“… Russia being a very important permanent member of the Security Council, my assessment has been that Russia has always been highly involved in the discussions but also in the work on the Libyan file but this is more for the UN Representative (Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission…
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EU calls Belarus for democratic change
“The latest developments in Belarus highlight a clear need for a broader democratisation process in the country. Freedom of association and of assembly needs to be ensured. Recently detained peaceful protesters, including journalists covering the events, must be immediately released, ” – says the statement of the European external action service. “The European Union is committed to a…
EU message to Rakhine State
“The issuance of the interim report of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State, which was established by State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and led by Dr Kofi Annan, is an important moment for the millions of people who live there, Myanmar, neighbouring countries and the wider international community. ” – says the statement of…
PM May for UK ‘precious union’
Prime Minister Theresa May pledged to fight for the “precious, precious union” of the United Kingdom, unveiling what she called her Plan for Britain with a warning to Scotland not to pursue its independence plans at the moment. May underlined she would negotiate a Brexit deal for the whole country but needed everyone to pull…
Dutch enter coalition limbo
There is no ‘absolute’ winner in Dutch general elections as the three leading parties together received less than half of the votes. The situation is not an easy one for forming a functional coalition government. Mark Rutte is not new to Dutch politics, subsequently he is expected to carry on the task of creating a…
High turnout in Dutch elections
The Hague. Voter turnout in Wednesday’s Dutch parliamentary election was far higher than five years ago according to pollster Ipsos, which is conducting an exit poll. At 1245 GMT, when polls had been open for just over six hours, turnout was estimated at 33 percent, compared to 27 percent at the last election in 2012,…
General elections – Dutch vote
Reportedly Dutch votes went to ballot-boxes in unprecedented numbers. 13 million voters began casting ballots at polling stations across the country that will close at 2000 GMT. The vote is considered to be decisive for the future of the country, and its membership in the EU. The convincing victory of Party for Freedom led by…
Déjà vu: Scotland for independence
The Scottish government suggests Europeans will understand it has a “special” case to be given EU membership as soon as possible if Scots vote for independence before Britain quits the bloc, Michael Russel said. Speaking in Brussels after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her plans for the second independence referendum before Brexit in 2019,…
Rutte admits Wilders can win
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said there is a real possibility that anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders will win the parliamentary election on Wednesday. Erdogan repeats we are nazis + fascists. He insults Dutch police. No de-escalation. Expel Turkish Ambassador to NL and entire staff! — Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) March 13, 2017 “There is a real…
Boris Johnson suspects Russia in a range of cybercrimes
The UK Foreign secretary Boris Johnson told there is “plenty of evidence” that Russia has the ability to disrupt British politics with cyber-attacks, following some reports that intelligence experts are to brief political parties on defence methods against hacking from Moscow. Johnson due to meet his Russian counterpart in March, said there was little doubt…
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