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AI lambastes Croatian minister diatribe against Romani population

Amnesty International on Thursday expressed concern over an accusing speech by Croatia’s interior minister and urged the European Commission to raise the matter with the Croatian government.“The interior minister, Ranko Ostojić, by explicitly linking the Roma...

Eurojust Successful In Co-ordinating Action Against Terrorism Suspects

There was a flurry of activity on Nov 23 with simultaneous house searches in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, resulting in arrests of 11 suspects in a terrorism case, according to Eurojust officials.The house searches took place in the...

European Union Praises Global Role Of Bangladesh

Sheikh Hasina visiting Bangladeshi Prime Minister met European Union leaders in Brussels Thursday and discussed the relations between her country and the 27-member bloc.EU President Herman Van Rompuy issued a statement after the meeting saying "the cooperation...

With Trade Preferences EU Opens Doors For Pakistani Goods

The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, adopted on Thursday a proposal for suspension of import duties on a number of export items from Pakistan to help the country recover from the unprecedented devastation from flooding earlier...

Oxfam Welcomes EU Proposals To Tax The Financial Sector

Oxfam in a statement recently welcomed the proposals of the European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, to tax the financial sector.Commenting on it, Elise Ford, Head of Oxfam’s EU office, said, “Today...

EU Parliament Makes Mandatory For Pakistan To Take Back Illegal Migrants

The European Parliament gave the green light Tuesday to an agreement which will make it easier for EU countries to return illegal immigrants to Pakistan.Once ratified, the Pakistani authorities will be obliged to readmit their nationals, said the European...

EU Trade With Major Partners Rises

Exports to India from the 27-member European Union during the period January - June this year totalled 16.4 billion Euro, up by 27% as compared to 12.7 billion Euro for the same period in 2009, reported EuAsiaNews.Indian...

EU Launches World’s First CO2 Capture And Storage Network

The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union last week completed launch of world's first project network for CO2 Capture and Storage, calling it a “EU tool that supports early large-scale demonstration of CO2...

EU Races To Make A Safer And Homogeneous Financial System

European Union Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier outlined proposals last week to establish crystal-clear rules for so-called "short selling" and the trading of derivatives."Short selling" allows investors to bet that the price of...

Women From Ethnic Minorities Suffer Double Discrimination In EU

A report submitted in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday found that ethnic minorities particularly women, living in the 27 member-states European Union, were still suffering discrimination and social pariah status. The report by Antonyia Parvanova (National Movement...

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