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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Iceland on July 16-18, 2025, for a three-day official visit to discuss international security, defense, trade, civil protection, and climate change with the Icelandic Prime Minister, Kristrun Frostadottir. The visit was arranged following a meeting between the two leaders in Brussels last
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President von der Leyen emphasized the need for Europe to strengthen its economic and industrial base by improving access to capital, streamlining regulations to attract investment, and reducing energy costs, particularly by phasing out Russian fossil fuels. She highlighted efforts to resolve trade disputes, especially with the United States, and
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The European Union has imposed a new round of sanctions against Russia, targeting its oil revenues and banking sector, in an effort to limit its ability to fund the war in Ukraine. The sanctions, announced by Kaja Kallas, the Estonian prime minister and president of the European Council, are the
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The European Union has approved a new package of strict sanctions against Russia over its ongoing war in Ukraine, in a move aimed at pressuring Moscow to end its invasion. The sanctions include a lower oil price cap, a ban on transactions with Nord Stream gas pipelines, and the targeting
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The Indian government has responded firmly to recent sanctions imposed by the European Union on an Indian refinery linked to the Russian energy company Rosneft. In an official statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal emphasized that India does not recognize unilateral sanctions and urged the EU
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German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt hosted his European counterparts to discuss stricter asylum rules, as the country deported 81 Afghans to their Taliban-controlled homeland. The EU's immigration system needs to be "tougher and stricter," Dobrindt said, with the aim of establishing "return hubs" for
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The European Union has introduced new rules to simplify visa applications for Turkish citizens, with the bloc's ambassador to Ankara calling for the urgent revival of negotiations on visa-free travel. The move aims to address long bureaucratic processes that have frustrated Turks for years. The new rules, which
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The European Union (EU) has announced its 18th package of sanctions against Russia, aimed at curbing the country's oil and energy sector's revenues. The package includes a reduction of the oil price cap from $60 to about $48 a barrel, the designation of the Vadinar Refinery
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The European Union has taken a decisive step against Russia's invasion of Ukraine by imposing fresh sanctions on Rosneft's Indian refinery and lowering the Russian oil price cap. This move impacts India's crude supply chain, which could raise costs for refiners like IOCL and
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Britain will be made to contribute financially to the European Union's budget as part of Sir Keir Starmer's Brexit reset. The EU's new negotiating guidelines demand financial contributions from Britain to support the EU's work on food standards and carbon emission rules
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US President Donald Trump has expressed positivity towards a trade deal with India, indicating that talks are progressing well. According to Trump, a full or temporary trade deal between the two nations could be signed soon, which would grant India better access to the US market. India's delegation
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The European Commission has amended the EU ETS allowances for Denmark and Luxembourg, allowing them to use previously cancelled allowances for compliance under Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842. The decision comes after the two countries notified the Commission of their intention to revise their percentages for determining the
