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The proposal follows the publication of a report by the Commission’s Special Panel on Child Safety Online, which recommends a phased approach to children’s use of social media and other digital services

The European Commission is considering expanding the scheme to emissions from flights departing the EU as part of a review due next month

Last year’s trade deal set a 15 per cent US tariff rate for most EU goods, apart from those covered by other sectoral tariffs such as on steel

For India, the tariff cuts with the EU will lead to more exports in labour intensive sectors that will help partly offset the impact of US tariffs, said Ajay Srivastava, a former Indian trade official

The system applies to imports of cement, iron and steel, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity and hydrogen, sectors identified by the EU as having a high risk of carbon leakage

The UAE has undertaken comprehensive reforms in recent years to fortify its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing frameworks

To bridge the funding gap, the commission urges a blended financing model that leverages both public and private capital, coupled with risk-mitigation mechanisms to improve investor confidence

The UAE will be delisted alongside Barbados, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Panama, the Philippines, Senegal, and Uganda

The European Union has been pushing for a jointly agreed framework text for the talks but the two sides remain too far apart

The talks will focus on trade in goods, services, investment and deepening cooperation in strategic sectors