Boris Johnson is going to Moscow to meet his counterpart Sergey Lavrov on contentious issues including Russia’s conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, and counter-terrorism. In will be the first UK foreign secretary visit to Russia since 2012, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) confirmed on Saturday that Johnson will meet Sergei Lavrov in the coming…
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Saryusz-Wolski for president of EU Council
Poland named a center-right MEP as its candidate for European Council President on after it said it would refuse the re-appointment of former Prime Minister Donald Tusk as the chairman of EU Council. “I have just submitted Jacek Saryusz-Wolski’s candidature for the post by means of a diplomatic note,”- said Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski, according…
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski for president of EU Council
Poland named a center-right MEP as its candidate for European Council President on after it said it would refuse the re-appointment of former Prime Minister Donald Tusk as the chairman of EU Council. “I have just submitted Jacek Saryusz-Wolski’s candidature for the post by means of a diplomatic note,”- said Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski, according…
Kosovo: Mogherini at Mitrovica Bridge
“The European Union remains committed to the development of Kosovo, indeed 2016 saw a large number of projects commence and money transferred. I have already witnessed the investment that has begun to make a difference. The pedestrian area, sports hall and commercial centre are just three major infrastructural projects in South Mitrovica. Walking with the…
Mogherini promisses better life to Serbians in EU
“I believe I have an important message to bring to the Serbian people and to the region in these difficult times. As you said, Aleksandar (Vučić), we are living in times of uncertainty and potential tensions that could destabilise the region, beyond the region, and put at risk the achievements that we managed to build…
Serbians say "we don't need EU"
Serbian lawmakers booed the European Union’s top diplomat Federica Mogherini while she addressed the Parliament during tour aimed at playing down tensions in the Balkans. Mogherini’s trip to all six Western Balkans states, still traumatized by wars in 1990s along political, ethnic and religious lines, is meant to lay the groundwork for an EU…
Foreign affairs Council agenda
The Foreign affairs Council will start with a joint session of defence and foreign affairs ministers on security and defence. The Council is expected to adopt conclusions assessing progress achieved since the European Council of 15 December 2016. The conclusions will form the basis of a report for the European Council on 9-10 March 2017….
Europol fighting cybercrime child abuse
Peer-to-peer file sharing makes the collecting and sharing of child sexual abuse material online easy. Law enforcement all over Europe and their partners, with the support of Europol and EMPACT are now using those same networks to combat the illegal distribution of these files by sending a message to their users. This Police2Peer action will…
Ombudsman O'Reilly for transparent Brexit
The European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly called on the EU’s Brexit negotiators to give the public access to documents and accept their input during the negociations on Brexit, starting in March. Emily O’Reilly, who as Ombudsman has mandate to investigate complaints from the public about the EU authorities, wrote to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker asking for…
Monte Paschi hopes for EU approval
The Italian Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena is in hope to approve a draft restructuring plan at a board meeting on March 9, a source close to the matter said to Reuters on Thursday. The rescue operation is a significant step towards obtaining the approval from European authorities for state intervention to rescue…
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