European Union

Spain, EU warn Catalan leader ahead of independence showdown

The Spanish government warned Catalonia's separatist leader on Tuesday against declaring independence.

Oct 10, 2017, 21:42 PM IST

October 6, 2017: All you need to know

Jaitley announces e-wallet for exporters, relief to SMEs

Oct 06, 2017, 22:18 PM IST

GST to facilitate ease of doing business: EU

The 14th annual summit between India and the European Union (EU) was held in New Delhi.

Oct 06, 2017, 21:21 PM IST

Big win for India, EU pledges to join fight against Lashkar, Jaish

India and the European Union on Friday adopted a declaration to counter terrorism as they discussed ways to strengthen their cooperation in key areas of trade and security during the 14th summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the top EU leadership here.

Oct 06, 2017, 19:14 PM IST

India, European Union agree to combat terror, resume talks on free trade

India and the European Union on Friday agreed to cooperate in the fight against terrorism while deciding to resume talks on a free trade agreement at the 14th India-EU Summit here.

Oct 06, 2017, 16:26 PM IST

Britain 'prepared' if Brexit negotiations fail: Theresa May

Britain's government wants Brexit negotiations to succeed but is preparing for a scenario in which they could fail, Prime Minister Theresa May told her Conservative Party`s annual conference on Wednesday.

Oct 04, 2017, 19:24 PM IST

Amazon, Apple hit in EU tax crackdown

The decision on Amazon follows a three-year long investigation by the European Commission, which said in 2014 that it had suspicions the arrangement had broken EU rules.

Oct 04, 2017, 19:17 PM IST

Amazon, Apple hit in EU tax crackdown

The decision on Amazon follows a three-year long investigation by the European Commission, which said in 2014 that it had suspicions the arrangement had broken EU rules.

Oct 04, 2017, 19:17 PM IST

Amazon must pay $295 million in back taxes, EU says

Criticism over sweetheart deals struck by EU states with big multinationals has increased over the past years, especially as the bloc struggled through a financial crisis over the past decade.

Oct 04, 2017, 19:15 PM IST

Amazon must pay $295 million in back taxes, EU says

Criticism over sweetheart deals struck by EU states with big multinationals has increased over the past years, especially as the bloc struggled through a financial crisis over the past decade.

Oct 04, 2017, 19:15 PM IST

As Brexit pressures mount, UK PM rallies her party

Under pressure over Brexit and her own leadership, British Prime Minister Theresa May sought to regain the initiative on Sunday by unveiling new policies to woo young voters at her Conservative party`s annual conference.

Oct 01, 2017, 23:24 PM IST

UK working on plan for disorderly Brexit: PM Theresa May

British government departments are working on a plan for what to do if Brexit talks with the European Union collapse with no deal, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday.

Oct 01, 2017, 15:23 PM IST

'Impatient' Boris Johnson wants Brexit transition completed in two years

“Am I impatient about it, do I want to get it done as fast as possible? Yes, absolutely," said Britain's Foreign Minister.

Sep 30, 2017, 14:33 PM IST

UK-EU to hold fourth round of Brexit talks

However, European Union negotiators will be expecting more details on, for example, what payments the UK is prepared to make as it departs, informed sources told the BBC.

Sep 25, 2017, 13:33 PM IST

Germans warned against apathy as Angela Merkel heads for fourth term

In Germany`s proportional election system, low turn-out can boost smaller parties, such as the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), giving them more seats from the same number of votes.

Sep 24, 2017, 20:35 PM IST

Theresa May asks for transition deal after Brexit

In a major speech in Florence, May promised to meet Britain's existing EU budget commitments until 2020 and outlined new legal guarantees for the rights of around three million Europeans living in the UK.

Sep 22, 2017, 22:55 PM IST

Slovenian PM Miro Cerar cancels visit to Croatia in border arbitration row

Slovenia and Croatia both declared independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991 and have since joined the European Union.

Sep 22, 2017, 18:46 PM IST

EU seeks post-Brexit powers over foreign finance firms

"In the context of Brexit, we had to ... ensure that there is not a supervisory race to the bottom to attract business from London," Dombrovskis told a news conference in Brussels.

Sep 20, 2017, 18:28 PM IST

China fails to keep promises, European Union body complains

European companies suffer from "promise fatigue" over China's failure to follow through on pledges to open its market, the EU Chamber of Commerce in China said today.

Sep 19, 2017, 12:54 PM IST

'London to propose new security treaty for anti-terror cooperation'

British Home Secretary Amber Rudd said that the government will suggest new security treaty to keep level of counterterrorism cooperation with the European Union (EU) after Britain leaves the 28-member bloc.

Sep 17, 2017, 08:16 AM IST