European Peace Facility: State of play as of 31 March 2023

The European Peace Facility (EPF), an off-budget instrument made up of yearly contributions from Member States in proportion to their gross national income, initially had a financial ceiling of €5.7 billion (in 2021 prices, or €5 billion in 2018 prices) for 2021-2027. The EPF was set up by Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 of 22 March 2021 and entered into force on the same day.

April 12, 2023
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Pakistan Condemns India’s Decision To Hold G20 Meetings In Kashmir

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Tuesday condemned India’s decision to hold Group of 20 meetings in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir next month, calling the move "irresponsible".Kashmir is claimed in full but ruled in part by the two nuclear-armed neighbours who have fought two of their three wars over control of the region.India currently holds the rotating year-long presidency of the G20 and

April 11, 2023
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UK Parliamentary Delegation Calls On Vice President, Discuss Business, People-To-People Ties

New Delhi: A Parliamentary delegation from the United Kingdom called on Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday and held discussions on historical, business and people-to-people ties between both countries.Taking Twitter, the Vice President said, "A parliamentary delegation from UK, co-led by Baroness Verma and Lord Karan Bilimoria called on Hon’ble Vice President, Shri Jagadeep Dhankhar today

April 11, 2023
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Determined To Work Together To Find FTA That Supports UK, Indian Businesses: British Dy High Commissioner

New Delhi: British deputy high commissioner Christina Scott on Tuesday said that negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement between India and the United Kingdom are continuing and both countries are "determined" to work together.The remarks by the senior UK diplomat in India come after Indian officials dismissed as "baseless" a report in The Times, which claimed that New Delhi had stalled

April 11, 2023
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US Chamber of Commerce’s US-India Business Council, Confederation of Indian Industry Host Sitharaman

Washington: The US Chamber of Commerce’s US-India Business Council (USIBC) co-hosted India’s Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman for an exclusive member roundtable at US Chamber headquarters in Washington DC, Monday evening in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).The roundtable focused on how the US and India could strengthen trade and investment

April 11, 2023
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European security policy and China

.So Macron made some waves with his remarks that the anglophone internet doesn’t seem to like. I return to a long-held opinion that security policy (and thus as a part of it, alliances) is supposed to serve the own nation first and foremost.Americ…

April 11, 2023
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