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World press body mourns death of Indian journalist Brussels, July 21, EuAsiaNews -- The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said here today that it deeply mourns the death of Vijay Pratap ...

  • World press body mourns death of Indian journalist

    Brussels, July 21, EuAsiaNews -- The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said here today that it deeply mourns the death of Vijay Pratap Singh, senior reporter for the Indian Express, after he was injured in an assassination attempt on a local politician in Allahabad city in northern In ...

  • EU Parliament condoles with India over train crash

    Brussels, July 20, EuAsiaNews -- The President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek has sent his condolences to the families of the victims of the train crash in Sainthia , a city in the Indian state of West Bengal , on Monday in which 60 people lost their lives.

    "Once again Wes ...

  • EU urges all sides in the Maldives to show restraint

    Brussels, July 17, EuAsiaNews -- European Union’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has expressed her concern over the current political developments in the Maldives and in particular the violence which has accompanied demonstrations in the capital, Male.

    She called on all ...

  • Pakistani parliamentarians visit NATO

    Brussels, July 16, EuAsiaNews -- A delegation of members from Pakistan’s parliament visited the NATO Headquarters in Brussels from Monday till Thursday for meetings with senior Alliance officials.

    The delegation comprising twenty parliamentarians from a wide spectrum of polit ...

  • EU-India trade exchanges up

    Brussels, July 16, EuAsiaNews -- Exports from the 27-member European Union (EU) to India shot up by 28% to 10.6 billion euro in the period January-April 2010 from 8.3 billion euro in January-April 2009.

    Exports from India to the EU increased by 18% from 9.1 billion euro in January ...

  • EU Parliament committee approves readmission accord with Pakistan

    Brussels, July 13, EuAsiaNews -- An agreement with Pakistan on the readmission of illegal individuals resident in the EU was backed by the European Parliament's (EP) Civil Liberties Committee on Tuesday.

    This controversial agreement, on which the EP has a right of ...

  • EU humanitarian aid for vulnerable populations in J&K

    Brussels, July 9, EuAsiaNews -- The European Union has allocated 2 million euros for the implementation of humanitarian actions focusing on the vulnerable populations affected by the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

    A statment issued here Friday by the European Commisison said " fa ...

  • EU to stop preferential trade access to Sri Lanka

    Brussels, July 5, EuAsiaNews -- Sri Lanka will temporarily lose its preferential access to the EU market starting from August 15 because of shortcomings in its implementation of UN human rights conventions.

    A satement from the European Commission Monday said the decision ...

  • EU condemns attacks on Lahore sufi shrine

    Brussels, July 2, EuAsiaNews -- The European Union has condemned the doubleo suicide attacks on the shrine of Sufi saint Abul Hassan Ali Hijwiri in Lahore on Thursday in which over 40 people were killed and scores injured.

    "The deadly attack against the Data Darbar Sufi shrine i ...

  • EU welcomes appointment of UN body on Sri Lanka

    Brussels, July 2, EuAsiaNews -- The European Union has welcomed the appointment on 22 June of the UN Panel of Experts with the mandate to advise the UN Secretary General on the issue of accountability with regard to any alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law during ...

  • Spanish NGO in India sets example to achieve the MDGs

    Brussels, June 29, EuAsiaNews -- A little-known Spanish development NGO, Foundation Vicente Ferrer, engaged in India’s Anantapur region in Andhra Pradesh since forty years is being regarded as a success story that could be replicated elsewhere as an innovative way to fight poverty and achieve t ...

  • EU’s Ashton visits India to boost strategic partnership

    Brussels, June 21, EuAsiaNews -- The European Union’s foreign and security policy chief, Catherine Ashton, will visit India this week from Tuesday till Friday to enhance and promote EU relations with India a key strategic partner for the European Union and one of Ashton's top prioriti ...

  • EU, Pakistan agree to develop ties through 5-year plan

    Brussels, June 4, EuAsiaNews -- The European Union and Pakistan have agreed to develop their political, economic and security cooperation following their second summit held in Brussels on Friday.

    "This summit in itself is a clear symbol of how the links are between Europe and Pak ...

  • EU says Pakistan becoming solid partner

    Brussels, June 3, EuAsiaNews -- The European Union and Pakistan are to hold their second summit within a year in Brussels on Friday amid an atmosphere of what EU sources here described as "significant changes".

    The sources speaking to journalists here Thursday said the summit c ...

  • EU countries hail CA extension in Nepal By Pushpranjan

    Kathmandu, May 30, EuAsiaNews -- Representatives of EU member states Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom and a parliamentary delegation of the European Union visiting Nepal has welcomed the last minute accord between the major political parties of Nepal to extend the t ...

  • Europe India Chamber of Commerce determined to work to boost Euro-India economic ties

    Brussels, May 29, EuAsiaNews -- The Europe India Chamber of Commerce (EICC) expressed its determination Saturday to provide services to boost trade and investments flows between Europe and India .

    Addressing the meeting of the Board of Directors of the EICC in Brussels, EICC Secre ...

  • EU Parliament condemns railway attack in India

    Brussels, May 29, EuAsiaNews -- The President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek, expressed his shock here Saturday about the terrible train attack in West Bengal, India, on Friday in which over 70 people were killed.

    "Attacking the civil infrastructure and killing innocent peopl ...

  • EU condemns attacks on Ahmadi mosques in Pakistan

    Brussels, May 28, EuAsiaNews -- The European Union's foreign and security policy chief Catherine Ashton said here Friday that she "was appalled to learn about the deadly attacks today against two mosques of the Ahmadi sect in the Pakistani city of Lahore which have reportedly killed at least 70 p ...

  • EU parliamentarians meet PM and President of Nepal by Pushpranjan

    Kathmandu, May 28, EuAsiaNews -- An European Parliament delegation led by chairperson of relations with South Asia Ms. Jean Lambert met Nepal’s Prime Minister Madhav Kumar on Thursday.

    The Prime Minister thanked the European Union for its contribution to Nepal’s peace ...

  • EU Parliament delegation visiting Nepal

    Brussels, May 25, EuAsiaNews -- The European Parliament's delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia is visiting Kathmandu this week to participate in the EP-Nepal interparliamentary meeting.

    The six-member delegation is led by British MEP Jean Lambert as Chair of t ...