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EU adopts cooperation strategy in Indo-Pacific, investment with India soon

investment with India soon

European Union pledges 200 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses to Africa

The European Union is committing 200 million more coronavirus vaccine doses to Africa to help curb the COVID-19 pandemic on a global scale.

EU has no other option but to engage with Taliban, says top diplomat

The European Union has no other option but to engage with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan if it wants to influence events in the country, said EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday.However, Borrell underlined at a European Parliament plenary session debate in the French city of Strasbourg that engagement does not mean recognition, Xinhua reported.Describing the summer's events in Afghanistan as "a tragedy," he insisted that engagement is a priority for the EU to continue protecting as many people as possible."To have any chance of influencing events, we have no other option but to engage with the Taliban. Engagement does not mean recognition. No, engaging means talking, discussing, and agreeing -- when possible," he said.Regarding the situation on the ground in Afghanistan, Borrell said it was "dramatic", adding the European Commission has quadrupled its aid from 50 to 200 million euros.Recently, the European Union said that it will continue to coordinate with the UN and .

Afghanistan crisis: Taliban 'conundrum' is forcing strange bedfellows

Now that unlikely group of geopolitical rivals find their interests aligned once more, only this time to see those same Taliban leaders restore order in a nation of 38 million

European Union meets Taliban to discuss limited diplomatic presence

The memo says the protection of facilities and convoys is the most complicated issue to sort out and that the return of any officials would not mean recognition of the Taliban government

European banks still booking profits in tax havens, says report

Profits booked by banks in tax havens work out at around 238,000 per employee, compared with 65,000 euros in non-tax havens, the report said

EU regulator evaluating if Covid-19 vaccine booster dose is needed

The European Medicines Agency says it has started an expedited evaluation on whether to recommend a booster dose of the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech

Jaishankar meets Danish PM; discusses Indo-Pacific, Afghanistan and EU

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen here on Sunday and discussed issues related to the Indo-Pacific, Afghanistan and European Union's global role.

EU foreign ministers outline conditions for relations with Taliban

European Union officials listed a set of conditions for defining the EU's level of engagement with the Taliban as the new rulers of Afghanistan, including respect for human rights and the rule of law

Astrazeneca and European Union strike deal to end vaccine supply dispute

The deal ends a blame game over the EU's slow start in vaccinating its 448 million population

Europe needs to know it has friends in Indo-Pacific: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that there are lot of issues where India and Europe have meeting points, asserting that the EU needs to know it has friends in the Indo-Pacific region.

European health agency says 'no urgent need' for Covid booster shots

The priority now should be to vaccinate the roughly one-third of Europe's adults who aren't fully inoculated, the agency said

No hurry to recognise or to establish official relations with Taliban: EU

The European Union is in no hurry to recognise the Taliban nor to establishing official relations with the group, said Gunnar Wiegand, the European Commission's managing director for Asia and Pacific

EU to ensure humanitarian aid reaches vulnerable population in Afghanistan

The European Union said that it will continue to coordinate with the UN and its agencies on the stabilisation of Afghanistan

European Union takes US off safe travel list; backs travel restrictions

The European Union recommended Monday that its 27 nations reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infections there.

Covid-19: EU set to recommend reinstating restrictions on US travellers

The European Union plans to recommend that its member states reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infection levels in the country, EU diplomats said Monday. A decision to remove the U.S. from a safe list of countries for nonessential travel would reverse advice from June, when the 27-nation bloc recommended lifting restrictions on U.S. travelers before the summer tourism season. The guidance could come as early as this week, according to the EU diplomats. They spoke on condition of anonymity because the review process was still ongoing. Any decision would be nonbinding, however. The EU has no unified COVID-19 tourism policy and national governments have the authority to decide whether they keep their borders open to U.S. tourists. The European Council updates the list based on criteria relating to coronavirus infection levels. It gets reviewed every two weeks. The threshold for being on the EU list is having not more than 75 new COVID-19 c

Confidence in Euro-area economy drops on supply squeeze, virus

The Bundesbank, Germany's central bank, has already warned that economic growth this year may be somewhat lower than the 3.7% it had forecast in June

European Union says situation at Kabul airport 'very difficult'

The president of the European Commission has urged the international community to open arms for Afghan refugees.

European Union says no recognition of Taliban, no political talks

The head of the EU executive spoke after visiting a reception centre in Madrid for Afghan employees of EU institutions evacuated from Kabul.

Poland government passes contentious media law; defies US and EU

Parliament's lower chamber voted 228-216 late on Wednesday to approve the legislation, which ostensibly is designed to protect broadcasters from non-European takeovers