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  • eu airlift operation in west africa to fight ebola

    EU airlift operation in west Africa to fight Ebola

    World | Oct 08, 2014, 06:28 AM IST

    Brussels: The European Union (EU) will organise airlift operation to the Ebola-hit west Africa, with the first cargo plane to take off on Friday.About 1 million euros (about $1.26 million) funding will be allocated to

  • apple benefited from illegal tax agreements in ireland eu

    Apple benefited from illegal tax agreements in Ireland: EU

    Oct 01, 2014, 08:02 AM IST

    Brussels: European Union (EU) regulators on Tuesday announced that Apple Inc. enjoyed state aid from Ireland for many years via illegal tax agreements.The European Commission expressed concern over tax rulings on the attribution of profits

  • russia ukraine agree on interim gas deal

    Russia, Ukraine agree on interim gas deal

    World | Sep 27, 2014, 11:36 AM IST

    Berlin: European Union (EU) Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger has said that Russia and Ukraine have agreed on an interim deal over gas supplies and would meet next week to decide on final details.The EU, Ukraine

  • european union increases syria refugee aid by usd 280

    European Union increases Syria refugee aid by USD 280 million

    World | Sep 24, 2014, 06:52 AM IST

    BRUSSELS: The European Union is increasing its aid to those affected by the civil war in Syria by 215 million euros ($280 million).The EU Commission said Tuesday the new funding includes 50 million euros for

  • eu russia and ukraine to hold meeting on gas in berlin

    EU, Russia and Ukraine to hold meeting on gas in Berlin

    World | Sep 23, 2014, 08:35 AM IST

    Brussels: 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

  • turkey supports macedonia s bid to join nato

    Turkey supports Macedonia's bid to join NATO

    World | Sep 18, 2014, 06:26 AM IST

    Ankara: 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.

  • russia reduces gas deliveries to austria

    Russia reduces gas deliveries to Austria

    Sep 13, 2014, 09:25 AM 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

  • european union sanctions against russia to come into effect

    European Union sanctions against Russia to come into effect on Friday

    World | Sep 12, 2014, 07:20 AM 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

  • european union adopts new package of sanctions against

    European Union adopts new package of sanctions against Russia

    World | Sep 09, 2014, 07:30 AM 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

  • russia may close airspace after new western sanctions

    Russia may close airspace after new Western sanctions

    World | Sep 09, 2014, 07:11 AM 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

  • russia vows reaction to new eu sanctions

    Russia vows reaction to new EU sanctions

    World | Sep 07, 2014, 06:48 AM 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

  • european union to decide on new sanctions on russia

    European Union to decide on new sanctions on Russia

    World | Sep 03, 2014, 07:11 AM 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

  • european union questions facebook whatsapp usd 19 bn deal

    European Union questions Facebook-WhatsApp USD 19 bn deal

    World | Sep 02, 2014, 11:27 AM 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

  • russia may retaliate against fresh eu sanctions

    Russia may retaliate against fresh EU sanctions

    World | Sep 02, 2014, 06:50 AM 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

  • european union ready to impose new sanctions on russia

    European Union ready to impose new sanctions on Russia

    World | Aug 31, 2014, 07:16 AM 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

  • eu to fund agricultural products affected by russia s ban

    EU to fund agricultural products affected by Russia's ban

    World | Aug 23, 2014, 07:34 AM 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

  • european union calls for global coordination to fight ebola

    European Union calls for global coordination to fight Ebola

    World | Aug 16, 2014, 12:14 PM 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

  • vladimir putin orders retaliation against western sanctions

    Vladimir Putin orders retaliation against Western sanctions

    World | Aug 06, 2014, 06:52 AM 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

  • eu australia led group unite against india at wto

    EU, Australia-led group unite against India at WTO

    World | Jul 25, 2014, 08:04 PM 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

  • eu sets ceasefire deadline as ukraine joins bloc

    EU sets ceasefire deadline as Ukraine joins bloc

    World | Jun 27, 2014, 11:16 PM 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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