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US-EU Agreement on Data Transfer Pact
The United States and the European Union have announced that they have an “in principle” agreement in place to create a new framework for the purpose of cross-border data transfers. Overview: This announcement has come as a much-needed relief for ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Joint Declaration on Privacy and the Protection of Personal Data
The European Union along with nine countries which also include India has called for international cooperation with the aim to promote data protection and the standards of privacy. Overview: In a ‘Joint Declaration on Privacy and the Protection of Personal ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
NATO, G7, EU Crisis Meetings
In Brussels, Belgium, leaders of G7, NATO, and the European Union have gathered for the NATO summit. Back-to-back emergency meetings took place on 24th March with the aim of drawing plans to increase pressure on President Vladimir Putin as the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Summits and Conferences
SWIFT Ban on Russia
The United States and the European Union (EU) have decided to cut off a number of Russian banks from SWIFT, the main international payment system. Russia’s central bank assets will also be frozen, which will limit Moscow’s ability to access ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2024 • International / World Current Affairs
US Sanctions on Russia
President Joe Biden of the United States has announced new sanctions against Russia, saying that Moscow’s recognition of two separatist areas in eastern Ukraine as independent as the start of a Russian invasion of its neighbour. Overview: The US has ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
European Union-African Union Summit
The Sixth European Union-African Union Summit was held from 17th to 18th February 2022. This summit took place in Brussels, Belgium. Overview: The event was scheduled for October 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was postponed. The summit ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences