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Debate On CAA In European Parliament Today, Possible Vote Tomorrow

India News | Written By Nidhi Razdan Edited By Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday January 29, 2020

A final joint resolution is ready for debate in the European Parliament today and tomorrow on India's citizenship law, which has been put forward by 560 of the parliament's 751 MPs.

Don't Increase Stateless People: Luxembourg Minister To S Jaishankar

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 29, 2020

Amidst concerns over India's new citizenship act and the NRC, Luxembourg, a European Union member, said it doesn't want to "interfere in the domestic policy" of this country but has asked New Delhi to "do everything" to not increase stateless people.

No Scope For External Interference In India's Internal Matters: Venkaiah Naidu

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 28, 2020

There is no scope for outside interference in India's internal matters and the country is capable of addressing its concerns on its own, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said on Monday in remarks that come ahead of the European Parliament debating resolutions against India's new citizenship law.

Citizenship Amendment Act India's Internal Matter, Says France: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 27, 2020

France considers the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) an internal matter of India, French diplomatic sources said today after nearly 600 lawmakers in the 751-member European Union parliament moved six resolutions against the controversial law.

"Inappropriate...": Lok Sabha Speaker To European Union Parliament On Anti-CAA Resolutions

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday January 27, 2020

Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla has written to the speaker of the European Union a day after 600 of its 751 Parliament members moved six resolutions on the Citizenship Amendment Act, expressing concern that it would create the "largest statelessness crisis in the world". Pointing out that such a resolution would set an "unhealthy precedent", the Speaker...

"CAA, Kashmir Internal Matters": Minister On European Union Resolutions

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday January 27, 2020

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today hit back at EU parliamentarians who sponsored a resolution against the citizenship law and the clampdown in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the government considered both issues "internal matters"

India's Strong Reaction To European Union's 6 Resolutions On CAA, Kashmir

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday January 27, 2020

India is facing a major diplomatic backlash from the European Union parliament on the Citizenship Amendment Act and the clampdown on Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's expected visit to Brussels for the India-EU summit in March.

"Largest Statelessness Crisis," Predicts Draft Anti-CAA Resolution In European Union

India News | Reported by Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday January 26, 2020

More than 150 lawmakers of the European Union have drafted a five-page resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act, contending that it "marks a dangerous shift in the way citizenship will be determined in India and is set to create the largest statelessness crisis in the world and cause immense human suffering".

Britain To Leave European Union After Queen Elizabeth II's Approval

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 23, 2020

Queen Elizabeth II gave her formal assent Thursday for Britain to end its decades-long involvement in the European Union and seek a more independent but uncertain future at the end of the month.

Brexit Bill Clears Britain Parliament, Set To Become Law

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 23, 2020

After years of acrimonious debate, British lawmakers on Wednesday finally approved the terms of their country's historic departure from the European Union -- due in just nine days time.

Facebook Apps Helped EU Firms Generate EUR 208 Billion in Sales in 2019, Company Says

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 21, 2020

Facebook apps have helped businesses in the European Union (EU) generate sales corresponding to an estimated EUR 208 billion last year - resulting in nearly 3.1 million jobs, the social networking giant said in a new report.

European Union Warns Of WTO Challenge If China-US Deal Creates ''Distortions''

Business | AFP | Friday January 17, 2020

In our opinion, quantitative targets are not WTO-compatible if they lead to trade distortions," Mr Chapuis said. "If it were to be the case, we will go to the WTO to settle this matter." He said that during a meeting at the Chinese foreign ministry, he was given "formal assurances that in absolutely no way would European businesses be affected b...

Boris Johnson Banks On Crowdfunding "To Bong Big Ben On Brexit Night"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 14, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said the government was working on a publicly-funded plan to get the currently silent Big Ben to chime when Britain leaves the European Union.

European Union To Lay Out Trillion-Ruro "Green Deal"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 14, 2020

Going green can be a costly business, as the EU's executive body will make clear on Tuesday when it launches a one-trillion-euro plan to finance its goal of making the bloc carbon neutral by 2050.

European Union Demands "Independent, Credible" Probe Into Ukrainian Plane Crash

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 10, 2020

The European Union on Friday demanded an "independent and credible" probe into the crash of a Ukrainian airliner in Iran which killed all 176 people on board.