EU top job nominations without surprises

Brussels 28.06.2024 The EU leaders have nominated incumbent European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen for a second five-year term. The Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was promoted as the EU top diplomat, and former Portuguese Prime Minister AntĂłnio Costa was endorsed as the next president of EU Council. They represent centre right, socialists, and…

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Zelensky admits heavy human losses

Brussels 27.06.2024 At the margins of the EU Summit Zelensky signed three security agreements days after the EU announced it was opening formal membership negotiations with Kyiv. Among them two bilateral with Estonia, and Lithuania, and one general with the EU “as whole”. “For the first time, this agreement will enshrine the commitment of all…

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Charles Michel hosts crucial EU Summit

Brussels 27.06.2024 Invitation letter by President Charles Michel (pictured above): “I would like to invite you to the European Council meeting of 27 and 28 June. This will be a particularly significant meeting, as we face both a substantive agenda and critical decisions that will shape our path forward. “Among these decisions, three stand out…

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EU considers cats and dogs welfare rules

Brussels 26.06.2024 Today, member states’ EU ambassadors – Coreper – agreed on the Council’s negotiating mandate on a proposal to improve the welfare of cats and dogs by setting minimum EU-wide rules for the first time ever. Today, the EU shows that also the welfare of animals can be at the forefront of their policy…

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Borrell condemns Kremlin EU media ban

Brussels 26.06.2024 “The EU condemns the totally unfounded decision by the Russian authorities to block access to over eighty European media in Russia” reads the statement by the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell on Russia’s decision to block a number of European media in response to his decision to block a number of Russian sites….

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Borrell: “desperate need” for Gaza ceasefire

Luxembourg 24.06.2024 The EU top diplomat Josep Borrell asked to pay attention to the Joint Statement issued yesterday with the Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Janez] LenarÄŤiÄŤ: “It was a cry of alarm. I think [that] everything that can be said, is said in this statement, where we say that the delivery of…

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Russia to mirror EU media restrictions

Luxembourg 24.06.2024 Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova (pictured) underscored that “it is useless to hope for the commitment of the EU authorities in Brussels to its international legal obligations” Subsequently Moscow has developed and would announce retaliatory measures following the restrictions on access to Russian media in the European Union, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria…

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EU: Ukraine on top of diplomatic agenda

Luxembourg 24.06.2024 The ongoing Foreign Affairs Council is going to reflect upon a waste agenda of the international issues. “On the table – first, as always – [is] Ukraine. After the Summit [for Peace in Ukraine] in Switzerland, where a diplomatic track has been opened. And the answer from Putin travelling to North Korea, travelling…

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EU aims at Russia revenue capacity

Brussels 24.06.2024 The EU Council’s adopted the 14th package of sanctions against Russia. The new package responds to the needs and findings on the ground, and tackles enforcement issues. As the Russian aggression against Ukraine continues, the EU remains determined to keep acting to further reduce Russia’s sources of revenue and capacity to wage war….

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Turkmenistan: historic ban of hijab

Brussels 20.06.2024 Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon approved a new law aimed at regulating the issue of wearing the hijab in the country. According to information provided by Asia-Plus agency, the law introduces a ban on wearing clothing that is considered “alien” to the traditions of Tajikistan. The press service of the head of state reported….

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