European Union

5 nations demand better EU sharing of migration load

11:37 pm March 20, 2021

Athens: The interior ministers of the five Mediterranean countries on the front line of mass migration to Europe want their EU partners to share the burden more equitably. “We can no longer be punished for our geographical position,” Malta’s Byron Camilleri said Saturday, summing up his position and that of his colleagues from Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Spain after they met in Athens. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis […]

Parliament votes to declare entire EU an LGBT ‘freedom zone’

12:00 am March 12, 2021

Brussels: The European Parliament has overwhelming adopted a resolution declaring the entire 27-member European Union a “freedom zone” for LGBT people, an effort to push back on rising homophobia in Poland and elsewhere. The parliament announced Thursday that there were 492 ballots in favor of the resolution and 141 against in a vote that came after a debate in a session of parliament in Brussels on Wednesday. […]

US, UN & EU welcome India, Pakistan ceasefire agreement

11:49 pm February 26, 2021

United Nations: The US, the UN and the EU have welcomed the announcement by the militaries of India and Pakistan to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and other sectors, and hoped that it would lead to greater peace and stability in South Asia. In a significant move to ease tension, India and Pakistan on Thursday said they have […]

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

UN to rich nations: Don’t undermine COVAX vaccine program

11:18 pm February 22, 2021

Berlin: The head of the World Health Organization pleaded with rich countries on Monday to check before ordering additional COVID-19 vaccine shots for themselves whether that undermines efforts to get vaccine shots to poorer nations. Wealthy nations have snapped up several billion vaccine doses while some countries in the developing world have little or none. European nations have given […]

Pakistan to register Himalayan pink salt as Geographical Indications

2:06 pm February 19, 2021

Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to register Himalayan pink salt as Geographical Indications (GI) to prevent its unauthorized use by other countries. A GI tag is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess origin-based qualities and reputation in the region. The precious salt is extracted from the Salt Range in Punjab which extends along the south […]