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Ukraine war: Poland urges EU unity to slap sanctions on Russian energy

Poland urged its European Union partners on Monday to unite and impose sweeping sanctions on Russia's oil and natural gas sectors over the war in Ukraine

Oil prices fall on China growth worries, EU weighs Russian crude ban

Markets in Japan, Britain, India and across Southeast Asia were closed for public holidays on Monday

EU regulators charge Apple with keeping rivals from pay technology

The Commission's decision to send a charge sheet known as a statement of objections to Apple confirmed a Reuters story in October last year.

Google urges Europe court to scrap 3-year-old EU antitrust fine of $1.6 bn

The case is one of three that has resulted in a total of 8.25 billion euros in European Union antitrust fines on Google

EU energy ministers meet to discuss Russian gas, sanctions over Ukraine war

The European Commission is working on a sixth round of measures which could include oil restrictions, but Russia-dependent countries like Hungary and Slovakia are wary of taking tough action

Oil falls on China growth concerns even as EU weighs Russia import ban

Prices fell after China released data on Saturday showing that factory activity in the country contracted for a second month to its lowest since February 2020 because of Covid lockdown

European Union to propose phasing out Russian oil by the end of the year

The EU will also push for more banks from Russia and Belarus to be cut off from the international payment system SWIFT, including Sberbank, said the people

EU leans towards ban on Russian oil imports by year-end, say diplomats

The European Union is preparing a sixth package of sanctions against Russia over the invasion just over two months ago of Ukraine

Live news: Ukraine says Russia pounding Donbas, failing to take targets

Live news updates: Russian Foreign Minister says lifting Western sanctions on Russia was part of peace talks.

Moscow bars entry of public figures from Norway, Greenland, Ireland

The countermeasures were taken in response to the decisions made by Iceland, Norway and the Danish autonomies of Greenland and the Faroe Islands to join the European Union's sanctions against Russia

India and EU comprehensive free trade deal to be finalised by 2024

Negotiations are expected to kick start in June, after the World Trade Organisation's (WTO's) 12th ministerial meeting.

EU says looking at concluding free trade agreement with India by 2024

EU Ambassador Ugo Astuto said India and the European Union are eyeing to firm up the comprehensive trade and investment agreements before the commencement of the electoral cycles on both sides in 2024

Discussed sedition, terror laws and J&K issue with govt: EU representative

EU special representative for human rights Eamon Gilmore met the Indian government on Friday

New gas pipeline boosts European Union's bid to ease Russian supply

The Greek-Bulgaria border is where the European Union is redrawing the region's energy map to ease its heavy reliance on Russian natural gas

60 countries join hands for open, free and secure global internet

US, all the EU members and 32 non-EU countries have signed a declaration that represents 'political commitment among partners to advance a positive vision for the internet and digital technologies'

LIVE: India sees worst power cuts in 6 years; braces for more heatwaves

Live news updates: The ongoing heatwave sweeping through vast swathes of the country will intensify in the next five days, the IMD said

Brexit: UK and EU at impasse over changes to Northern Ireland protocol

The two sides have been trying for months to overcome a deadlock over the Northern Ireland protocol, which sets the trading rules for the British region that London agreed before it left the EU

Why Bulgaria and Poland can withstand Russia cutting off their gas supply

By cutting off gas supplies, Russia has landed its latest economic blow against Poland and Bulgaria. But with international support, it is a blow that can be withstood.

EU ready to face suspension of Russian gas deliveries: Ursula von der Leyen

The Russian gas supplier Gazprom announced earlier on Wednesday that it was fully stopping its gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria, due to the two EU member states' "failure to pay in rubles"

As Musk prepares to take Twitter, EU reminds him: 'We have rules'

The European Union's internal market chief said on Tuesday it was not up to Brussels to comment on Elon Musk's acquisition of the social media site Twitter