Indian diamond trader in Belgium held hostage Brussels, March 7, EuAsiaNews -- An Indian diamond trader and his family were held hostage at their Antwerp home for 18 hours on Friday. They were ...
Brussels, March 7, EuAsiaNews -- An Indian diamond trader and his family were held hostage at their Antwerp home for 18 hours on Friday. They were only released after the trader handed over a large quantity of diamonds to the hostage-takers, Belgian media reported Sunday.
Although ...
Brussels, March 4, EuAsiaNews -- British foreign secretary David Miliband and his Swedish counterpart, Carl Bildt, have sent a joint letter to EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urging the bloc to create "larger and more political" delegations in the capitals of India, Pakistan, China, Bras ...
Brussels, March 1, EuAsiaNews -- EU High representative for foreign affairs and security policy Catherine Ashton deplored Monday the decision of the Supreme Court in Myanmar/Burma to reject the appeal of Aung San Suu Kyi "against the unjust sentence imposed last year."
"This damag ...
Brussels, Feb 27, EuAsiaNews -- European Union’s foreign and security policy chief Catherine Ashton has strongly condemned the acts of violence that took place in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh on 19 and 20 February.
The EU has received reports that in a number of villag ...
Brussels, Feb 25, EuAsiaNews -- EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton has "warmly welcomed" Thursday’s talks between India's and Pakistan's Foreign Secretaries in New Delhi.
"We hope that it will lead to a serious and responsive dialogue to addr ...
Brussels, Feb 23, EuAsiaNews -- The European Union Foreign Affairs Council has decided to forward to the European Parliament, for its consent, a draft decision aimed at concluding an agreement with Pakistan on the readmission of persons residing without authorization in the EU.
Th ...
Brussels, Feb 20, EuAsiaNews -- Sri Lanka plans to attract 2.5 million tourists to the country by the year 2016, Sri Lankan ambassador to Belgium, Ravinatha Aryasinha, said here Saturday .
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the "18th Asia Fair" in Wemmel, near Brussels, he noted tha ...
Brussels, Feb 18, EuAsiaNews -- Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Thursday that India’s decision to resume talks with Pakistan was a "positive step" but noted that the outcome of the talks depends on the Indian response.
"We are ready for meaningful engagemen ...
Brussels, Feb 17, EuAsiaNews -- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen met here Wednesday visiting Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and discussed the situation in Afghanistan and cooperation between the 28-member Alliance and Islamabad.
A NATO press release said tha ...
Brussels, Feb 17, EuAsiaNews -- Exports from the 27-member European Union to India fell by 16% to 24.5 billion euro from January to November 2009 from 29.2 billion euro for the same period in 2008.
Exports from India to the EU fell by 15% to 23.4 billion euro from January to Novem ...
Brussels, Feb 16, EuAsiaNews -- Responding to the EU’s decision to temporarily suspend the preferential trade concessions (GSP+) to Sri Lanka in 6 months time, the Sri Lankan embassy in Brussels in a statement Tuesday said Sri Lanka will engage with the EU to get the decision reversed. ...
New Delhi, Feb 15, EuAsiaNews -- Following the bomb blast at the German Bakery a famous eatery frequented by foreigners in Pune on Saturday, tourists arriving from Europe are advised to take maximum precaution, while travelling to the densely populated parts of India.
The US, the UK and ...
Warsaw, Feb 12, EuAsiaNews -- The release of Shah Rukh Khan's film “My Name is Khan" has been delayed in the Polish capital all of a sudden..The delay has created a big disappointment for Polish and Indian Bollywood fans alike.
No clear reason has been given for its dela ...
Brussels. Feb 9, EuAsiaNews -- The European Parliament elected the new European Commission by 488 votes in favour, 137 against and 72 abstentions in Strasbourg on Tuesday.
The European Commission is the EU's executive arm, responsible for drafting EU laws and ensuring that the 27 ...
Warsaw, Feb 3, EuAsiaNews -- There is a proper build-up in Poland for the world premiere of Shah Rukh Khan's film , "My Name is Khan" which is going to be released on February 12 in the Polish capital.
Meanwhile two important books, Bollywood Poetry and Legends of Tansen, the famous 16th- ...
Brussels, Feb 2, EuAsiaNews -- United Nations' Under-Secretary-General Radhika Coomaraswamy received an honorary doctorate from Leuven University in Belgium
Tuesday in recognition for the work she has done to promote the rights of women and children.
Ms Coomaraswamy ...
Brussels, Jan 26 , EuAsiaNews -- NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced his decision here Tuesday to appoint Mark Sedwill as the new Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan.
Sedwill, who is currently the British Ambassador to Afghanistan, will take office after the Londo ...
Brussels, Jan 26, EuAsiaNews -- Members of the Indian community in Belgium attended a function held at the Inidan Embassy premises Tuesday to mark the 61st Republic Day.
After the flag hoisting and singing of the National Anthem, India’s ambassador to Brussels, ...
Brussels, Jan 20, EuAsiaNews -- The European Union’s new foreign and security policy chief Catherine Ashton expressed her "deep concern" Wednesday over the mounting pre-electoral violence in Sri Lanka, which has already caused deaths and numerous injured.
She recalled in a state ...
Brussels, Jan 10, EuAsiaNews -- The Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) in Belgium has welcomed the recent announcement by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that overseas Indians may get voting rights by next general elections in India.
Sunil Prasad ...