EU says strikes on Lebanon endangering US-Iran ceasefire
- 09-Apr-2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Union on Thursday called on Israel to halt its strikes on Lebanon which it said were endangering the US-Iran ceasefire. “Israeli actions are putting the US-Iran ceasefire under severe strain. The Iran truce should extend to Lebanon,” the European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said. “Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into the war, […]
EU Commission proposes suspending free-trade arrangements on Israeli goods
- 17-Sep-2025
BRUSSELS: The European Commission on Wednesday proposed suspending a trade arrangement affecting about 5.8 billion euros ($6.87 billion) of Israeli exports due to the Gaza war, although the measure does not currently have enough support among EU nations to pass. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas also proposed a package of sanctions on two Israeli […]
China urges EU to reverse ‘wrong direction’ on EV tariffs
- 13-Jun-2024
Beijing hopes the European Union will reconsider tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and stop going further in the “wrong direction” to shield its auto industry from competition, according to state news agency Xinhua. The reaction from China and others embroiled in the dispute, including European and Chinese car makers as well as some industry groups, points to […]
EU announces immediate relief of €350,000 for flood victims in Pakistan
- 25-Aug-2022
ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) on Thursday announced to provide €350,000 to assist flood victims in Pakistan, Ambassador to EU Asad Majeed Khan said. Taking to Twitter, Asad M Khan shared details of the funds being provided by the European Union and said that the EU has announced the immediate provision of €350,000 for flood […]
U.S., EU end Trump-era tariff war over steel and aluminum
- 31-Oct-2021
WASHINGTON/ROME: The United States and European Union have agreed to end a festering dispute over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump in 2018, removing an irritant in transatlantic relations and averting a spike in EU retaliatory tariffs, U.S. officials said on Saturday. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told reporters that the […]
EXPLAINER: Indo-Pak battle over basmati rice in European markets
- 22-Jun-2021
Basmati Rice is a household name in Pakistan & India and now it is the center of the latest tussle between the bitter rivals as well
COVID-19 vaccine sprint as Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna seek emergency EU approval
- 02-Dec-2020
U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and its German development partner BioNTech said their vaccine could be launched in the European Union as early as this month
EU extends GSP-Plus status for Pakistan, announces Razak Dawood
- 06-Mar-2020
Abdul Razak Dawood thanked the European Union (EU) institutions for allowing the country to avail from the GSP-Plus status.
UK warns won’t accept EU-ruled ‘level playing field’
- 18-Feb-2020
Says London intended to set its own laws
Apple may have to bring universal charger, ditch lightning cable
- 31-Jan-2020
European Union (EU) lawmakers adopted an overwhelming majority resolution aimed at forcing Apple to bring a common charger to be used with all of its devices, effectively forcing the United States (US) tech giant to ditch its Lightning cable.