The European Union has announced 8 million euros (about $9 million) to support stability and security in Lebanon, after months of conflict with Israel devastated the country's infrastructure and caused significant loss of life.
India stands at a crossroads in its global trade ambitions. As pressure mounts from the United States and the European Union to slash tariffs on imported automobiles, the nation must walk a tight-rope between liberalisation and safeguarding its domestic industry.
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from anywhere in the world went into effect on Wednesday morning drawing swift retaliatory levies from the European Union and Canada.
Romania stands at a dangerous crossroads as its democracy faces mounting pressure from within and beyond its borders.
India and the European Union are scheduled to begin the next round of talks for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) from Monday in Brussels with the aim of concluding the talks by the end of this year, a senior official said.
The European Union does not recognize the results either and has threatened to impose sanctions on individuals responsible for violence, repression and election fraud.
Merkel said that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko "has not sought to speak" to any EU leaders.
The Commission said the agreements were part of a package worth three billion euros (US $3.52 billion), which is available to ten enlargement and neighbourhood partners.
Supporters of the plan have hailed it as a massive display of solidarity after an initially disjointed response to the epidemic that saw panic-stricken EU members unilaterally closing borders and blocking exports of emergency medical supplies.
Spain’s COVID-19 death toll of 28,400 is one of Europe’s worst and the country has identified more than 150 new virus clusters across the country.
