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EU parliament, govts finalise 2021-2027 budget, £1.6 trn recovery package

The deal, which took almost four months to negotiate, now needs to be formally endorsed by EU governments and the European Parliament

European Parliament debates anti-CAA motion; vote delayed till March

A joint motion, combining five different resolutions tabled by Members of the European Parliament against India's Citizenship Amendment Act, was debated at the Plenary session in Brussels, with an expected vote on the motion on Thursday postponed until March. The debate opened with a statement by Helena Dalli, the Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, who spoke strongly in favour of the "rich, frank and open" relationship the European Union (EU) shares with India. She highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Brussels in March for the 15th India-EU Summit. "We believe that it is the role of the Supreme Court of India to assess the compliance of the law with the Constitution and we are confident that the ongoing judicial process will contribute to appeasing the tensions and violence witnessed over the past weeks in the country," said Dalli, who concluded the debate with a message to .

Brexit: Indian exporters cautious but hopeful ahead of Wednesday vote

India's second and third-largest markets for outbound IT services, which stood at $136 billion in 2018-19, according to Nasscom

European Parliament votes in favour of Brexit deal sealing UK's exit

The vote at the parliament in Brussels, which came after an emotional debate, was passed by 621 to 49

Brexit Day to be sealed as EU Parliament is set to cast final vote

The EU underlines that the next, thornier phase of the split -- working out a treaty to define the future relationship between the two sides -- is about to begin

'Respect sovereign processes': Om Birla to EU Parl resolution against CAA

It is inappropriate for one legislature to pass judgement on another, a practice that can surely be misused by vested interests, Birla said

EU concerned over Kashmir's situation, important to restore normalcy: Envoy

The ambassador also said that the visit to Kashmir by the Members of the European Parliament was not 'an expression of EU's policy decision'

EU rules on responsible investments expected to kick in from 2021

EU legislators are also negotiating the adoption of new standards on green bonds

Europe muddles through

Far-right surge fails to materialise in elections