Strasbourg 14.02.2022 President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola expressed MEPs’s solidarity with the people of Ukraine, at the opening of the session. The situation in #Ukraine requires a united response. Meeting with HRVP @JosepBorrellF, I urged for efforts to continue to de-escalate tensions but reiterated that if the situation deteriorates, we will support swift,…
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Borrell sends EU formal response to Lavrov
Brussels 10.02.2022 Anna van Densky: The European Union has formally handed over its collective response to the letter of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the European security issues, the EEAS spokesperson announced, and Russian diplomatic mission to the EU confirmed. EU formally conveys collective response to Russian Foreign Minister’s letter:https://t.co/NPEtwCzgFj pic.twitter.com/SdUN4hrMFW — TASS (@tassagency_en)…
Ukraine crisis: Macron diplomatic efforts
Brussels 07.02.2022 Macron attempts to mediate over Ukraine visiting Moscow today. The U.S. standoff with Russia over Ukraine is at a critical point. At present Washington has engaged NATO to and moved forces east, while Moscow has been sending additional military on the Ukraine border. However beneath those tensions, diplomatic avenues are being intensely explored…
Biden sends troops to Poland
Brussels 06.02.2022 A plane carrying USA troops landed in Poland on Sunday, February 6, a Reuters news agency reports, as Washington reinforces its NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine’s border.(Image: illustration) U.S. troops arrive in Poland to reinforce Eastern Europe allies https://t.co/DHgR2UExfA pic.twitter.com/ukcrj4V5xp — Reuters (@Reuters) February 6, 2022…
Russia closes DW office in Moscow
Brussels 06.02.2022 Anna van Densky Moscow took retaliatory measures towards German broadcaster Deutsche Welle following Berlin’s decision to ban RT DE in Germany to demonstrate that further steps in this direction will come at a cost, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday, February 5 in an interview. Moscow took retaliatory measures towards…
Borrell travels to Washington D.C.
Brussels 06.02.2022 The EU top diplomat Josep Borrell will travel to Washington, DC, on 7-8 February, according to the announcement of the European External Action Service. HR/VP @JosepBorrellF is travelling to 🇺🇸 Washington D.C. and he will be joining the Jean Monnet Conversations with @franceintheus @TheAtlantic @EUintheUS 📍 Meet us here live on twitter and…
EU welcomes Serbia reforms
Brusssels 14.01.2022 “France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union welcome Serbia’s January 16 national referendum on constitutional changes as a key step to strengthen the independence of the judiciary and to enhance the transparency and effectiveness of the country’s rule of law institutions. We believe that these reforms are…
JCPOA: Joint Commission convenes in Vienna
Brussels 17.12.2021 The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will convene again in a physical format this Friday in Vienna. JCPOA: Joint Commission to reconvene in Vienna today. 👉 https://t.co/OcWjTA37MC — European External Action Service – EEAS 🇪🇺 (@eu_eeas) December 17, 2021 The Joint Commission will be chaired, on behalf of…
G7: calls Russia to de-escalate
Brussels 12.12.2021 “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, are united in our condemnation of Russia’s military build-up and aggressive rhetoric towards Ukraine”. Discussed with @SecBlinken the importance of our coordinated action in view…
EU-Central Asia meeting
Brussels 22.10.2021 “Resilience, prosperity & supporting regional cooperation – these are the priorities set out in the EU-Central Asia Strategy, which remain today more relevant than ever to guide our regional engagement for post-pandemic recovery. Good to jointly discuss their implementation today” wrote on his Twitter micro blog the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell. (Image:…
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