Tag: Europe

Spanish police apprehend two people for smuggling dual-use equipment to Pakistani military companies
27Oct By Grace TsoiNo Comments
Business, World

Spanish police apprehend two people for smuggling dual-use equipment to Pakistani military companies

Spanish Police have apprehended two persons on charges of smuggling dual-use equipment and technology to Pakistani military companies which could be used for Missile Guidance systems, sources reported."The Spanish Police has apprehended two unidentified persons on July 1 from Alicante, South East of Spain. The two were convicted of smuggling dual-use equipment and technology to the Pakistani military companies," the sources said.The individuals were operating a company from three industrial warehouses in Alicante which specialized in the export of autonomous navigation technologies for UAVs. Much of their business dealings could be traced back to Pakistan. The company has received an estimated sum of 4 million Euro for the export.According to the police, the technologies could be extensive...
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Chinese Communist Party more assertive, demanding: Report
30Aug By Grace TsoiNo Comments
Politics, World

Chinese Communist Party more assertive, demanding: Report

Top US and European think tanks has cautioned that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has emerged more “assertive, demanding, unyielding, confrontational, and punitive” in its international posture.A report titled ‘Dealing with the Dragon: China as a Transatlantic Challenge’, has summarized changing U.S. and European views of, and relations with, China.The contents of report is based on a symposium convened in Berlin, Germany in February 2020, which brought together 43 strategists and China specialists from the United States and 11 European countries for intensive discussions over three days.The first half of the Symposium was structured to probe the debates on both sides of the Atlantic, while the second half was dedicated to “deep dives” into seven specific dimensions of China’s behavior
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Pakistan’s global image continues to worsen, PIA suspension in EU latest fallout
14Jul By Yusara AskariNo Comments
Asia

Pakistan’s global image continues to worsen, PIA suspension in EU latest fallout

The case of dubious licenses of Pakistani pilots have further worsened the image of Pakistan on the international front.Despite easing of covid-lockdown measures, Pakistanis are not allowed to enter various European countries.And now the suspension of flight services by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in European countries is the latest fallout in line."Unbelievable! First, Pakistanis not allowed to enter various countries. Then Gulf Airlines refusing to come to Pakistan. Now PIA not allowed into EU! Thank you Selectors and Captain of Team Pakistan!" said Najam Sethi, noted Pakistani journalist in a tweet.Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, Pakistan has also not been included in the draft list of 54 countries that will benefit from the reopening of the European Union's external borde...
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EU bans entry of Pakistan Airlines for six months over dubious license
12Jul By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

EU bans entry of Pakistan Airlines for six months over dubious license

The European Union Air Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to operate in the bloc for six months after the fake license scandal came to light.“EASA has temporarily suspended PIA's authorization to operate to the EU member states for a period of 6 months effective July 1, 2020, with the right to appeal against this decision,” a PIA statement said.The move was taken after Pakistan’s Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan in June grounded 262 pilots whose licenses were found to be “dubious”.The PIA in its statement informed that all passengers booked on its flights to European destinations will have the option to either extend their bookings to a later date or get a full refund.PIA said it would temporarily discontinue all its flights to Europe but later
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SP Jihadist terrorism continues to pose threat to Europe amid covid-19 outbreak
7Jul By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

SP Jihadist terrorism continues to pose threat to Europe amid covid-19 outbreak

A recent report has revealed that jihadist terrorism and threats posed by the extreme left and right-wing activists continue to terrorize Europe amid the Covid-19 pandemic.The European Union (EU) Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) 2020 report launched by European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) said, "Activists both on the extreme left and right and those involved in jihadist terrorism attempt to seize the opportunity the pandemic has created to further propagate their aims"."In the first months of 2020, lockdown measures introduced to combat the spread of COVID-19 could further escalate some of the trends identified in the TE-SAT, given the potential economic and social impact of the pandemic worldwide. These developments have the potential to further fue...
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SP US shifting military to India, Southeast Asia to counter Chinese Army: Pompeo
7Jul By Joanne SerriehNo Comments
Asia, China

SP US shifting military to India, Southeast Asia to counter Chinese Army: Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the Chinese threat to India and Southeast Asian nations is one of the reasons the US is recalibrating its defense commitments in Europe and deploying them to other places.“The threats from China to India and countries in Southeast Asia and the challenges in the South China Sea are going to dictate the allocation of defence resources as US cuts troop levels in Germany”, he said at a virtual meeting of the Brussels Forum of the German Marshall Fund.Pompeo said that China's expansionism is "the challenge of our time" and the US wants to ensure that its resources are in place to meet it.Asked about US President Donald Trump plans announced this month to pull back 9,500 of the about 30,000 US troops stationed in five garrisons in Germany, Pompeo said
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China displays ‘rogue’ attitude in neighborhood, creates wedge between US, Europe: Pompeo
21Jun By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

China displays ‘rogue’ attitude in neighborhood, creates wedge between US, Europe: Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday criticized the Chinese government for not only displaying its "rogue" attitude in its neighborhood, particularly the recent escalation of border tension with India, but also for "pushing disinformation and malicious cyber campaigns so as to drive a wedge between the US and Europe.".“I think all across the world it's becoming more apparent each and every day. Chinese Communist Party decreed an end to freedom in Hong Kong, violating UN-registered treaty and rights of its citizens-one of many int'l treaties that the Chinese Communist Party has violated,” Pompeo said during an online conference on democracy held in Copenhagen, Denmark.Earlier this week, Pompeo met a Senior Chinese official in Hawaii where he held closed door talks when relations betw
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Pentagon warns China is exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to wage ‘economic warfare’ on the US
19Jun By Grace TsoiNo Comments
World

Pentagon warns China is exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to wage ‘economic warfare’ on the US

Defense officials in the U.S are growing increasingly concerned that China is using the coronavirus outbreak to gain stakes in strategically important businesses as the pandemic leaves struggling companies urgently in need of capital.But even as the Defense Department works to improve supply security, procurement experts warn that the Pentagon may not have the visibility required to help protect smaller companies down the chain. They say the job is only getting harder as the pandemic has broadened the definition of national security interests to include medical supplies. And they point to at least one Chinese-owned company that asked to bid on a Pentagon contract."We have to be very, very careful about the focused efforts some of our adversaries have to really undergo sort of economic warf...
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Chinese threats to Uighurs goes beyond Xinjiang
19Jun By Joanne SerriehNo Comments
China

Chinese threats to Uighurs goes beyond Xinjiang

After three long years, Abdujelil Emet, an Uighur activist living in Germany, received a call from his sister in China’s Xinjiang. The call was anything but joyous. It was made at the direction of Chinese security officers. Emet’s sister begged him to stop activism. The Chinese official then took the phone and said, “You’re living overseas, but you need to think of your family while you’re running around doing your activism work in Germany”. China's atrocities on Uighur Muslims, living in Xinjiang are known to the world. But now, reports have emerged which show that across Europe, exiled Uighurs report surveillance by Beijing and threats of harm to their relatives in the region if they make noise about Chinese repression.In a similar incident, France-based outspoken critic of Chinese polic
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EU blames China for ‘huge wave’ of Covid-19 disinformation
15Jun By Joanne SerriehNo Comments
World

EU blames China for ‘huge wave’ of Covid-19 disinformation

China has been accused by the European Union of running "targeted influence operations and disinformation campaigns" globally, as the bloc set out a plan to tackle a "huge wave" of false facts about the coronavirus pandemic.At the height of Europe's coronavirus outbreak, French politicians were left furious when a Chinese embassy website claimed in mid-April that care workers in France had abounded their jobs and had left patients to die. It was also claimed, falsely, that over 80 French lawmakers had used a racist slur against World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus."I believe if we have evidence we should not shy away from naming and shaming," Vera Jourova, a European Commission vice-president, said. This is the first time an EU executive has publicly named China as a ...
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