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Friday, August 22, 2025
TopicEuropean Union

Topic: European Union

EU Election observers arrive in Sri Lanka, meet PM Gunawardena

26 observers will monitor the upcoming presidential election in the South Asian nation.

7 EU nations urge Venezuela to promptly publish electoral rolls to ensure transparency

Venezuela's electoral council declared President Nicolas Maduro winner of 28 July election with 51% votes. Opposition says its own detailed tally shows Edmundo Gonzalez likely received 67% votes.

French President Emmanuel Macron formally accepts PM Gabriel Attal’s resignation

Attal offered his resignation after the French parliamentary elections, but Macron refused to accept his resignation and asked him to stay as caretaker until a new cabinet was appointed.

France’s National Rally party to lead new right-wing alliance at EU parliament

Marine Le Pen's far-right RN joined the 'Patriots for Europe' alliance Monday, a day after it finished third in French National Assembly elections, crushing its ambitions of ruling France.

Atleast 180 French candidates bow out of second round of elections in bid to block far-right

Pollsters calculated the first round put the RN on track for anything between 250-300 seats

Dutch right-wing govt installed as Wilders’ shadow looms large

Far-Right anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders will not be part of govt but hardliners from his party will be part of coalition cabinet led by unelected career civil servant Dick Schoof.

EU leaders sign security deal with Ukraine, to agree on top jobs, strategic agenda

Leaders of the EU countries, meeting formally for the first time since European elections on June 6-9, gave a warm welcome to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

As India grapples with EU carbon tax, renewables could help cut heavy industries’ emissions quickly

The sector can decarbonise its entire electricity demand by 2030 with 120 GW of renewable energy. With this, the carbon emissions of sector will be reduced by 17%, finds think tank Ember.

How new EU tariffs soon after US curbs could push Chinese EV makers to join forces with Indian firms

The European Union has imposed additional tariffs of 17-38% on imported Chinese EVs, which will lead to import duty of up to almost 50%. This could have significant impacts on India.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?