Brussels 28.05.2023 “The EU welcomes the holding of the second round of presidential elections in Türkiye on Sunday 28 May with a high rate of participation by the Turkish people exercising their democratic rights to vote. We look forward to the final findings and recommendations of the OSCE/CoE international election observation mission” reads the joint-statement…
Category: Politics
Greece: Conservatives win elections
Brussels 22.05.2023 Greece’s main conservative party pulled a major victory in Sunday’s May 21 election, setting up a second vote in the summer that could give the party an outright majority in the Parliament. Greece’s main conservative party pulled a major victory in Sunday’s election. https://t.co/JGYd9eTN3T — The Hill (@thehill) May 22, 2023 According to…
EU statement on Turkey elections
Brussels 16.05.2023 “The EU welcomes the holding of parliamentary and presidential elections that took place in Türkiye on Sunday 14 May and the high turnout as a clear sign of the commitment of the Turkish people to exercising their democratic right to vote” reads the joint Statement by High Representative Josep Borrell and Commissioner for…
China: H.E.Lu Shaye on ex-Soviet Republics status
Brussels 23.04.2023 In an interview Chinese ambassador to France Lu Shaye said that former Soviet countries “have no effective status in international law”. L'ambassadeur de Chine en France Lu Shaye, a estimé que les pays de l’ex-URSS n’ont pas de souveraineté dans le droit international Le ministère français des Affaires étrangères a indiqué avoir «pris…
MEPs call for coherent China foreign policy
Strasbourg 18.04.2023 Against the backdrop of China’s continued rise as a political and economic powerhouse on the world stage, MEPs discussed the need for a coherent strategy on the superpower. China wants to become the new global superpower, & it will do so at our expense. Dealing with China is the central geopolitical question of…
Borrell travels to China
Brussels 11.04.2023 European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will visit China this week, continuing a chain of trips to Beijing by senior European officials. Borrell will visit China from April 13 to 15, EU foreign affairs spokesperson said. French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited China, urging Beijing…
Germany expels 30 Russian diplomats
Brussels 26.03.2023 Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock said she was intended to expel more than 30 Russian diplomats from Berlin. Власти ФРГ намерены выслать более 30 российских дипломатов https://t.co/Rpj85oClri via @eurasiadaily — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) March 26, 2023 Focus media reported that German security services concluded that Russian diplomats might be…
EU condemns Russian threat to ICC
Brussels 23.03.2023 “The European Union condemns the illegal threat by a high-ranking Russian representative to use force against the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its host country, the Netherlands. It also deplores the measures announced by Russia against the ICC Prosecutor and Judges involved in the issuance of arrest warrants against Russian representatives” reads the…
Borrell on Russia human rights violations
Brussels 11.03.2023 “Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine is accompanied by ever increasing oppression at home. The expansion of oppressive legislation, the absence of the rule of law, political misuse of judiciary, state-sponsored wartime propaganda and disproportionate use of force by Russian authorities against any sign of opposing views leave no space for pluralistic…
Timmermans: emissions targets optimistic forecast
Strasbourg 14.02.2023 Parliament approved the new CO2 emissions reduction targets for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, part of the “Fit for 55” package. Clear support from @Europarl_EN for putting 🇪🇺 car industry on the road to zero-emission. With this vote, EU citizens can drive clean, affordable cars. The global transition is happening, and…