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EU lawmakers seek swift deal on emergency rules to fill gas storage

European Parliament lawmakers, negotiating emergency rules to fill Europe's gas storage, are pushing for a deal in the next two months to build a supply buffer in time for winter when gas demand for heating peaks.

Reuters · Apr 20, 2022

Economy and Society: State pension funds draw scrutiny for ESG

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia · Apr 19, 2022

‘Freebies race could lead to bankruptcy of States’

Political competition over such sops a “quick passport to fiscal disaster, says Finance Commission chief Finance Commission chief NK Singh red–flags populist steps in Punjab, Rajasthan

The Hindu · Apr 19, 2022

Have no powers, up to voters to decide if freebies offered by political party are viable: Election Commission

The Election Commission of India cannot regulate State policies, it told the Supreme Court which is hearing a plea seeking a ban on freebies

The Hindu · Apr 9, 2022

Odisha rights panel pulls up police for shackling scribe

Reporter was assaulted by police and kept in chains while under treatment at Baleshwar hospital

The Hindu · Apr 8, 2022

Brussels says oligarchs' assets worth almost 30 billion euros frozen in EU

The European Commission said on Friday that European Union governments had frozen about 30 billion euros ($32.6 billion) of assets linked to oligarchs and other people sanctioned by the EU since the start of the war in Ukraine.

Reuters · Apr 8, 2022

NHRC notice to Delhi govt over photos showing man standing chest-deep in muck inside drain

NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the Delhi government over a report which also carried photographs showing a man standing "chest-deep in muck" inside a drain at Kashmere Gate area here, officials said. The NHRC has observed that the incident indicates that despite unwarranted…

The Times of India · Apr 6, 2022

Malta resists EU pressure to stop selling citizenship

Malta rebuffed EU calls to stop selling citizenship on Wednesday, telling the European Commission that the granting of citizenship falls within the national competence of a member state "and it should remain as such".

Reuters · Apr 6, 2022

EU Begins Stockpiling Gear, Drugs against Chemical, Nuclear Incidents

The European Commission said on Wednesday it had begun a stockpiling operation to boost its defenses against chemical, nuclear and biological incidents amid concerns over the conflict in Ukraine. The EU will increase its reserves of protective equipment, decontamination gear, medicines and vaccines that could be useful in case of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 6, 2022

EU sues Portugal for breaching rules on freedom of movement of workers

The European Commission said on Wednesday it had sued Portugal for breaching its rules on the freedom of movement of workers as well as non complying with its directive on the recognition of professional qualifications.

Reuters · Apr 6, 2022