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India takes European Parliament to cleaners for discussing Manipur, calls out 'colonial' mindset

MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said Indian authorities at all levels, including the judiciary, are seized of the situation in Manipur and taking steps to maintain peace and harmony as well as law and order

India opposes EU Parliament’s debate on Manipur, says it’s an ‘internal issue’

The European Union issued a resolution to include in the agenda for a debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law pursuant

EU lawmakers take major step to curb AI, votes on curbs for ChatGPT and other similar tools

EU's Parliamentary committees overwhelmingly voted for calling for curbs on how AI can be used in Europe, citing that AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney can be major threats to public safety, health, or fundamental rights, if it remains unregulated.

European Parliament passes first set of thorough regulations for cryptocurrency

The law governing cryptoassets, including digital currencies like bitcoin and ethereum and other tradable tokens whose value is protected by blockchain technology, including NFTs, has already received support from EU member states

Russia, Belarus tactical nuclear deal a reaction to UK’s ‘irresponsible policy,’ says European Parliament member

The British defence ministry on Monday confirmed it would provide Ukraine with armour-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium. Thierry Mariani, an EP member, said that shells with depleted uranium are more destructive than conventional munitions

ChatGPT shakes up European Union's plans to regulate artificial intelligence

The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, first announced a plan in April 2021 for an AI rulebook, and the European Parliament hopes to finalise its preferred AI Act text this month

EU aims to save nearly 12% energy by 2030

A deviation of up to 2.5% from individual countries will be possible, however, if the combined national contributions are not enough, the EU Commission can ask individual countries to do more.

Kurdish protestors disrupt European Parliament, shout anti-Erdogan slogans

Protesters brandished banners bearing images of Abdullah Ocalan, a Kurdish leader arrested by Turkey on 15 February, 1999 and sentenced to death in June of the same year. Now 73, his sentence was reduced to life in prison in 2002 and supporters continue to demand his release

Will Zelenskyy make Brussels trip to address EU Parliament? He wants to but there is 'very significant risk'

Amid Russia-Ukraine war, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to be in Brussels on Thursday, where he will likely address an extraordinary plenary session of the European Parliament

EU taking ‘big step towards military escalation’, says Hungarian official

A top Hungarian official has said that the new EU Parliament resolution calling for more Western arms for Ukraine and a full energy embargo on Russia will only add fuel to the conflict between Moscow and Kiev and prove detrimental to the European economy.