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Piyush Goyal to visit Brussels to discuss India-EU FTA, boost trade ties
In a bid to further boost trade and investment ties with the European Union (EU), Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal is slated to visit Brussels, Belgium for a high-level dialogue. The dialogue with Maros Sefcovic, Commissioner of the European Commission for Trade and Economic...
photo: European Community / Lukasz Kobus
Russia expects no major change in US sanctions policy under Trump
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has ruled out significant changes in the US policy of sanctions against Russia under the incoming administration of Donald Trump. "It is no secret that, despite expressing some political willingness for dialogue, the US administration is unlikely to alter its stance...
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Austria is set for a far-right chancellor. For the EU it’s the ‘new normal’
When Austria’s Freedom party (FPÖ) entered government 25 years ago, shock waves reverberated around Europe. Punitive measures were imposed, diplomatic visits cancelled and Belgium even suggested the EU could do without the Alpine country. That was when the far-right party was only a junior coalition...
photo: AP / Ronald Zak
Pakistani airline says ad showing plane flying toward Eiffel Tower never meant to evoke 9/11
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s national airline said Thursday that an advertisement showing a plane heading toward the Eiffel Tower was never intended to evoke the memories of the Sept. 11 attacks. The illustration, not in video format, shows a plane superimposed over the French flag and tilted toward...
photo: AP / Thibault Camus
GOP senator to Trump: Alaska 'offers all of Greenland's benefits'
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) made the case on Wednesday that his home state offers the same strategic advantages as Greenland, as President-elect Trump continues to muse publicly about acquiring the autonomous Arctic island. Trump has said owning Greenland, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark,...
photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore
China Discriminates Against European Medical Device Suppliers in Procurement, EU Says
A European Union investigation has confirmed that discrimination against European medical device suppliers exists in China’s public procurement market, the bloc’s...
photo: European Community / Aurore Martignoni
Biden insists US is ‘winning’ on world stage – what would losing look like?
The president defended his record on Ukraine, Gaza and Afghanistan but foreign policy successes have been few...
photo: AP / Photo/Susan Walsh
Barcelona uses its tourist tax to tackle the effects of climate change
After wide scale anti-tourism...
photo: GFDL / Bernard Gagnon
WTO favours EU over Indonesia on palm oil restrictions
World Trade Organization experts on Friday largely upheld European Union restrictions on use of palm oil in biofuels...
photo: WN / Emiko Silalahi
Armenia approves bill to launch EU accession process
The Republic of Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated on Thursday at the regular cabinet meeting that the government approved the bill to launch the European Union accession process, showing a positive stance on joining the EU. The Cabinet also proposed some amendments to keep the bill in...
photo: AP / Areg Balayan

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