Europe Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Tue, 11 Feb 2025

• PM Narendra Modi and President Emmanuel Macron jointly addressed the 14th India-France CEOs Forum in Paris on 11 February 2025.
• PM Narendra Modi met President Alar Karis of Estonia on the sidelines of the AI Action Summit in Paris on 11 February 2025, their first meeting.

Mon, 10 Feb 2025

• The Fourth India-UK Energy Dialogue, co-chaired by Power Minister Manohar Lal and UK Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband, was held in New Delhi on 10 February 2025.
• The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser organised the 2nd India-France AI Policy Roundtable at the Sciences Po campus in Paris on 10 February 2025, as an official side event of the AI Action Summit.

Thu, 06 Feb 2025

• The 5th Joint Working Group meeting between the Defence Ministries of India and Spain was held in New Delhi on 6 February 2025, with a focus on technology and armament production.

Sun, 02 Feb 2025

• R Praggnanandhaa won the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament at Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, on 2 February 2025, beating world champion D Gukesh 2–1 in a blitz tiebreak for his maiden Masters title.

Sun, 19 Jan 2025

• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič held a High Level Dialogue in Brussels on 18–19 January 2025, agreeing to work towards a mutually beneficial India–EU FTA.

Wed, 08 Jan 2025

• The previous round of the dialogue was held in July 2022.

Tue, 07 Jan 2025

• The next India–EU Summit is to be held in India at a mutually convenient time.

Sat, 04 Jan 2025

• Khobragade moves from the ASEAN mission, which Gotru, a Joint Secretary in MEA, will now head.

Fri, 03 Jan 2025

• The group makes port calls at Goa and Kochi and holds a PASSEX with the Indian Navy's Western Fleet.

Mon, 30 Dec 2024

• The Ministry of Defence signed two submarine contracts with Mazagon Dock and France's Naval Group in New Delhi on 30 December 2024.

Sat, 28 Dec 2024

• French Indologist Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat died on Saturday, 28 December 2024, the French Association for Indian Studies announced.

Tue, 10 Dec 2024

• On 10 December 2024, in Moscow, Russia, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov co-chaired the 21st session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military & Military Technical Cooperation, and Singh called on President Vladimir Putin.

Mon, 09 Dec 2024

• On 9 December 2024, at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, Russia, the multi-role stealth guided-missile frigate INS Tushil (F 70) was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh.

Sat, 07 Dec 2024

• On 7 December 2024, in St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Pope Francis created 21 new Cardinals at an Ordinary Public Consistory, among them India-born George Jacob Koovakad.

Wed, 04 Dec 2024

• On 4 December 2024, in France, the National Assembly passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Michel Barnier, bringing down his government about three months after he was appointed.

Sat, 30 Nov 2024

• On 30 November 2024 in Mumbai, Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal met Italy's Minister of Enterprises Adolfo Urso during the visit of the Italian Navy's school ship 'Amerigo Vespucci' to Mumbai Port.

Thu, 28 Nov 2024

• On 28 November 2024 in Portsmouth, the defence ministries of India and the UK signed a Statement of Intent on cooperation in designing and developing electric propulsion systems for the Indian Navy.

Mon, 25 Nov 2024

• On 25 November 2024 in The Hague, the Indian Chemical Council received the 2024 OPCW-The Hague Award during the 29th Conference of the States Parties of the OPCW — the first time the award recognised a chemical industry body.

Fri, 22 Nov 2024

• On 22 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi addressed the News9 Global Summit in Stuttgart, Germany, by video conference, noting that 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of the Indo-German Strategic Partnership.

Mon, 18 Nov 2024

• On 18 November 2024 at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, PM Modi and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni announced the India-Italy Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025-2029.
• On 18 November 2024 in London, Coal India Ltd received the Green World Environment Award in the CSR category, with the title of Green World Ambassador, for its Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojna.
• On 18 November 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, on the G20 sidelines, PM Modi held first meetings with UK PM Keir Starmer, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto and Portugal's PM Luís Montenegro, and met Norway's PM Jonas Gahr Store and France's President Emmanuel Macron.

Mon, 11 Nov 2024

• On 11 November 2024, the First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Denis Manturov, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Fri, 01 Nov 2024

• On 1 November 2024, PM Narendra Modi received a phone call from Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis; they reviewed trade, defence, shipping and connectivity, and discussed IMEEC and West Asia.

Wed, 23 Oct 2024

• On 23 October 2024, in Kazan, Russia, PM Narendra Modi took part in the 16th BRICS Summit, where leaders welcomed 13 new BRICS partner countries and adopted the Kazan Declaration on 'Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security'.
• On 23 October 2024, in Kazan, Russia, PM Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit and welcomed the recent agreement for complete disengagement and resolution of issues that arose in 2020 in the India-China border areas.

Tue, 22 Oct 2024

• On 22 October 2024, in Kazan, Russia, PM Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of the 16th BRICS Summit and invited him to visit India next year for the 23rd Annual Summit.
• On 22 October 2024, in Kazan, Russia, PM Narendra Modi met Iran's President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit and congratulated him on his election as the 9th President of Iran.