EUROPE DIPLOMATIC

EU funded NGOs shrouded in obscurity

Brussels 07.04.2025 A new negative report from the European Court of Auditors released today has laid bare the EU’s chronic failure to ensure transparency, accountability, or basic competence in how it hands billions of euros to NGOs. 📢 New report published today by the @EUauditors : #EUfunding to #NGOs is too opaque 🔎 Key findings:📌…

Ukraine prepares for Franco-British contingent

Brussels 04.04.2025 During the press-conference, concluding two day meeting of the NATO Foreign ministers, the Secretary General Mark Rutte described the complexity of task of attaining peace in Ukraine. “The Americans are trying to get peace in Ukraine in a way that it is fair, that it is enduring”, in a way that Russian President…

MEPs adopt Human Rights report

Strasbourg 02.04.2025 Today the European ²Parliament adopted its 2024 annual report on human rights and democracy in the world, warning against the deteriorating global human rights situation. (Image above: illustration). Denouncing the rise of authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and populism, MEPs are deeply concerned by the increase in violations of democratic values and disregard for international humanitarian…

EU-Russia: Kallas vs.Ryabkov

Brussels 03.04.2025 Today at Informal Council of the EU Defense ministers the Hight Representative Kaja Kallas was pleased to announce the additional aid to Ukraine: “France has announced an additional €2 billion in support; Germany has committed up to €12 billion for the next years and Sweden has pledged €1.4 billion in military aid”. “On…

NATO: Rubio calls for 5% defense spending

Brussels 03.04.2025 During his fist visit to NATO Headquarters the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced America’s commitment to the Alliance, however pointed the necessity to “… committing and fulfilling a promise to reach up to 5 percent in spending. That includes the United States will have to increase its percentage”. Rubio visits Brussels…

EU-Japan Strategic Dialogue

Brussels 03.04.2025 On Friday, 4 April, the EU and Japan will hold their 2nd Strategic Dialogue. The meeting will be co-chaired by High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeshi Iwaya. On Friday, 4 April, the EU and Japan will hold their 2nd Strategic Dialogue. The meeting will be co-chaired by…

EU-Central Asia: Kallas in Ashgabat

Brussels 27.03.2025 The European Union and the five Central Asian countries reaffirmed their strong political commitment to strengthening engagement and deepening cooperation during the 20th EU-Central Asia Ministerial meeting, chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, on 27 March in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The Foreign Ministers of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan as…

EU sponsored: NGOs or Lobby?

Brussels 26.03.2025 Today the report on the European Commission instrumentalizing the powers of the NGO has been presented in the European Parliament. The increasing use of its budgetary powers to promote the European Commission political agenda under the guise of advancing ‘EU values’ has been exposed. It reveals how the EU leverages programmes to fund…

EU highjacked by Cold War remnants

Brussels 20.03.2025 The former Soviet Union nations overwhelmed the EU foreign policy, continuing to propagate the Cold War narrative, in spite of the collapse of the Soviet Union 34 years ago on December 25, 1991. In absence of the competition of the ideologies, they insist on interpreting of Russia countering NATO enlargement, as an “unprovoked…

ReArm Europe White Paper

Brussels 19.03.2025 Today, the Commission and the High Representative have presented a White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030. The Commission has also presented, as part of the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030, an ambitious defence package providing financial levers to EU Member States to drive an investment surge in defence capabilities. Our information space…