Category: World

Iraq: protestors stormed Sweden Embassy

Brussels 29.06.2023 A group of Iraqis protesting against the act of public burning of the Quran near a mosque in Stockholm stormed the territory of the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad on Thursday, June 29, the Iraqi news media Shafaq News reported. National emblem of Sweden, Three Crowns, was removed from the top of its embassy…

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EU congratulates President Erdogan with re-election

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…

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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…

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MEP support human rights in China

Strasbourg 15.12.2022 Chinese government crackdown on the peaceful protests across the People’s Republic of China caused a vivid reaction of the European Parliament. (Photo:archive) MEPs express their support for protesters fighting for fundamental rights who are being persecuted by the Chinese government, notably in the context of the zero COVID-19 policy. “Discontent is spreading in…

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EU: deforestation products deal

06.12.2022 The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on a proposal to minimise the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products that are imported into or exported from the European Union. The agreement is provisional pending formal adoption in both institutions. The @EUCouncil and @Europarl_EN reached a provisional political agreement…

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China: Hu Jintao public expulsion

Brussels 22.10.2022 Chinese former party leader Hu Jintao has been led out of the closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress. Hu Jintao (president 2003-2013) and Xi just before Hu was forced to leave the CCP congress hall #bodylanguage pic.twitter.com/rMLpfa9tDB — Willem Middelkoop (@wmiddelkoop) October 22, 2022 The frail-looking 79-year-old was sitting beside incumbent President…

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China: commitment to Taiwan reunification

Brussels 16.10.2022 Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed Sunday, October 16, what he views as the Communist Party’s achievements during his decade at the helm and reiterated Beijing’s commitment to reunification with Taiwan, while he gave the opening address at the party’s much awaited congress. #China's Communist Party opens #congress with Xi Jinping cementing powerhttps://t.co/Yo2viAEGiy —…

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China prepares party Congress

Brussels 09.10.2022 China’s Communist Party opened Sunday, October 9, a meeting of senior members who will make final arrangements for its twice-a-decade congress where leader Xi Jinping is expected to secure an unprecedented third five-year term as party general secretary.(Image: illustration) China's top leaders meet to make final party congress arrangementshttps://t.co/WhOOuVPZWy — Kyodo News |…

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Kyrgyz and Tajik border clashes

Brussels 16.09.2022 “Violent clashes erupted in the last few days between border guards along various sites at the border between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan. We express our sympathy to those directly affected. Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Escalation along the common border is detrimental to regional stability. 🇪🇺 welcomes the ceasefire reached,calls on both sides…

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