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Wednesday, December 3, 2025
TopicEuropean Union

Topic: European Union

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.

Snap polls in France, shock defeat in Germany as Far Right surges in European elections

Results project gain in seats for Centre-Right parties across Europe, while Centre-Left holds. The projected results indicate a crushing defeat for green parties and European liberals.

Voting in 21 EU countries nears end, early trends suggest Right-ward shift in European Parliament

Opinion polls predict pro-European liberals and Greens will lose seats, reducing the majority of the centre-Right & centre-Left and complicating efforts to push through new EU laws.

India needs to share maritime domain awareness with the West. Red Sea crisis demands it

New Delhi and Brussels need to iron out operational divergences, such as using different portals for sharing information among members, but these remain minor issues. The larger political question is the commitment to creating a strong defence posture that can deter these lapses.

‘No NGO entrusted to do relief work here,’ says Manipur after EU announces aid for hailstorm affected

State govt has called reports of assistance from European Union as ‘totally false & untrue’, adding that financial requirements in connection to the storm were being met from NDRF & SDRF.

Why you need to know about European Parliament polls in June, 1st after Brexit & Russia-Ukraine war

Emergence of the far-Right predicted amid higher inflation, energy crisis, cyber espionage cases & negotiations around accession of Ukraine and Bosnia to the EU. 

On Camera

Hyderabad’s supper clubs are for the rich and young. They don’t want to meet others in bars

There’s a pattern in Hyderabad’s F&B scene: new ventures run very well for the first three to six months. The real test for these supper clubs begins now.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.