Reflecting upon the recent developments in Georgia electing the first woman-president. the chair of the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with South Caucasus (DSCA) Sajjad KARIM (UK, ECR) shared his vision of the dynamics between the EU and the countries of the region: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, underlining their remarkable progress in rapprochement with Europe. MEP Karim perceives the…
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LUX Film Prize: “Woman at war” striving for change
“Woman at war”, an Iceland/France/Ukraine co-production, has won the 12th LUX Film Prize, European Parliament PresidentAntonio Tajani announced in Strasbourg on November 14. @WomanAtWarFilm winner of this year #LUXprize @europe_creative @EuropaCinemas @EUparliament #Eplenary #FutureofEurope pic.twitter.com/0K8FnY5BHc — LUX Audience Award (@luxaward) November 14, 2018 “I am remarkably proud of our film competition, dedicated since 2007 to…
Armistice 100: Patriotism versus nationalism
“Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. Nationalism is its betrayal,” the President of France Emmanuel Macron said after paying tribute to the fallen soldiers. one hundred years after the end of the First World War. Some 70 leaders including Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Angela Merkel celebrated in Paris the commemoration of the Armistice 1918. However…
EU regards Donetsk and Lugansk elections as illegal
“The EU considers the “elections” planned for 11 November 2018 in the non-government controlled territories of the so-called “Luhansk People’s Republic” and “Donetsk People’s Republic” as illegal and illegitimate and will not recognise them. The EU condemns these ”elections”, as they are in breach of international law, undermine the commitments taken under the Minsk agreements…
EU against militarisation of Azov sea
During second October Plenary in Strasbourg following the debate with the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini a group of MEPs proposed a Motion for the European parliament resolution against militarisation of the Azov sea. The document “condemns the Russian Federation for violating Ukraine’s sovereignty by means of the illegal construction of the Kerch bridge, the increased militarisation…
EU-Swiss talks on ice
Prospects for a new treaty formalising ties between Switzerland and the European Union, its biggest trading partner, appeared bleak after four years of negotiations failed to produce a effect by the EU mid-October deadline. Switzerland and the EU fail to make headway in negotiations whose success is key to ensuring the smooth functioning of Zurich’s…
Russia on brink of Council of Europe
The Council of Europe (CoE) member states will have to make a decision reacting upon Russia’s refusal to resume payments to the organization’s budget, while there is a scenario that Moscow will be requested to leave the Council, Secretary General of the CoE Thorbjorn Jagland said. .@TJagland tells #CoE Assembly: "#Russia will not be back…
Norway delegation visits Crimean parliament
A delegation from Norway headed by the chairman of the public organization “Norwegian People’s Diplomacy” Hendrik Weber arrived to the Republic of Crimea on a five-day visit, organised for nine people representing intellectual professions and various political parties. https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/1046240718941958144 Norwegian guests will visit the Viking park located in the Dobrovskaya Valley, the children recreation camp Artek…
Clashes in Barcelona ahead of referendum anniversary
Six people arrested, and 24 injured during protests in Barcelona degrading in clashes between police and demonstrators ahead of the anniversary of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum. Police have attempted to prevent protesters who gathered in downtown Barcelona to confront another march in support of Spanish police. Barcelona’s mayor Ada Colau asked to “avoid confrontation” between…
Russian Embassy cars vandalized in Kiev
Russian Embassy in Kiev has failed a complaint with Ukraine Foreign Ministry about damage to diplomats’ cars which were vandalized, Russian media reports. The vandals smeared diplomats’s cars with human experiments and scrawled insults with paint. Tires were punctured and license plates torn off. https://twitter.com/vicktop55/status/1045370070283612160 The incident is not unique, as Russian diplomat’s cars have been vandalized…
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