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  Russia reduces gas deliveries to Austria

  September 13, 2014 9:25 IST

  Vienna: Austrian energy regulator E-Control has confirmed that Russian gas deliveries have decreased 15 percent compared to last year.The reason was believed to be related to counter-sanctions against the European Union (EU) regarding the Ukraine

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  European Union sanctions against Russia to come into effect on Friday

  World | September 12, 2014 7:20 IST

  Brussels: The European Union (EU) has announced that the fresh sanctions aimed at Russia's financial and energy sectors will come into force on Friday.The EU sanctions would not allow union nationals and companies to provide

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  European Union adopts new package of sanctions against Russia

  World | September 09, 2014 7:30 IST

  Brussels: The European Union (EU) announced a new package of sanctions against Russia on Monday.The European Council, the body that convenes the leaders of EU member states to give policy direction, said in a statement

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  Russia may close airspace after new Western sanctions

  World | September 09, 2014 7:11 IST

  Moscow: Russia does not rule out the possibility of closing its airspace in response to new Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday."If there are sanctions connected with energy

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  Russia vows reaction to new EU sanctions

  World | September 07, 2014 6:48 IST

  Moscow: Russia government has said it will "certainly" react if the European Union (EU) imposes new sanctions for allegedly "destabilising eastern Ukraine"."Concerning the new list of EU sanctions, reactions will certainly be made by Russia

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  European Union to decide on new sanctions on Russia

  World | September 03, 2014 7:11 IST

  Brussels: The incoming European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Tuesday said the EU leaders will decide on new sanctions on Russia by Friday."The package (of further sanctions) will be presented by tomorrow

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  European Union questions Facebook-WhatsApp USD 19 bn deal

  World | September 02, 2014 11:27 IST

  London: In a bid to understand what separates a social network from a messaging application, European Union (EU) anti-trust officials have sent a detailed questionnaire to the competitors as well as customers of Facebook and

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  Russia may retaliate against fresh EU sanctions

  World | September 02, 2014 6:50 IST

  Moscow: Russia will take retaliatory measures to defend its legitimate interests if the European Union imposes new sanctions over Moscow's intervention in Ukraine, the country's foreign ministry said on Monday."The hysteria whipped up in the

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  European Union ready to impose new sanctions on Russia

  World | August 31, 2014 7:16 IST

  Brussels: The European Union's leaders decided on Sunday to give Russia one week to de-escalate Ukraine crisis, otherwise they would impose tougher sanctions on Russia, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said."The European Council said

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  EU to fund agricultural products affected by Russia's ban

  World | August 23, 2014 7:34 IST

  Brussels: Experts of the European Union (EU) said on Friday that the EU would provide additional funding for agricultural products affected by Russia's food import ban.On the emergency support measures for peaches and nectarines announced

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  European Union calls for global coordination to fight Ebola

  World | August 16, 2014 12:14 IST

  Brussels: The European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers on Friday called for a coordinated international response to contain the spread of the Ebola virus at its council meeting here.The EU expressed concern about the most severe

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  Vladimir Putin orders retaliation against Western sanctions

  World | August 06, 2014 6:52 IST

  Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that he has ordered the government to think over retaliatory measures against Western sanctions, the media reported."Political tools of pressure on the economy are unacceptable and contradict

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  EU, Australia-led group unite against India at WTO

  World | July 25, 2014 20:04 IST

  Washington: Unconvinced by India's line that it will not sign the Trade Facilitation Agreement at WTO unless its food security concerns are addressed, a large block of global powers have joined hands against New Delhi

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  EU sets ceasefire deadline as Ukraine joins bloc

  World | June 27, 2014 23:16 IST

  Brussels/London/Kiev: European Union (EU) leaders Friday set June 30 as the deadline for steps taken by relevant parties to improve the situation and contribute to a lasting ceasefire in Ukraine as the east European country

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  No-confidence vote in Ukraine fails

  World | December 03, 2013 17:29 IST

  Kiev: Ukraine's opposition has failed in its attempt to force out the government with a no-confidence vote in parliament.The failure leaves Ukraine's political tensions unresolved, with opposition demonstrators still angered by the president's shelving of

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  Ukrainian protesters besiege government buildings

  World | December 02, 2013 20:34 IST

  Kiev:  Thousands of Ukrainian protesters on Monday besieged government buildings in Kiev and called for the ouster of the prime minister and his Cabinet, as anger at the president's decision to ditch a deal for

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  Ukraine's jailed ex-PM: leader killing EU hopes

  World | November 12, 2013 20:16 IST

  Kiev, Ukraine: Ukraine's jailed former premier, Yulia Tymoshenko, has accused President Viktor Yanukovych of killing the country's hopes to sign a landmark integration agreement with the European Union by going after her lawyer.Tymoshenko's top attorney,

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  Montek Singh Ahluwalia pitches for more Free Trade Agreements

  November 06, 2013 20:59 IST

  New Delhi: Coming out in favour of free trade pacts, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said that India "clearly and unambiguously" needs to ink more such agreements. India has signed free trade pact

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  EU, Canada strike free trade deal

  World | October 19, 2013 10:04 IST

  Brussels: The European Union (EU) and Canada on Friday reached an agreement on their free trade deal, aimed at boosting the two sides' economic growth.European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen

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  EU mulls new law on 'legal highs'

  World | September 18, 2013 9:57 IST

  Brussels: The European Commission has proposed to efficiently withdraw from the market harmful psychoactive substances, known as "legal highs" as alternatives to illicit drugs such as cocaine and ecstasy."Legal highs are a growing problem in