All passengers on hantavirus-hit ship considered high-risk contacts, EU health agency says
- 10-May-2026
All passengers on the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak are considered high-risk contacts as a precautionary measure, Europe’s public health agency said ahead of the ship’s expected anchoring on Sunday off the Spanish island of Tenerife. Passengers without symptoms will be repatriated for self-quarantine via specially arranged transport, not regular commercial flights, […]
EU warns Meta WhatsApp AI fee breaches antitrust rules orders rollback
- 14-Apr-2026
BRUSSELS: The European Commission said on Wednesday it intended to order Meta Platforms to reinstate rival artificial intelligence assistants on its WhatsApp messaging service after the U.S. tech giant imposed an access fee. “The Commission notified Meta that the revised policy seems to have the same effect of excluding third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp and […]
Slovak PM says EU should drop sanctions on Russian oil and gas to boost energy security
- 05-Apr-2026
The European Union should end sanctions on Russian oil and gas imports, take steps to restore Druzhba oil pipeline flows and end the war in Ukraine to tackle the energy crisis stemming from the war in Iran, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday. Fico said in a statement after a call with Hungarian […]
EU says it will accept no increase in US tariffs
- 23-Feb-2026
The European Commission demanded on Sunday that the United States stick to the terms of an EU-US trade deal reached last year, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump’s global tariffs and he responded with new levies across the board. The Commission, which negotiates trade policy on behalf of the 27 EU member […]
EU lawmakers stall US trade deal in protest over Greenland
- 22-Jan-2026
BRUSSELS: The European Parliament has decided to suspend its work on the European Union’s trade deal with the United States in protest at U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands to acquire Greenland and threats of tariffs on European allies who oppose his plan. The EU assembly has been debating legislative proposals to remove many EU import […]
EU, India unlikely to finalize trade agreement by end of year
- 14-Dec-2025
Trade negotiators from India and the European Union are no longer optimistic about finalising a trade agreement by the end of the year, with talks stuck over some key issues such as steel and automobiles, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The EU wants New Delhi to raise its quota […]
EU releases €3mln to support Pakistan’s flood-hit communities
- 02-Dec-2025
The European Union (EU) has released an extra three million Euros to support communities affected by floods in Pakistan. The new funding aims to help families in the hardest-hit areas of Punjab and begin early recovery. In a statement, the EU said the assistance will be provided through cash support so affected households can buy […]
Pakistan raises ethanol, basmati GI concerns with EU, reiterates strong GSP+ commitment
- 28-Nov-2025
Islamabad: Pakistan reiterated its strong commitment to the EU’s GSP+ scheme as Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan met with the visiting European Commission Monitoring Mission in Islamabad today. According to a press release, the Mission is being led by Mr. Sergio Balibrea, Advisor to GSP+ Directorate in DG TRADE and Mr. Raimundas Karoblis, and […]
EU under Trump pressure, plans to ban Russian LNG
- 19-Sep-2025
The European Union (EU) plans to ban Russian LNG imports into the bloc a year earlier than envisaged as part of a 19th package of sanctions against Moscow, EU officials said on Friday, a change that follows pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump. “The revenues from fossil fuels sustain Russia’s war economy. We want to […]
EU criticizes US sanctions on Palestinian NGOs, calls them “regrettable, unjust”
- 09-Sep-2025
The European Union (EU) has criticized the recent sanctions imposed by the United States on Palestinian non-governmental organizations and termed them“regrettable and unjust.” The spokesperson for the European Union, Anwar Al-Anouni, while speaking to Al Arabiya, he stated that such sanctions contradict the work of human rights defenders, who play a vital role in building […]