Brussels 11.10.2022 NATO Defence Ministers will meet in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday (12-13 October 2022) to step up and sustain support to Ukraine and continue to strengthen NATO’s own defences, against the backdrop of Russia’s most significant escalation since the start of the Ukraine conflict. Previewing the meeting, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said…
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Borrell addresses EU Ambassadors
Brussels 10.10.2022 The annual European Union Ambassadors Conference will be between 10 and 18 October in full physical format again and after two years of pandemic.(Image: illustration). The Ambassadors’ Conference takes place against the background of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and its global consequences, and as the world recovers from the socioeconomic impact of the…
MEPs discuss FUR FREE EUROPE
Brussels 09.10.2022 European Parliament: a first conversation on “Fur Free Europe”.A clear message of support from MEPs calling for a future without fur, while the ECI “Fur Free Europe” reaches more than 400,000 signatures in less than five months. The Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals held a dedicated meeting in Strasbourg on…
China prepares party Congress
Brussels 09.10.2022 China’s Communist Party opened Sunday, October 9, a meeting of senior members who will make final arrangements for its twice-a-decade congress where leader Xi Jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third five-year term as party general secretary.(Image: illustration) China's top leaders meet to make final party congress arrangementshttps://t.co/WhOOuVPZWy — Kyodo News |…
EU: Ambassadors conference online
Brussels 09.10.2022 “The EU diplomatic corps is on the frontline of the many crises around the world, serving the interests of EU citizens. We are called to do our part in an impactful way” European External Action Service Secretary General Stefano Sannino message ahead of this week’s EU Ambassadors Conference. "The EU diplomatic corps is…
Prague: EU leaders convene informally
Brussels 07.10.2022 EU leaders meet in Prague to discuss the three most pressing, and interlinked, issues facing the EU, namely Russia’s war in Ukraine, energy and the economic situation. United we will coordinate on the war and the energy crisis impacting our economies. We will discuss how best to secure critical infrastructure and work on…
EU faces OPEC decisions
Brussels 07.10.2022 The OPEC+ alliance, which unites major oil producers such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, decided to reduce output quotas by two million barrels per day amid a looming recession, and extend coordination efforts on the oil market until the end of 2023. Press review: OPEC+ to tighten oil spigot and Erdogan, Armenian PM…
ECR: President Putin – Russia Deep State
Strasbourg 04.10.2022 “With timely debates on Russia’s hybrid threats and the war it is waging on Ukraine over the week, ECR Coordinator on Foreign Affairs MEP Anna Fotyga has invited a panel of renowned Russian and Ukrainian politicians, historians and dissidents to participate in a high-level conference entitled “Not Only Putin – Russia’s Deep State,…
BRAFA Art Fair to resume in January 2023
Brussels 04.10.2022 The Brussels Fine Arts Fair fair will take place from Sunday January 29th to Sunday February 5th at Brussels Expo, Heysel, the organisers report. According to them 130 exhibitors will participate in the 68th edition of BRAFA, which is back on the international art fair calendar. It’s a wrap: #BRAFA2022 has concluded a…
Poland: $1.3 trillion WWII reparations request
Brussels 04.10.2022 Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau has signed a diplomatic note to Germany concerning reparations for World War II, framing the demand for compensation before a visit by Berlin’s top diplomat. Poland demands nearly $1.3 trillion in WWII damages from Germany https://t.co/iG8cFUNFmZ — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 4, 2022 The controversial gesture occurred…
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