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Top EU court finds against FIFA in key transfer market ruling

LUXEMBOURG, OCT 4: The EU's top court said on Friday some international football rules regulating player transfers are contrary to ...

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Afghan women can seek refugee status based on nationality, gender: EU top court

VIENNA, Oct 4: The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Friday that nationality and gender are "sufficient" for an EU ...

EU hits China with tariffs in electric car sales battle

Observer Online Desk

Big taxes will be imposed on imports of electric vehicles from China to the EU after the majority of member ...

Prez seeks EU support to ensure Rohingya repatriation

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has called upon the international community, including the European Union (EU), to come forward to ensure repatriation ...

EU pledges support to ACC in combating corruption

Staff Correspondent

The European Union in a meeting with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday pledged to support the commission in combating ...

Rate of ocean warming has nearly doubled since 2005: EU monitor

BREST, Sept 30: The pace at which oceans are warming has almost doubled since 2005 as global temperatures rise because ...

EU states plan Friday vote on Chinese EV tariffs

BRUSSELS, Sept 30: EU member states are expected to vote on whether to slap hefty tariffs on imported electric cars ...

Top EU diplomat regrets failure to 'stop' Netanyahu

Observer Online Desk

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell voiced regret that no power, including the United States, can "stop" Israeli Prime Minister ...

US, EU, Arab states call for Lebanon ‘temporary ceasefire’

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26: The United States, European Union and several Arab nations issued a joint call Wednesday for a ...

EU hopes online tax returns in BD to triple this year

Business Correspondent

Michal Krejza, Head of Cooperation at the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Dhaka on Monday hoped that online ...

EU launches WTO challenge against China dairy probe

BRUSSELS, Sept 23: The EU on Monday launched a WTO challenge against a Chinese anti-subsidy investigation into imports of European ...

EU official expects Bangladesh’s e-tax returns to triple this year

Observer Online Desk

The number of online tax return submissions in Bangladesh is projected to rise to 1.5 million this fiscal year, a ...

EU to send 160m euros from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

BRUSSELS, Sept 19: The sum of 160 million euros from the proceeds of frozen Russian assets will be allocated to ...

Meta and Spotify blast EU decisions on AI

PARIS, Sept 19: A group of companies including Meta and Spotify blasted the European Union Thursday for its "fragmented and ...

EU court scraps 1.5b euro fine against Google

BRUSSELS, Sept 18: An EU court on Wednesday scrapped a 1.49-billion euro ($1.65 billion) fine imposed by Brussels against Google ...

Von der Leyen reveals EU’s new top lineup

STRASBOURG, Sept 17: After weeks of fierce political horse-trading, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen unveiled Tuesday her new ...

EU chief unveils her new team with women in top roles

Observer Online Desk

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen put women in many of the top roles on her new team for ...

EU top diplomat urges de-escalation at Lebanon-Israel border

BEIRUT, Sept 12: The European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, on Thursday in Beirut called for a de-escalation of tensions ...

China, EU to hold talks on electric car tariffs Sept 19

Sept 12: China's commerce minister Wang Wentao will head to Brussels for talks with the EU's trade chief next week ...

US, EU discuss latest developments in BD: State Dept

The United States and the European Union (EU) have discussed the latest developments in Bangladesh.On September 9-10, 2024, Deputy Secretary ...

EU business lobby head says enormous waste in Chinese EV sector

BEIJING, Sept 11: Overcapacity of Chinese electric vehicles is among the top concerns facing European firms in the country, the ...

EU scores big win in court against Apple, Google

BRUSSELS, Sept 10: The EU's top court on Tuesday delivered two major victories in the bloc's battle to rein in ...

Finland blocks non-EU property purchases

HELSINKI, Sept 7: Finland's defence ministry said Friday it had blocked six non-EU buyers from purchasing real estate in the ...

June-August 2024 were hottest ever recorded: EU monitor

PARIS, Sept 6: The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures on record, beating 2023's high and making this ...

June-August 2024 were hottest ever recorded: EU monitor

Observer Online Desk

The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures ever recorded, beating last year's record and making this year likely ...

US, Britain, EU to sign deal on AI standards, FT reports

Sept 5: The US, Britain and the EU are expected to sign the first international treaty on the use of ...

EU auditors warn of bloc's pandemic recovery fund delays

BRUSSELS, Sept 3: Billions of euros available for EU states to boost their economies hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic ...

EU chief to hand economy job to Italy's far-right

BERLIN, Sept 3: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has made her first picks for her top team, with the ...

EU should support Human Rights progress in BD

Diplomatic Correspondent

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said on Monday that the European Union (EU) can help the Bangladeshi people consolidate the ...

EU wants to train more Ukrainian soldiers, but not in Ukraine

BRUSSELS, Aug 30: The European Union wants to train more Ukrainian soldiers but remains divided over whether to provide the ...