In response to claims of election tampering in Pakistan, the European Union has urged the pertinent authorities to guarantee a prompt and comprehensive examination of all documented irregularities in the elections and to execute the suggestions of the forthcoming EU Election Expert Mission report. Peter Stano, the principal spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, […]
An agreement between the European Parliament and EU member states paves the way for a “digital COVID certificate” ; that aims to make travel easier and revive the summer tourism season. European Union lawmakers and member states on Thursday reached an agreement that would allow anyone in the bloc to obtain a digital proof of […]
Germany, Poland and Sweden have expelled an employee of Russia’s embassy in each country, in a coordinated tit-for-tat response to Moscow’s expulsion last week of a German, a Polish, and a Swedish diplomat. The German foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday that Russia’s decision to expel diplomats from European Union countries; including one […]
Russia has announced the expulsion of diplomats from Sweden, Germany, and Poland, accusing them of taking part in illegal protests last month against the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny. The foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday that Moscow considered the actions of the diplomats unacceptable and that it expects diplomats from the […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he wanted to improve relations with the European Union and was hoping for the same approach from the 27-nation bloc. “We are ready to put our relations back on track”; Erdogan said during a televised meeting with EU ambassadors in Ankara. “We expect our European friends to […]
The EU is launching a co-ordinated vaccine rollout to fight Covid-19, in what the bloc’s top official says is a “touching moment of unity”. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had been delivered to all 27 member states. Some countries started administering the jabs on Saturday, saying they […]
The United Kingdom and the European Union(EU) have agreed on a post-Brexit trade deal after months of torturous negotiations, averting the prospect of a chaotic and acrimonious divorce at the end of this year. The deal announced on Thursday, came just one week before the UK is due to exit the EU’s single market and […]
Emmanuel Macron the President of the Republic of France has been diagnosed positive for CoronaVirus today, his office said in a statement. “This diagnosis was made following a PCR test performed at the onset of the first symptoms.” Macron’s office said he would isolate for the next seven days and would continue to run the […]
Pakistan has decided to challenge India’s claim of exclusive rights over the use of Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Basmati rice in the European Union (EU). Commerce Secretary Muhammad Sualeh Ahmad Faruqui informed a parliamentary panel on Tuesday: India has claimed its rights over Basmati rice in the European Union market and has challenged the […]