Tag: European Union
Majority of Britons want to leave the EU after Paris attacks:...
More than half of Britons now want to leave the European Union, according to an opinion poll carried out after the Paris attacks for...
Pakistan’s challenge at WTO resolved PET dispute with EU
Pakistan managed to halt the continuation of countervailing duties (CVD) on the export of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) imposed by the European Union (EU) after...
Fleeing war, Syrian refugees bike across Arctic border into Norway
"I looked at the map and I decided to give it a go": Ahmad Taleb is one of a number of crafty refugees who...
EU special representative meets COAS; appreciates operation Zarb e Azb &...
European Union Special Representative and Head of the European Union Delegation for Afghanistan, Ambassador Franz-Michael Mellibin called on Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif...
EU trade deal boosts Pakistan exports by $1bn, says minister
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Pakistani exports to the European Union increased by more than a billion dollars after a landmark trade deal last year which made its products...
EU mission condemns Pakistan’s return to executions
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The European Union mission in Islamabad on Wednesday condemned Pakistan's decision to restart executions in the wake of the country's bloodiest-ever terror attack.
Pakistan has...
Google and Facebook must meet privacy rules: EU
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Companies based outside the European Union must meet Europe's data protection rules, ministers agreed on Friday, although governments remain divided over how to enforce...
European security agencies recognise no master!
Even as Europe powered up its most ambitious ever cybersecurity exercise this month, doubts were being raised over whether the continent's patchwork of online...
U.S. sanctions Putin allies as Ukraine violence goes on
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The United States imposed new sanctions on allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, prompting Moscow to denounce "Cold War" tactics amid more...
Kerry denounces use of energy as weapon
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday denounced the use of energy as a weapon, a day after Russia sharply hiked the price...
EU weighs Russia sanctions as Ukraine diplomacy falters
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European Union leaders were set to warn but not sanction Russia on Thursday over its military intervention in Ukraine after Moscow rebuffed Western diplomatic...
France, Germany bury hatchet to nail EU bank deal
France and Germany, seemingly set on divergent political paths, pulled out all the stops Thursday to lay the symbolic foundation stone towards greater eurozone...
Denmark highly values relations with Pakistan: Ole E. Moesby
Danish Ambassador to Pakistan Ole E. Moesby on Friday said that Denmark highly values its relations with Pakistan and wished to promote bilateral ties...
‘GSP Plus status for Pakistan depends on implementation of past treaties’
Pakistan’s access to the GSP Plus status would depend upon Islamabad’s record of implementation of 27 international conventions relating to human rights, labour rights,...
Oil prices up in Asian trade
Oil prices were higher in Asian trade on Wednesday as the euro strengthened against the dollar but sentiment was weighed by uncertainty over untangling...
Britain’s Cameron to snub EU’s Nobel Peace Prize award
Britain’s prime minister said Friday he would not attend the ceremony awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union and added NATO had...
EU’s Ashton to meet Kosovo, Serb leaders
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Friday met Serbia’s Prime Minister Ivica Dacic as part of a bid to relaunch Serbia-Kosovo talks...
