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A new Pakistan-centric report released by the EU’s Agency for Asylum on Wednesday revealed 28,000 Pakistanis lodged applications for international protection in the European Union Plus countries between October 2023 and October this year. more
Tech giant Apple becomes first company charged with EU's DMA rules

The European Commission has informed tech major Apple of its preliminary view that its App Store rules are in breach of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), as they prevent app developers from ...

Ukraine PM Denys Shmyhal says his country will initiate talks on becoming EU membership soon

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Friday said his country will initiate talks on becoming European Union membership next week.

EU approves first major law to regulate AI

With Artificial Intelligence slowly encroaching on the mainstream and becoming part of day-to-day activities, European Union member states on Tuesday gave the final agreement to the world ...

EU officials raid offices of Chinese security equipment maker Nuctech

The European Union on Friday said it carried out raids at the offices of Chinese security equipment maker Nuctech as part of a probe into subsidies, an episode which may further escalate ...

European Commission fines tech giant Apple over USD 2 billion over music streaming

The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion ($2 billion) for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps to iPhone and iPad ...

European Union offers free Covid vaccines to China

Moscow/Beijing: The European Union has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to China to help the country contain the rapid spread of the disease as Beijing prepares to end strict lockdown measu ...

European Union reaches agreement on price cap on oil from at $60 per barrel

Moscow: The European Union has reached an agreement on a $60 a barrel price cap for Russian oil after Poland dropped its objections.

EU moves to cut peak electricity use by 5pc

Strasbourg: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has called for cuts to electricity use across the bloc and windfall taxes on energy firms to tackle high prices.

Moldova: EU creates hub to stop arms-smuggling out of Ukraine

Kyiv: European Union home affairs commissioner Yiva Johansson has announced creation of a hub in Moldova to battle organised crime, particularly arms smuggling from war-torn Ukraine.