Brussels 03.04.2025 On Friday, 4 April, the EU and Japan will hold their 2nd Strategic Dialogue. The meeting will be co-chaired by High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeshi Iwaya. On Friday, 4 April, the EU and Japan will hold their 2nd Strategic Dialogue. The meeting will be co-chaired by…
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EU-Central Asia: Kallas in Ashgabat
Brussels 27.03.2025 The European Union and the five Central Asian countries reaffirmed their strong political commitment to strengthening engagement and deepening cooperation during the 20th EU-Central Asia Ministerial meeting, chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, on 27 March in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The Foreign Ministers of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan as…
EU highjacked by Cold War remnants
Brussels 20.03.2025 The former Soviet Union nations overwhelmed the EU foreign policy, continuing to propagate the Cold War narrative, in spite of the collapse of the Soviet Union 34 years ago on December 25, 1991. In absence of the competition of the ideologies, they insist on interpreting of Russia countering NATO enlargement, as an “unprovoked…
Kallas: Russians “don’t want peace”
Brussels 17.03.2025 Today takes place the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers Council. The top EU diplomats will discuss “Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine”, after an informal exchange of views with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Andrii Sybiha, via videoconference. Ahead of the meeting the EU High Representative Kaja Kallas made the following remarks…
Huaweigate: MEPs under investigation
Brussels 14.03.2025 Belgian prosecutors said they had detained several individuals over suspected bribery in the European Parliament allegedly for the benefit of China’s Huawei company. The sweeping events took place on March 13. Belgian investigators carried out searches of 21 premises across Belgium and also in Portugal on in the morning. A judge had since…
Europarl: 8 March – women for freedom
Strasbourg 11.03.2025 Marking International Women’s Day, guests from Belarus and Ukraine, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Palina Sharenda-Panasiuk, Leniie Umerova and Tata Kepler, addressed the European Parliament during March Plenary session. Opening the ceremony, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said: “I am proud that the European Parliament has and will always be a force for democracy, equality and…
Kallas: EU is a “peace project”
Strasbourg 11.03.2025 Today the EU top diplomat addressed the UN Security Council, blaming Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was just one of examples of rising trends of the “rule of force”, replacing the international law. “The world is more dangerous now than it has ever been since the Cold War. From Russia’s war against Ukraine, to…
“ReArm Europe” introduction to MEPs
Strasbourg 11.03.2025 Today the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen addressed her “ReArm EU” plan to the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). In spite of a continuous criticism of the MEPs for snubbing the EU Parliament, she left the Chamber after one a half hour, without answering their concerns, raised in the speeches….
Costa: towards Europe of Defence
Brussels 06.03.2025 Remarks by President António Costa at the press conference following the Special European Council meeting of 6 March 2025: “Today marks a defining moment for Europe. For the security of Europeans. A month ago, we had a strategic brainstorming to guide our common action on defence. And today, we are delivering – we…
EU: Costa invites EU leaders to Brussels
Brussels 27.02.2025 “I would like to invite you to a Special European Council on 6 March, which will be dedicated to European Defence and to Ukraine” reads the Invitation letter by President António Costa to the members of the European Council. My invitation letter for the Special European Council of 6 March.#EUCO — António Costa…
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