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Berlin is acutely conscious of its inherent economic power and political pole position as the centre of gravity of the 27-nation European Union. (Photo: AFP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Trading with enemy: What drove Germans to Beijing

Mighty Berlin’s submission to Beijing durbar was also symbolic of the shifting reality of geopolitics

24 Nov 2022 12:08 AM

A woman receives the AstraZeneca Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at Trung Vuong Secondary School in Hanoi. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese mission opposes EU push for COVID-19 origins study

Chinese spokesperson said politicising the study of the origin has created difficulties for countries to fight the pandemic

30 Jul 2021 10:38 AM

England beat Denmark in the semi-finals of the European Football Cup and will now play Italy in the final on Sunday. (Representational Image: AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | In today’s world, the ‘signalling’ of ‘virtue’ could take many forms

It’s difficult to see what the footballers who 'take the knee' can do to combat racism outside the football stadium

10 Jul 2021 12:01 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. (Photo: File/PTI)

Sunanda K Datta Ray | Amid pandemic, Britain, EU eye India trade deals

India desperately needs the emergency medical aid that is pouring in from several richer countries

12 May 2021 12:28 AM

The rules require telecommunications providers to treat all data traffic the same, and prevent them from reserving better access for their own services, or selling bandwidth to big companies like Google and Netflix while leaving a slower Internet for everyone else.

European Union top court verdict keeps the internet egalitarian

The European Court of Justice on Tuesday issued its first interpretation of the EU’s net neutrality rules since they were adopted in 2015.

15 Sep 2020 7:22 PM

Facebook thinks such requests should be reviewed by EU courts, according to Lamb, and is asking the court to weigh in on broad search terms such as “applause” or “for free” that could easily be found in personal email messages or other exchanges way beyond the scope of antitrust matters. (Photo | AFP)

Facebook expresses concern about privacy—of its employees, says EU probe goes too far

The company says the wording of commission requests casts a net so wide it will haul in Facebook employees’ private messages and more.

28 Jul 2020 4:38 PM

Max Schrems, an Austrian activist whose complaints about the handling of his Facebook data triggered the ruling after years of legal procedures, first filed a complaint in 2013, after former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden revealed that the American government was snooping on people’s online data and communications.

EU-US data pact does not conform to GDPR: Top EU court junks privacy infringing deal

It will no longer be assumed that tech firms like Facebook will adequately protect European users’ privacy when it sends it to the US.

16 Jul 2020 5:21 PM

Trade minister Piyush Goyal. (PTI Photo)

India in talks with EU for trade deal, open to pact with UK

Piyush Goyal said that India is open to engage with UK for a preferential trade agreement with the ultimate goal of a free trade agreement

12 Jul 2020 9:34 AM

India and the European Union (EU) will hold their 15th bilateral Summit on July 15 via video conference. (Photo- Twitter)

India-EU virtual bilateral summit on July 15

Summit will review India-EU cooperation covering political & security relations, trade & investment and economic cooperation

10 Jul 2020 10:29 AM

European countries in particular say the so-called GAFA—Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon—are unfairly exploiting tax rules that let them declare profits in low-tax havens, depriving them of a fair share of their fiscal payments.

France says it will go ahead with taxing Big Tech if US plays hooky on negotiations

In January, 137 countries, including India, agreed to negotiate tax on tech firms but since tech gains during lockdown, US has backtracked.

18 Jun 2020 6:57 PM

What are you doing about fake news, EU asks Google, Facebook, wants monthly reports

Open up and offer more evidence that measures taken are working well, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova says.

10 Jun 2020 7:39 PM

There many players who have opted for Kolpak route, especially players from South Africa like Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Duanne Olivier, Simon Harmer and Kyle Abbott. (Photo:AFP)

Br-exit to influence Kolpak deals, is Kolpaxit on the way ?

An email has been sent by ECB to the 18 first-class counties writing a series of severe impacts.

25 Jul 2019 5:14 PM

The overall pepper production in India was projected to be nearly 60,000 tonne. But the actual quantity may well be much less as production in Karnataka and Kerala, two key pepper producing states, were hit by inclement weather.

Pepper exports may dip this year

Two varieties of pepper from Wayanad--Malabar Garbled and the Tellichery Extra Bold--are of great demand in the international market.

10 Jun 2019 4:30 AM

British Prime Minister Theresa May, right, and European Council President Donald Tusk attend a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. (Photo: AP)

EU leaders seal Brexit deal, urge Britons to back PM Theresa May

PM May will now have to see the deal through British parliament amid fierce resistance from both supporters and opponents of Brexit.

25 Nov 2018 5:12 PM

Prime Minister Theresa May says she Britain will consider extending the transition period after Brexit for a few months. (Photo: AFP)

Open to extending post-Brexit transition period for few months: British PM May

But May emphasised she did not expect the extension beyond the current date of December 2020 to be needed.

18 Oct 2018 6:07 PM

As he began a four-day visit to Britain on Thursday, Trump, a major supporter of Brexit, told The Sun that he had advised May to go about leaving the EU in a different way but was ignored. (Photo: AFP)

Trump criticises PM May's Brexit strategy during UK visit

The US President said that May's plan for post-Brexit ties with EU would 'probably kill' prospects for trade deal with US.

13 Jul 2018 5:37 PM

It will mean that UKRI, along with 12 approved research organisations such as the Natural History Museum, will now be able to directly sponsor highly skilled individuals, such as specialist technicians, to work and train in the UK. (Representational Image)

UK launches new visa open to Indian scientists, researchers

The scheme will be operated by UKRI, which brings together country's 7 research councils, Innovate UK, Research England.

07 Jul 2018 5:59 PM

Dispute between Trump and Western allies at the Group of Seven summit last month is a gift to Beijing because it showed European leaders losing a long-time ally, at least in trade policy. (Representational Image)

China presses EU for anti-US alliance on trade, faces resistance

Brussels shares Washington’s concern about China’s closed markets, Beijing’s manipulation of trade to dominate global markets.

04 Jul 2018 12:30 PM

The EU on Friday imposed a range of tariffs on goods worth 2.8 billion euros (USD 3.3 billion) in a tit-for-tat response to Trump's decision to apply stiff tariffs on European steel and aluminium exports. (Photo: AFP)

Europe will strike back if Trump imposes new tariffs on EU goods: France

EU tariffs applied to items from blue jeans to bourbon designed to hit industries active in Trump's Republican Party dominated states

26 Jun 2018 11:44 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Shakespeare in trouble: Dutch fret about English on campus

Expatriates graduating in English at Dutch universities are often tempted to remain in the Netherlands which has a flourishing economy.

04 Jun 2018 11:21 AM

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