Strasbourg 05.04.2022 Danemark,Germany, France, Latvia, and Lithuania have announced the expulsion of dozens of Russian diplomats as part of a joint European reaction to the massacre of civilians in a small c town of Bucha, near Ukraine capital, allegedly by Russian forces before they retreated. Outrage in Europe and Washington, threats of new sanctions, 75…
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Europarl: support to Ukraine
Strasbourg 05.04.2022 President Metsola updated the house on her visit to Ukraine and appealed for more logistical, humanitarian and military support, at the opening of the session. Courage, strength, resolve. With @ZelenskyyUa in Kyiv 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraini!#StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/SNc2pLwQ0y — Roberta Metsola (@EP_President) April 1, 2022 Updating MEPs on her visit to Ukraine and her meeting…
EU-China video-Summit
Brussels 30.03.2022 The 23rd EU-China summit will take place on 1 April 2022 via video conference. President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, accompanied by High Representative Josep Borrell, representing the EU, will meet Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang in the morning and Chinese President…
Russia-Ukraine peace talks progress
Brussels 30.03.2022 A round of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine took place in Istanbul, Turkey, providing some perspective of progress. Ukrainian officials confirmed that the Ukrainian state was ready to declare itself permanently neutral and drop the project of joining NATO. More talks are expected to follow. #Russia's promise to scale down military operations…
EU: Russians stripped of “golden” passports
Brussels 28.03.2022 In a recommendation issued today, the Commission is urging Member States to immediately repeal any existing investor citizenship schemes and to ensure strong checks are in place to address the risks posed by investor residence schemes. The Commission has frequently and consistently raised its serious concerns about investor citizenship and residence schemes and…
Hungary prepares for 1M Ukraine refugees
Brussels 25.03.2022 The Hungarian government position on the war in Ukraine, as Prime Minister Orbán reiterated on a number of occasions in recent weeks, remains clear and concise: In another impassioned speech to European Union leaders, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called on Hungary to make clear whether it supported Russia or Ukraine in the…
EU condemns N.Korea ballistic missile launch
Brussels 25.03.2022 “The EU strongly condemns the launch by the DPRK of an intercontinental ballistic missile on 24 March. This is a violation of multiple United Nations Security Council Resolutions and a serious threat to international and regional peace and security. The EU calls on the DPRK to refrain from any further action that could…
EU-US:enhancing transatlantic security & defence
Brussels 24.03.2022 Today, the European Council was joined by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. of the United States have issued the joint readout: “The leaders discussed the coordinated and united response of the European Union and the United States to Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified military aggression in Ukraine. The members of the European Council and…
NATO-Russia: Biden announces new sanctions
Brussels 24.03.2022 President Biden has given a press-conference after NATO and G7 Summits in Brussels touting unity in the Western response to Russia as allies worked behind the scenes to formulate their plans for the next phase of the conflict in Ukraine. Statement by #NATO Heads of State and Government#NATOSummit — NATO (@NATO) March 24,…
Poland expels 45 Russian diplomats
Brussels 23.03.2022 Poland ordered the expulsion of 45 Russians identified as “intelligence officers” using their diplomatic status as cover to operate in the country, officials said Wednesday, March 23.(Image: Warsaw skyline). Poland has identified 45 Russian intelligence officers using diplomatic status as cover to stay in the country. Authorities are urgently trying to expel them,…
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