European Union
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EU, Russia and Ukraine to hold meeting on gas in Berlin
World | Sep 23, 2014, 08:35 AM ISTBrussels: The European Union will participate in a trilateral ministerial meeting with Russia and Ukraine on Friday in Berlin to address the issue of energy security in the context of the ongoing conflict between Moscow
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Turkey supports Macedonia's bid to join NATO
World | Sep 18, 2014, 06:26 AM ISTAnkara: Turkey will continue to support Macedonia's aspiration to join NATO and the European Union (EU), Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday."Turkey supports Macedonia for NATO membership and will continue to do so.
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Russia reduces gas deliveries to Austria
Sep 13, 2014, 09:25 AM ISTVienna: 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 | Sep 12, 2014, 07:20 AM ISTBrussels: 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 | Sep 09, 2014, 07:30 AM ISTBrussels: 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 | Sep 09, 2014, 07:11 AM ISTMoscow: 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 | Sep 07, 2014, 06:48 AM ISTMoscow: 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 | Sep 03, 2014, 07:11 AM ISTBrussels: 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 | Sep 02, 2014, 11:27 AM ISTLondon: 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 | Sep 02, 2014, 06:50 AM ISTMoscow: 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 | Aug 31, 2014, 07:16 AM ISTBrussels: 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 | Aug 23, 2014, 07:34 AM ISTBrussels: 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 | Aug 16, 2014, 12:14 PM ISTBrussels: 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 | Aug 06, 2014, 06:52 AM ISTMoscow: 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 | Jul 25, 2014, 08:04 PM ISTWashington: 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 | Jun 27, 2014, 11:16 PM ISTBrussels/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 | Dec 03, 2013, 05:29 PM ISTKiev: 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 | Dec 02, 2013, 08:34 PM ISTKiev: 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 | Nov 12, 2013, 08:16 PM ISTKiev, 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
Nov 06, 2013, 08:59 PM ISTNew 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