Today the Foreign Affairs Council started with a discussion on current affairs, allowing ministers to review pressing issues on the international agenda. #migration @FedericaMog I’ll ask Member States to be consistent and put money on their political priorities. €4.5 bln already used for projects on the ground with good results; now risk of a gap….
Category: Politics
Juncker receives von der Leyen with “open arms”
“Delighted to welcome von der Leyen with open arms to the European Commission today. A true European, we are on the same page when it comes to speaking up for interests” wrote incumbent president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker in his Twitter micro blog. Delighted to welcome @vonderleyen with open arms to the @EU_Commission today….
EU marathon talks to continue for third day
EU leaders suspended Sunday Summit after 20 hours marathon talks failing to produce an agreement on who should be appointed for the bloc’s top jobs, prompting criticism from French President Emmanuel Macron who said Europe’s indecisiveness was damaging its image abroad. (Image above: arrivals). The failure to reach consensus during 20 hours long night owl…
Loiseau self-destructive sarcasm
President Emmanuel Macron’s candidate to lead a new centrist alliance in the European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau said on she was pulling out of the race, in a defiance to French government influence in the parliamenEt. Nathalie Loiseau was quoted by Belgian newspapers disparaging allies in Renew Europe, formed by Macron’s party and the liberal ALDE,…
Kazakhstan elections “tarnished” by violations
“Presidential elections took place in the Republic of Kazakhstan on 9 June 2019 with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev voted into his first term as President. According to the preliminary findings of the internationally-recognised OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission, the election offered an important moment for potential political reforms, but it was tarnished by clear violations of fundamental freedoms…
Brexit party loses to Labour in Peterborough
In Peterborough, eastern England on June 6, the Labour Party narrowly held on to a seat in Westminster, overcoming a challenge from Nigel Farage’s newly born Brexit Party to win by less than 700 votes. Arriving in Peterborough! pic.twitter.com/Gl0SmgDEWC — Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) June 6, 2019 Labour candidate Lisa Forbes won with 10,484 votes, while the Brexit…
Poroshenko signs law criminalizing multilingualism
The incumbent President Pyotr Poroshenko has signed the law on provision of the functioning of the Ukrainian as the state language. The signing ceremony was broadcast by all central Ukrainian TV channels. Poroshenko signs law on Ukrainian as sole state language: https://t.co/bsqhbR7O2m pic.twitter.com/wqFWwnp40i — TASS (@tassagency_en) May 15, 2019 Poroshenko said he had the “greatest honor and…
Hungary considers Ukraine language law “unacceptable”
Péter Szijjártó, Hungary Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade called the Ukrainian language law voted on Thursday (April 25) “unacceptable“. The law is violating the rights of the Hungarian national community and evokes the spirit of the outgoing President, Petro Porosenko, who pursued anti-Hungarian policy, Szijjártó said. The Ukrainian voters however, by a large majority, elected…
Putin facilitates naturalisation procedure for Donabass
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree, which makes it possible for residents of Donbass to obtain Russian citizenship under a simplified procedure. The document has been published on the Kremlin’s website. Putin signs decree easing citizenship rules for residents of certain Ukrainian regionshttps://t.co/YqBggYQJ6v pic.twitter.com/oXXvFTkTwk — TASS (@tassagency_en) April 24, 2019 Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko …
Catalans call for flexible political maneuver
Four Catalan leaders on trial in Madrid over a 2017 referendum their said the independence parties should be more flexible about entering negotiations on forming the next Spanish government after a April 28 national election. Jailed Catalan leaders ease position on post-election coalition talks https://t.co/KsZKH7H9Jf pic.twitter.com/15pnEJMxrN — Reuters (@Reuters) April 13, 2019 The Catalan leaders’…
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