EU nations and Presidents of European Council and European Commission today. The meeting was hosted…
