Aghanistan has once again been targeted by two despicable attacks, one in Kabul near the Parliament building and the other in Kandahar, which have left dozens of innocent people dead and many others injured. Our thoughts are with the families of those who have been killed, and we wish those who have been injured a…
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Gen.Ruys head of CAR training mission
A Belgian national Brigadier General Herman Ruys has been appointed by the Council as Commander for the EU military training mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA). He will take up his duties on 16 January 2017, taking over from Eric Hautecloque-Raysz. The Council launched EUTM RCA on 16 July 2016. The mission contributes to the EU’s…
Europol: traffickers arrests in Germany and Italy
Today Europol confirmed the two operations in Germany and Italy lead to arrests of individuals suspected in trafficking of irregular migrants. On the 5th of January German Federal Police conducted several house searches in Berlin and executed two arrest warrants in Mönchengladbach. Simultaneously Italian authorities arrested a suspect in Bolzano. The arrested are perceived as…
Spain on Brexit: 4 freedoms ravelled
“Other formulas will have to be sought to gain access to the internal market, but the four freedoms must be guaranteed’ – said Alfonso Dastis, Spanish Minister of foreign affairs in an extensive interview to El Pais newspaper, commenting on influence of #Brexit on the #EU27, and reflecting on a new arrangement with the UK. The…
Deadline to USA 'political' ambassadors
The politically appointed US ambassadors are denied the extension of their mandate beyond the inauguration day 20/01/2016, according to the State department sources in Washington DC. The decision of the president-elect Donald Trump to accelerate the process of political change in the US corps-diplomatique is not surprising to independent experts, pointing at the necessity of…
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