EEAS senior diplomatic appointments

Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, announced today senior appointments in the European External Action Service (EEAS) in headquarters: High Representative @JosepBorrellF announces senior nominations at the #EEAS European External Action Service headquarters and in the EU Delegations #EUInTheWorld 👇https://t.co/Iu2qbUNYTh — European External Action Service – EEAS…

Europe regrets US Open Sky withdrawal

“I regret the announcement by the United States to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty. The Treaty on Open Skies is a key element of our arms-control architecture and serves as a vital confidence and security-building measure” says the statement by the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell on the announcement by the US on their…

EU diplomacy discusses Israeli-Palestinian conflict

EU ministers of foreign affairs today on May 15 held a video conference, chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell. đź”´ LIVE NOW: Press Conference with @josepborrellf on today's #FAC https://t.co/0uH3xaNGlP — European External Action Service – EEAS 🇪🇺 (@eu_eeas) May 15, 2020 They had an in-depth discussion on the Middle…

Borrell: Afghan people deserve peace

“There are few words that can do justice to the horrors we have witnessed today in Afghanistan. At the same moment an attack was targeting a maternity ward in Kabul, a terrorist detonated his bomb in the middle of a funeral in Nangarhar. Dozens of innocent civilians were killed or injured in these most reprehensible…

COVID19: Uzbekistan receives EU aid

On 4 May, the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell held a phone call with the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan, Abdulaziz Kamilov, to discuss the global response to the coronavirus pandemic, the EU’s support to Uzbekistan in respect of this challenge, the EU-Uzbekistan bilateral agenda, and broader regional issues relating to Central Asia. The head of…

Borrell denies “kowtow” to China

Disinformation around the coronavirus pandemic: Opening statement by the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell at the European Parliament on April 30. “…As is the case for all of the European External Action Service’s publications, there are internal procedures to ensure the appropriate structure, quality and length of our products. Given the sensitive nature of the…

EU diplomats focus on Russia and Turkey

#Gymnich: Statement by the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell following the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Zagreb, (Image: archive). Family photos during the Informal meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers (#Gymnich) and Foreign Affairs Council in front of LuĹľnica Castle! 🏰📸#EU2020HR pic.twitter.com/8tTvUyemUO — Croatia in the EU (@CroatiaInEU) March 5, 2020 “…Turkey and…

EU diplomatic appointments

Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy announced today three senior appointments in the European External Action Service (EEAS): #EUDiplomacy HRVP @JosepBorrellF appoints three new @eu_eeas Deputy Secretary General: Stefano Sannino, Enrique Mora Benavente and Charles Fries. Mora will be also Political Director. https://t.co/2Q5emLBel8 — Sabrina Bellosi (@sabellosi) February 17, 2020 Enrique…

Russia-Bulgaria diplomatic raw

Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office reported on its website on January 24 that pre-trial probes involving two Russian diplomats as part of an espionage case had been launched. Moscow said Russia reserves right for tit-for-tat measures after diplomats’ expulsion from Bulgaria:https://t.co/I1jDQ0rfZc pic.twitter.com/jjLt0tIANW — TASS (@tassagency_en) January 25, 2020 Diplomats from Russian Federation who were declared personae non…

Zarif rejects revision of JCPoA

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed a proposal for a new nuclear deal proposed by the U.S.President Trump to replace the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, saying the accord is not previous US president Barack Obama’s deal to expire. Told #Raisina2020 that Iran believes in diplomacy: but not in re-negotiating a UNSC Resolution we…