“We will have today a very intense day of work with the ministers of defence. First of all, we will bring forward the work on the Europe of Defence that we have started in the last months. I would expect from the ministers to give a strong endorsement, a strong guidance on the way in…
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EP-Ukraine ceremony on visa-free
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko sings a legislative act on granting a visa-free regime to Ukraine (European Parliament, Strasbourg). “In Strasbourg, on May 17 – as we agreed with our European friends – the relevant legislative act will be solemnly signed. This will probably be one of my most important visits during three years of…
Boris Johnson comments on Africa
The Council will discuss the situation in the Horn of Africa, a region facing destabilisation, in particular in Somalia and South Sudan. The discussion is expected to focus on the political and security challenges, including the implications of the situation in the wider region, across the Red Sea. Boris Johnson at EU Council Brussels 15.05.2017…
Blair: Ireland as a ‘special case’
Northern Ireland’s 1998 peace deal requires amendment in the wake of Brexit as it contains references to the EU, former British prime minister Tony Blair said. Blair helped oversee the agreement between Irish nationalists and pro-British unionists, which brought an end to three decades of bloodshed that killed 3,600 people, in one of the biggest…
Juncker for dialog with Russia
The president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker told he was looking to mend relations with Russia despite differences over Ukraine and Crimea, in an interview with a Romanian newspaper. (PHOTO: illustration) Speaking with the Adevarul daily, Juncker admitted the EU relations with Moscow were hindered by mistrust but added they had not been entirely severed and needed to be repaired. “I think we can do…
#MacronLeaks vs. establishment shield
France’s electoral commission has given orders to mass-media to avoid publishing contents entire or partial of Emmanuel Macron‘s leaked campaign emails to protect election process from influencing. Who is most likely behind #MacronLeaks which have been timed such that they are very unlikely to affect the vote? — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) May 5, 2017 Commission warned…
Juncker versus Shakespeare
The EU-UK relations hit new low when the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker launched assault on language of Shakespeare, declaring he preferred to give a speech in French because English was becoming less paramount. “Slowly but surely English is losing importance in Europe,” Juncker told a conference in the Italian city of Florence, drawing laughter and…
Taoiseach adopts Brexit negociations plan
The Irish Government has adopted a Contingency Framework identifying key policy issues to be managed by Government Departments arising from the referendum vote in the UK to leave the EU. “The result of the Referendum means that the people of the UK have declared their wish to leave the EU. It is important to…
House of Lords supports Iran nuclear deal
“We can no longer assume America will set the tone for the West’s relationship with the Middle East,” said David Howell, chairman of the British parliament’s House of Lords International Relations Committee. Is the Iran nuclear deal working? Or is it the worst deal in the history of the world? Watch former @ENERGY Sec @ErnestMoniz…
Hollande: ‘Ode to Europe’
The incumbent President of France Francois Hollande took an opportunity to call the votes to give their ballots to the centrist Emmanuel Macron, the former Finance minister of his government. Hollande ensured international press in the European engagement of Macron, and warned against abstention, which can serve to advantage to his contestant Marine Le Pen….
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