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May 29, 2026 1:06 PM

EAM Jaishankar visits Cyprus, participates in informal EU Foreign Ministers’ meeting

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar visited Cyprus from May 27 to 28 to participate in the informal meeting of European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers, known as the Gymnich meeting, as a special invitee. The visit was undertaken at the invitation of EU High Representative and Vice President Kaja Kallas and Cyprus Foreign Minister Dr. Constantinos Kombos. During the visit, EAM Jaishankar attended a working session of the Gymnich meeting on May 28, where discussions focused on relevant pol...

May 14, 2026 4:01 PM

EU revises draft list to continue imports of Indian aquaculture products beyond September 2026

India has received a major boost in its seafood export sector after the European Union (EU) included the country in its revised draft list for the continued export of aquaculture products to the European market beyond September 2026. The revised draft list, published by EU on May 12, addresses concerns that emerged after India was omitted from the earlier Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2598 issued in October 2024. That regulation had excluded India from the list of third countries authorised...

May 11, 2026 5:07 PM

EU agrees to restore fuller trade ties with Syria

EU foreign ministers agreed on Monday to restore improved trade ties with Syria, reinstating a cooperation agreement that had been suspended in 2011 when an uprising against then-leader Bashar al-Assad expanded into a 14-year civil war. The Council of the European Union, representing member states whose foreign ministers met in Brussels, said the move marked an important step towards strengthening bilateral relations between the EU and Syria. Most Western sanctions were lifted last year agains...

May 6, 2026 3:00 PM

India, EU launch €15.2 million initiative to boost EV battery recycling and circular economy

India and the European Union (EU) have jointly launched a €15.2 million (approximately ₹169 crore) initiative to strengthen electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling and promote a circular economy, marking a significant step in their growing partnership on clean and green technologies. The initiative, announced under the framework of the India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Working Group-2 on Green and Clean Energy Technologies, includes a coordinated call for proposals focused on EV b...

April 30, 2026 2:52 PM

EU kickstarts Mercosur pact to counter US trade hit

The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur will implement on Friday a contentious free trade agreement that the EU in particular hopes will benefit exporters and calm critics, even if it cannot fully offset the blow from U.S. tariffs. Backers including Germany and Spain say the agreement will help compensate for the hit from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and reduce reliance on China for critical minerals. France and other critics argue it will increase imports of cheap beef and...

April 22, 2026 1:01 PM

Number of immigrants in EU reaches record high of 64.2 million in 2025, study shows

The number of immigrants residing in the European Union climbed to a record high of 64.2 million in 2025, up about 2.1 million from a year earlier, according to a report published on Wednesday by the Centre for Research and Analysis on Migration at RFBerlin. The figure compares with 40 million in 2010, the report said, citing Eurostat and U.N. Refugee Agency data. Germany remained the bloc's biggest host of foreign-born people at nearly 18 million, 72% of them of working age, while Spain poste...

March 20, 2026 10:28 AM

EU leaders call for moratorium on strikes against energy and water facilities in Middle East

European Union leaders called on Thursday for a moratorium on military strikes on energy and water facilities in the Middle East, amid growing concerns about the impact of the Iran war on the global economy. "The European Council calls for de-escalation and maximum restraint, the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure and full respect of international law by all parties," the leaders of the EU's 27 countries said in written conclusions of a summit in Brussels. "In this regard, it ...

March 3, 2026 10:12 AM

France to boost nuclear arsenal, involve European allies in deterrence

France will expand its nuclear arsenal and will potentially allow European partners to host its aircraft on nuclear deterrence missions, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, signalling a major doctrine change for France and the continent. Though France and Britain are both nuclear powers, most European countries have relied primarily on the United States for deterring any potential adversaries - a decades-old pillar of transatlantic security. But Trump's rapprochement with Russia on the U...

February 16, 2026 10:12 AM

Europe aims to rely less on US defence after Trump’s Greenland push

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reflected a feeling of profound change among European leaders at this weekend's Munich Security Conference when she said: "Some lines have been crossed that cannot be uncrossed anymore". Transatlantic ties have already been strained over the past year by Donald Trump’s return to the White House. But the U.S. president’s push to annex Greenland dramatically increased European doubts about Washington’s commitment to protect the continent th...

February 2, 2026 10:16 PM

EU efforts to diversify critical raw material imports fail so far, auditors say

The European Court of Auditors said on Monday the EU's efforts to diversify its imports of metals and minerals critical to tech, defence and the energy transition had "yet to produce tangible results". The EU's Critical Raw Materials Act in 2024 set a plan to boost local production of 34 strategic materials to reduce an over-reliance on imports from just a few countries - mainly China, Turkey and Chile. The list includes lithium, antimony, tungsten, copper and rare earth elements needed to man...