European Union
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses confidence vote triggering snap elections
In a major turn of events, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in their parliament forcing the country into snap elections seven months ahead of schedule, Al Jazeera reported. The vote on Monday (local time) came after Scholz’s fragile coalition collapsed, sparking a political crisis in the largest economy of the European Union. Only 207 lawmakers voted […]
1 week ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Nine European countries include Covishield in ‘green pass’
A day after external affairs minister S Jaishankar said he has taken up with European Union to accept COVID-19 vaccines, such as Covishield and Covaxin, for Indian nationals travelling to Europe, Switzerland, Iceland and seven European Union countries on Thursday allowed the Serum Institute-manufactured Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine. According to sources, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
UK, EU reach post-Brexit trade deal after months of arguments
With just a few days to spare for the Brexit transition period to end, the British Government on Thursday announced that it has finally struck a post-Brexit trade agreement with the European Union (EU). “Deal is done,” read a statement from Downing Street. “Everything that the British public was promised during the 2016 referendum and […]
4 years ago