Tag: Council of the European Union

  • EU, representatives, agree on limits for methane emissions from gas imports

    EU, representatives, agree on limits for methane emissions from gas imports

    BRUSSELS, Belgium: To pressure international suppliers to reduce leakage of the potent greenhouse gas, the European Union (EU) on Wednesday reached agreement on a law to impose limits on methane emissions on Europe’s oil and gas imports from 2030. After carbon dioxide, methane is the second leading cause of climate change and has a much…

  • Live: Deadly Russian strike hits medical facility in Ukraine’s Dnipro

    Live: Deadly Russian strike hits medical facility in Ukraine’s Dnipro

    A hospital in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro was hit Friday morning in a Russian missile attack, regional governor Serhiy Lysak said. This comes after a nighttime bombing in Kiev by Russian forces, according to the city’s civil and military administration, although no casualties were reported. Read our live blog for the latest developments…

  • EAM S Jaishankar holds a meeting with Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson

    EAM S Jaishankar holds a meeting with Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson

    Stockholm [Sweden], May 15 (ANI): Foreign Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson here on Monday. EAM stated that he values ​​Kristersson’s commitment to strengthening ties between the two nations. “Delighted to meet Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Conveyed the personal greetings of Prime Minister @narendramodi. Appreciate his commitment to…

  • EU legislators draft tough AI laws

    EU legislators draft tough AI laws

    BRUSSELS, Belgium: Following a vote this week, European lawmakers agreed to draft and adopt tougher new rules governing artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT. The European Union’s AI law will cover the use of facial recognition, biometric surveillance and other AI applications and be the world’s first comprehensive legislation governing the technology. The UE…

  • Jaishankar meets Sweden’s defense, foreign ministers during his Stockholm trip

    Jaishankar meets Sweden’s defense, foreign ministers during his Stockholm trip

    Stockholm [Sweden]May 14 (ANI): Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson and Foreign Minister Tobias Billström during his three-day visit to Sweden. On Twitter, Jaishankar said: “Good to meet Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson. Useful exchange of views on regional and global security.” After meeting his Swedish counterpart, Jaishankar said that both…

  • Jaishankar meets French counterpart Colonna;  the latter showing enthusiasm over PM Modi’s upcoming visit

    Jaishankar meets French counterpart Colonna; the latter showing enthusiasm over PM Modi’s upcoming visit

    Stockholm [Sweden]May 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday (local time) met her French counterpart Catherine Colonna who shared her enthusiasm for making Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bastille Day visit a success. Both also shared views on the Indo-Pacific and the G20. “Happy to meet French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna. Share her enthusiasm…

  • Jaishankar visits Bangladesh, Sweden and Belgium May 11-16

    Jaishankar visits Bangladesh, Sweden and Belgium May 11-16

    New Delhi [India]May 11 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar embarks on a three-nation tour starting Thursday, during which he will visit Bangladesh, Sweden and Belgium. Jaishanakar will visit Dhaka on May 11-12 to participate in the 6th edition of the Indian Ocean Conference. The Indian Ocean conference will be attended by Mauritius President Prithvirajsing…

  • EAM Jaishankar reaches Bangladesh, will participate in 6th edition of Indian Ocean Conference

    EAM Jaishankar reaches Bangladesh, will participate in 6th edition of Indian Ocean Conference

    Dhaka [Bangladesh]May 11 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reaches Dhaka on a two-day visit. EAM was welcomed by the Bangladesh Foreign Minister, Md. Shahriar Alam. Jaishankar is on a three-nation tour during which he will visit Bangladesh, Sweden and Belgium. “Reached Dhaka. Thanks Bangladesh FM @MdShahriarAlam for the warm welcome. Looking forward to meeting…

  • EAM Jaishnakar calls on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

    EAM Jaishnakar calls on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

    Dhaka [Bangladesh]May 11 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Thursday. Jaishankar is on a two-day visit to Bangladesh until May 12. He then visits Belgium and Sweden. “Honored to call on PM Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh. Conveyed personal greetings and warm regards from…

  • Xinhua World News Roundup at 0030 GMT, 16 February

    PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron met here on Wednesday with Wang Yi, head of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, conveyed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s warm greetings to Macron, before briefing him…

  • Zelensky meets Swedish Prime Minister about Ukraine’s European integration

    KIEV, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson discussed Ukraine’s European integration during their meeting in Kiev on Wednesday, the presidential press service reported. Zelensky and Kristersson talked about cooperation between their countries within European institutions during Sweden’s presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) in…

  • This Swedish city is literally busy moving its site – TheMayor.EU

    This Swedish city is literally busy moving its site – TheMayor.EU

    This Swedish city is literally busy moving its location Kiruna is to be rebuilt further east, one building at a time Kiruna is a small Swedish town located 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, which recently entered the news as the host of the opening event for the Swedish Presidency of the Council of…

  • Sweden inaugurates Europe’s first satellite launch complex

    STOCKHOLM, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — The Esrange spaceport, Europe’s first orbital launch complex, was inaugurated on Friday at the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden. The inauguration ceremony was attended by King Carl XVI Gustaf, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, who together cut the ribbon.…

  • Right now: Press meeting with the Prime Minister and the President of the European Commission

    Right now: Press meeting with the Prime Minister and the President of the European Commission

    Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have a joint press conference about the Swedish presidency during the European Commission’s visit to Kiruna. From 1 January 2023 and six months ahead, Sweden is the chairman of the Council of the European Union, also called the Council of Ministers. Hear Ekot’s…

  • Iran summons Swedish envoy over “mixing” statements by European officials

    TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned the Swedish ambassador to Iran to protest “mixing” statements by some European officials, according to the ministry’s website. During the meeting with the Swedish Ambassador Mattias Lentz, whose country currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Director General of…

  • Romanian Member of Parliament: We have no chance for Schengen in 2023

    “Romania has no chance to enter Schengen in 2023,” said the leader of the Romanian People’s Movement Party (PMP) and member of the European Parliament, Eugen Tomac, in an interview with Radio France Internationale (RFI). According to him, the government in Bucharest should consider suing the Court of the European Union, BTA reported. “I am…

  • Sweden takes the six-month presidency of the EU Council

    Sweden takes the six-month presidency of the EU Council

    © Provided by Xinhua Sweden will hold the presidency for six months until 30 June 2023. STOCKHOLM, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — Sweden on Sunday took over from the Czech Republic at the helm of the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). Sweden will hold the presidency for six months until…

  • Roundup: Sweden takes the six-month presidency of the EU Council

    STOCKHOLM, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) — Sweden on Sunday took over from the Czech Republic at the helm of the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). Sweden will hold the presidency for six months until 30 June 2023. On December 14, 2022, Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson presented the priorities of…

  • Sweden’s prime minister presents priorities for the EU presidency

    STOCKHOLM, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) — Sweden said Wednesday that security, resilience, prosperity, democratic values ​​and the rule of law will be the priorities for the upcoming Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). “Sweden is taking over the presidency at a time when the European Union is facing unprecedented challenges. A greener,…

  • Friday’s newspapers: Putin-Niinistö, war worries, Hanko real estate and Western companies in Russia

    Friday’s newspapers: Putin-Niinistö, war worries, Hanko real estate and Western companies in Russia

    In the background of the war in Ukraine, President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and the Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) are dealing diplomatically on two fronts. Niinistö will call the Russian president on Friday Vladimir Putinwhile Marin is in Paris for an “informal” EU Council summit. The director of the Foreign Policy Institute speaks to…

  • Genocide: Name, count, stop!

    Genocide: Name, count, stop!

    According to official data collected by EIGE, 444 women in 10 EU Member States killed their close partners in 2020.EIGE has released a package to help EU countries gather solid data to prevent such killings. We need a consensus on what counts as feminicide The EIGE package includes a rating system and guidelines for identifying…

  • EU ministers are giving the green light to Finland’s Covid recovery plan

    EU ministers are giving the green light to Finland’s Covid recovery plan

    EU finance ministers approved Finland’s Covid recovery and resilience plan in a video conference on Thursday, which will give Finland its first share of the EU’s recovery package. The initial payment is 13 percent of the recovery fund pot, or approximately EUR 271 million. In total, Finland will receive an estimated EUR 2.1 billion from…

  • Xinhua World News Summary 1530 GMT, October 5

    BRUSSELS – The Council of the European Union (EU) on Tuesday approved the start of negotiations on an agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom (Great Britain) on Gibraltar. The Council openly provided information on talks as well as the negotiating directives. On this basis, the European Commission can now enter into formal negotiations…

  • Thursday’s papers: Life expectancy, summer trips, EU pressures

    Thursday’s papers: Life expectancy, summer trips, EU pressures

    Finland’s largest daily circulation, Helsingin sanomat newspaper, refers to statistics showing that a university-trained male engineer living in Espoo is likely to live 12 years longer than a low-income man living in Kajaani in northeastern Kainuu. Overall, this difference is nine years. The life expectancy of men with higher national incomes is 82 years. Low-income…

  • Update: China announces sanctions against European individuals, entities

    Update: China announces sanctions against European individuals, entities

    © Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, MARCH 22 (Xinhua) – China on Sunday announced sanctions against ten individuals and four entities on the EU side, saying they had seriously damaged China’s sovereignty and interests and spread lies and misinformation. The European Union (EU) imposed unilateral sanctions on relevant Chinese individuals and entities on March 22, referring…

  • Norway to adapt to the new EU sanctions regime against serious human rights violations

    Norway to adapt to the new EU sanctions regime against serious human rights violations

    – The new EU sanctions regime will be an important tool for targeting people who are responsible for or involved in serious human rights violations around the world, said Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide. The EU Global Human Sanctions Regime (EUGHRSR) provides a framework for the listing of individuals responsible for, involved in or associated…

  • Partners and family members of Norwegians can now travel to Norway

    Partners and family members of Norwegians can now travel to Norway

    From 15 July The authorities plans to allow the entry of foreign nationals from countries outside the EU / EEA who have a family or an established romantic relationship in Norway. However, they will have to remain in quarantine. The government is constantly working to find the right balance between controlling infections and opening up.…