European Union

Donald Trump has called on the European Union (EU) to hit China and India with tariffs of up to 100% to force Russian president Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. The US president made the demand during a meeting between US and EU…

European Union countries will seek to present a united front in the coming days against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, likely approving a first set of targeted countermeasures on up to $28 billion of U.S. imports from dental floss…

Global financial markets, including in Asia were rocked on Wednesday by Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs, targeting China and the European Union in particular, with the risk of undermining the international economy. The US…

The Election Commission has announced that it has invited observers from eight countries to monitor the upcoming general election. Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake stated that these observers will come from regional countries and Russia.…

The European Union has congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake upon his election and inauguration as President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Issuing a statement, the EU further said that the people of Sri Lanka…

During the 57th session of the Human Rights Council’s interactive dialogue on the OHCHR report on Sri Lanka, the European Union (EU) delivered a statement welcoming the report on the human rights situation in the country. “The EU…

Pakistan Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg Amna Baloch and Sri Lankan Ambassador (Designate) to Belgium and the EU Chandana Weerasena on Monday discussed matters of mutual interest. Ambassador Amna hosted the Sri…

The 26th session of the Joint Commission between Sri Lanka and the European Union (EU) will be convened today (Feb.22) in Brussels. The meeting will be co-chaired by Sri Lanka’s Foreign Secretary, Aruni Wijewardane and EU European…

The European Commission has suggested that the current GSP+ (Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus) scheme be extended by 04 years, amidst the ongoing negotiations for the EU’s new GSP+ arrangement. Taking to Twitter, the Delegation of…