Today President Donald Trump will start to unravel the behemoth trade deal he inherited from his predecessor, as he signed an executive action to withdraw from the negotiating process of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. That executive action sends signals to Democrats and leaders in foreign capitals around the world that Trump’s rhetoric on trade during the…
Category: International
Moldova-NATO: neutrality choice
Moldova’s President Igor Dodon plans to cancel the agreement on establishing a NATO Liaison Office in the country’s capital of Chisinau. While speaking to Russia’s RT channel, he said that “I will work to cancel this agreement.” Moldovan president said he was going to meet with heads of NATO countries in Brussels in early February….
Russia denies new military basis plans
Russia is not going to create any new military bases abroad, said Valentina Matviyenko the speaker of the Federation Concil, the higher chamber of Russian Parliament. Underlining the importance of the signed this month agreement between Russia and Syria on the expansion and modernization of the Russian Navy base in Syria’s Tartus, Matvienko assured that…
Bosphorus: crack down on arms trafficking
EUROPOL: Nearly 250 arrests and 556 gas and alarm pistols seized are a few of the final results of Operation Bosphorus, a series of international actions in 2016 in 10 EU Member States, coordinated by Romania as the Activity’s Action leader and with the full operational and analytical support of Europol. OPERATION BOSPHORUS against #firearms…
Union for Mediterranean in Barcelona
Today the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini will co-chair, together with Jordan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, the 2d edition of the Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) in Barcelona. #UfMRegForum @FedericaMog Mediterranean one of the most conflictual regions. If we lock borders and minds, this fragility won't disappear pic.twitter.com/CI16P0Sy51 —…
Leviathan gas in high ranks
Today high-level contacts between Israel and European countries on laying a gas pipeline from the Leviathan natural gas reservoir are about to take place. Reportedly the Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy, and Water Resources director general Shaul Meridor will travel to Brussels on Monday 23/01 to meet his counterparts from Italy, Greece, Cyprus, and the…
Europol reports on stolen artefacts
The aim of Operation Pandora was to dismantle criminal networks involved in cultural theft and exploitation, and identify potential links to other criminal activities. Moreover, there was a special focus on cultural spoliation, both underwater and on land, and the illicit trafficking of cultural goods, with a particular emphasis on conflict countries. From the start…
Trident accident-pressure mounts
International pressure on the UK Prime Minister Theresa May mounts over the ‘hidden accident’ of Trident launch. Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin commented on the story of the government of the United Kingdom hidden reports about failed launch of Trident II D5 missile, which was made from a UK submarine near the US Florida…
Steinmeier predicts 'turbulence'
Germany must prepare itself for turbulent times under U.S. President Donald Trump said Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday, underlining that the free trade and trans-Atlantic co-operation to fight extremism and terrorism remain key issues for his government. Previously Steinmeier made critical remarks about Donald Trump calling him “Hassprediger” or “hate preacher”, however he also…
Post-Brexit: PM May meeting president Trump
A post-Brexit free trade deal will be high on the agenda during Prime Minister Theresa May first visit to the USA, meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington DC on Friday the 27/01/2017, according to White House press service. Mr Trump’s press secretary Sean Spicer gave details of Mrs May’s visit in his first briefing to journalists…
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