EUROPE DIPLOMATIC

Stabbing incident in The Hague

The are reports of people stabbed in a knife attack at a department store in a busy shopping street in The Hague, Dutch police say. 2 High Profile Stabbing Attacks in London & The Hague today 🇬🇧🇳🇱 – Incident in The Hague still ongoing– Police searching for perpetrator– Suspect described as " North African" in…

“Terrorist incident” at London Bridge

The UK police has declared the stabbing near London Bridge terror-related. Several people were injured, but at the moment the gravity of wounds in not made public. The suspect shot dead by police at scene, while wearing “hoax explosive device”. #BREAKING: Second incident reported at #BoroughMarket in London. Police evacuating area.#Londonbridge pic.twitter.com/HtPghVxUVK — Charlie Ztuker…

Dresden historic Diamond stolen

The Dresden white diamond, one of the most precious jewels in the collection of former Saxon ruler Augustus the Strong has been listed among historic artefacts stolen during the night of a spectacular heist, assessed by police experts as ‘extremely well-prepared’. 'World's biggest heist' could have been an inside job, investigators fear https://t.co/EUn6m1ya0b — Daily…

MEPs defend Lithuanian judges

Russia should stop prosecuting Lithuanian judges and EU countries should refuse any legal assistance, says European Parliament. Lithuanian judges are judges of the EU & must be protected from unlawful external influences while performing their constitutional duties. This is a basic principle of our Union and Lithuania will find the @EPPGroup & all its European…

EU diplomatic appointments

Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy announces the intention to appoint two new Heads of EU Delegations. They will be formally appointed following receipt of the agréments: • Olof SKOOG has been nominated as Head of the EU Delegation to the United Nations….

MEPs approve of Leyen Commission

The plenary vote has concluded the process of careful examination by Parliament of the proposed team of commissioners. Its objective has been to ensure that the EU’s executive body has the democratic legitimacy to act in the interest of Europeans. The MEPs approved of Ursula von der Leyen team with +461 in favour, -157 against and 89…

#QueenHind shipwreck “Commission failure”

‘Two days after a tragedy where over 14,000 sheep perished during transport by sea, the outgoing Commission sent us an insensitive response to a complaint regarding an Irish livestock vessel’ reads the statement of the Compassion in World Farming organisation. “This is clear evidence that the outgoing Commission failed in its duty of care for animal welfare;…

Floods in Italy by Sentinel-1

Torrential downpours have battered many parts of Italy this month, with extreme flooding wreaking havoc across northern Italy. The province of Alessandria is said to be one of the worst-affected areas according to Italian media, with around 200 people evacuated and 600 said to be left stranded. This multi-temporal image uses two @CopernicusEU #Sentinel1 images…

NATO: French flag half-mast

The flags of France are at half-mast outside NATO Headquarters to honour the fallen French soldiers in Mali. Thirteen French soldiers were killed in Mali when their helicopters collided at low altitude as they swooped in at nightfall to support ground forces engaged in combat with Islamist militants. The flags of our Allies 🇦🇱Albania and…

Barkhane: Juncker expresses condolences

The president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker has expressed his condolences to France, grieving 13 military perished in Mali, during counter terrorist operation in the north of the country. En hommage aux soldats français, je présente mes condoléances émues aux familles et aux proches des victimes, @EmmanuelMacron et à l’ensemble de la nation 🇫🇷….