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Europe News Digest (1-15 April, 2025)

Trump Unveils 10% Tariff on all Imports to US and 20% on the EU US President Donald Trump unveiled the much-anticipated “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs in a speech at the White House Rose Garden, imposing a minimum 10% tariff on all countries...

April 21 , 2025

Global Dialogues and Strategic Perspectives: Interaction with Visiting Delegations- March 2025

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) hosted several delegations on the sidelines of The Raisina Dialogue, an annual multilateral conference held in New Delhi, from March 17-19, 2025. Representing premier think-tanks and eminent...

April 14 , 2025

Europe News Digest (1-15 January, 2025)

Russian Gas Flows Via Ukraine to Europe Stop as Deal Expires Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine stopped as a key transit deal expired, raising the stakes for the continent’s energy security as it draws heavily on reserves. For five decades...

January 16 , 2025

Europe News Digest (16-31 December, 2024)

EU Proposes Sanctions on Georgian Officials: Hungary and Slovakia Veto Kaja Kallas, the EU's new foreign policy chief, is set to ask Member States for a mandate to move forward with sanctions on Georgian officials. Brussels has grown increasingly...

January 1 , 2025

Initial Assessment of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Three Nation European Tour

Chinese President Xi Jinping, accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) member and Director of the CCP CC General Office Cai Qi and Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, arrived in Paris on May 5, on the first...

May 28 , 2024