Brussels 14.11.2021 As the European Union faces a new migration crisis, organised by Belarus which encourages the entry of migrants into EU countries, the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell (pictured) said the bloc is ready for a new wave of sanctions. Mon entretien avec @CarodeCamaret @FRANCE24 sur la #Biélorussie, nos efforts en #Libye et la…
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Biden receives Leyen in White House
Bruxelles 10.11.2021 “I had a very productive meeting today with President Biden in the White House. We have met several times in the last couple of weeks. And we have been meeting at the G20 Summit in Rome and at the COP26 in Glasgow. There, we have launched together several initiatives on the topics of…
Ukraine: Russia denies troops buildup
Brussels 06.11.2021 CIA director William Burns visited Moscow to inform relevant authorities that the U.S. was monitoring closely the alleged buildup of Russian troops near the Ukrainian border. As CNN channel reported on Friday, November 5, citing its sources, the intelligence chief was supposed to determine what was provoking Russia’s actions. (Image: Moscow city). CIA…
EU-Turkey diplomatic crisis
Brussels 25.10.2021 Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reversed his plans on Monday, October 25, abandoning a threat to expel 10 Western ambassadors, averting a diplomatic storm that analysts were warning would bring economic catastrophe upon Turkey and a lasting rupture in the NATO. Turkey: a serious diplomatic crisis can still be avoided. However, expulsion of…
EU: Borrell talks with Blinken in Washington
Brussels 15.10.2021 The EU top diplomat Josep Borrell met with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on Thursday,October 14. In meeting with @DepSecDef Hicks, we discussed EU-US security cooperation and importance of stronger and more capable European defence. To contribute to transatlantic and global security and to tackle rapidly evolving security threats…
EU preservation of Arctic policy
“…The European Union engagement in the Arctic is not a matter of convenience or the way to prove our importance in geopolitical field” said the Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius during following the adoption of the new EU Arctic Policy. Shortly in📍Reykjavik 🇮🇸 for the @_Arctic_Circle Assembly, the largest event on #Arctic matters in the world! Couldn’t…
Borrell heads to Washington D.C.
Brussels 13.10.2021 The European Union top diplomat Josep Borrell will travel to Washington D.C. from 13 to 15 October for a number of high-level meetings focused on the relationship between the EU and the USA, on advancing the Transatlantic agenda and on pressing international developments. This will be the first official visit by Borrell to…
NATO expels Russian diplomats
Brussels 07.10.2021 “There is a glaring discrepancy between NATO officials’ statements about their wish to normalize relations with our country and real actions. These actions, of course, leave no room for illusions regarding the normalization of relations and the resumption of the dialogue with NATO. These prospects are rather completely upset,” Peskov said. NATO's decision…
Ghostwriter: Borrell on Russia malware
Brussels 24.09.2021 “Some EU Member States have observed malicious cyber activities, collectively designated as Ghostwriter, and associated these with the Russian state. Such activities are unacceptable as they seek to threaten our integrity and security, democratic values and principles and the core functioning of our democracies” reads the Declaration by the EU top diplomat on…
SOTEU: Afghan Support Package in view
Strasbourg 15.09.2021 “…Recent events in Afghanistan are not the cause of this change – but they are a symptom of it” the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said, while delivering the State of Union speech at European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg. “And first and foremost, I want to be clear. We stand by…
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