COVID-19: EU adopts 9-month validity of vaccinations for travel pass
Once the rule is effective, EU states will be obliged to let fully vaccinated travellers with a valid pass access their territory.
Dec 21, 2021, 19:05 PM ISTEU special envoy on Afghanistan praises India's offer of humanitarian support to Kabul
Talking to Zee Media, Niklasson said," there is a very strong overlap in way, or a very similar analysis of the situation" by India, EU when it comes to Afghanistan and both are "looking to see if there are concrete areas where we can work."
Dec 03, 2021, 16:01 PM ISTThrow away your Chinese phones, urges Defence Ministry
Lithuanian cybersecurity experts are urging the country's government agencies to abandon the use of Chinese smartphone brands. Lithuania's National Cyber Security Center said it found four major cybersecurity risks for devices made by Huawei and Xiaomi
Sep 23, 2021, 09:40 AM ISTEU states breached air pollution limits in 2020: EEA data
Excessive air pollution has covered 10 EU countries in recent years.
Sep 21, 2021, 18:33 PM ISTWildfires, floods, droughts: Global warming on Earth heads towards 'catastrophic' levels, reports UN
Earth will get 2.7 degrees Celsius warmer, as per a global emissions targets report by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Countries need to slash 45% of its emissions by 2030 to reach carbon neutrality by mid-century. Here's more on the report...
Sep 19, 2021, 17:41 PM ISTUS President Joe Biden urges nations to cut methane emissions to fight back climate change
US President Joe Biden asked other nations to join a pact agreed by the United States and the EU to aim to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30% below 2020 levels by 2030.
Sep 18, 2021, 13:08 PM ISTTop US, EU officials to inaugurate new trade, tech council in September end
The United States and EU in June declared a truce in a 17-year trade war over state subsidies for US planemaker Boeing and European rival Airbus, citing the bigger threat emanating from China`s massive state subsidies to try to develop its own rival passenger aircraft.
Sep 09, 2021, 17:02 PM ISTEAM Jaishankar calls on Slovenia PM; discusses bilateral ties, Indo-Pacific and Afghan crisis
EAM Jaishankar and pm Janez Janša held discussions on enhancing bilateral ties, and major global issues, including Europe's challenges, the Indo-Pacific, and the Afghanistan situation.
Sep 03, 2021, 17:16 PM ISTWill cooperate with future Afghan govt only if security and rights of citizens are respected: EU
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said the European Union will cooperate with any future Afghan government only if it respects the fundamental rights of all Afghans.
Aug 18, 2021, 09:15 AM ISTCan not become gateway to EU for fleeing Afghans, says Greece
Greece was on the frontline of Europe`s migration crisis in 2015, when nearly a million people fleeing conflict in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan landed on its islands.
Aug 17, 2021, 16:01 PM ISTGood news for travellers, says Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla as 16 European countries recognise Covishield
"It is indeed good news for travellers, as we see sixteen European countries recognising Covishield as an acceptable vaccine for entry," tweeted SII CEO Adar Poonawalla.
Jul 18, 2021, 07:09 AM ISTNo application received for EU authorisation of Covishield: European Medicines Agency
"For the COVID-19 vaccine Covishield to be evaluated for use in the EU, the developer needs to submit a formal marketing authorisation application to EMA, which to date has not been received," the EMA said at a press briefing.
Jul 17, 2021, 12:37 PM ISTHeadscarves can be banned at work under certain conditions: EU courts
"A prohibition on wearing any visible form of expression of political, philosophical or religious beliefs in the workplace may be justified by the employer's need to present a neutral image towards customers or to prevent social disputes," the court said. However, that justification must correspond to a genuine need on the part of the employer, it added.
Jul 15, 2021, 15:10 PM ISTEuropean Union to challenge Chinese 'Belt and Road' with own global infrastructure plan
European Union foreign ministers agreed to launch a global infrastructure plan linking Europe to the world,
Jul 12, 2021, 17:07 PM ISTBelgium recognises India-made Covishield vaccine, becomes 15th EU nation to do so
Belgium recognises AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine, the Embassy of Belgium in India informed, making it the 15 European nation to do so.
Jul 09, 2021, 22:49 PM ISTWe will not let LGBTQ activists among our children: Hungary PM Viktor Orban
The PM said on Thursday (July 7) that it will not bow down before European Union's efforts to force Hungary to abandon a new law that bans the promotion of homosexuality in schools. His government will not allow LGBTQ activists into schools, Orban insisted
Jul 08, 2021, 17:54 PM ISTEuropean Union deploys aerial assistance as Cyprus tries to contain ‘worst’ forest fire
The European Union has deployed aerial assistance to help Cyprus turn down huge forest fires raging north of the cities of Limassol and Larnaca. The blaze has resulted in widespread power cuts in the area.
Jul 04, 2021, 13:50 PM ISTNetherlands approves India-made COVID vaccine Covishield after Switzerland, Germany and other EU nations
The Netherlands joins nine European Union nations to approve the Serum Institute of India-manufactured Covishield anti-COVID-19 vaccine for travellers.
Jul 02, 2021, 17:16 PM ISTWomen protest as Turkey quits violence-on-women treaty
The protests came hours after President Tayyip Erdogan defended the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, negotiated in Turkey's biggest city in 2011 and designed to prevent and prosecute violence against women and domestic abuse.
Jul 01, 2021, 23:39 PM ISTGermany, Spain, seven other European countries list India-made Covishield on national travel list
The countries which have approved the Covishield vaccine include Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Estonia, Ireland, Spain and Estonia.
Jul 01, 2021, 14:05 PM IST