Charles Michel invites EU leaders for Summit

Brussels 25.10.2023 Invitation letter by President Charles Michel to the members of the European Council: “Dear colleagues, “I would like to invite you to our October European Council meeting in Brussels, that will start at 3pm on Thursday 26 October, as well as our Euro Summit meeting on the following day. “Our meeting comes at…

EU top diplomats convene in Luxembourg

“We were in the European Parliament, after [we went] to Washington, from Washington to Cairo and now in Luxembourg we continue discussing about the same issue: the situation in Israel [and] Palestine after the terrorist attacks launched by Hamas against Israel. Today, the Ministers [for Foreign Affairs] will continue elaborating on the decisions, on the analysis done…

Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize to Consortium

Strasbourg 17.10.2023 The European Parliament journalism prize awarded to international consortium for investigation into June’s Pylos migrant boat shipwreck. The laureates of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism 2023. A Greek, German and British consortium has won the 2023 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for investigating the Adriana fatal shipwreck, which left over 600 migrants…

EUCO: President Michel calls for extraordinary meeting

In light of Hamas’ brutal terrorist attacks against Israel and the unfolding tragic scenes in the Gaza Strip resulting from the siege, President Charles Michel has convened an extraordinary European Council meeting, to be held by video conference on Tuesday 17 October at 17:30 PM CEST. (Image: archive) European Council President Charles Michel: “It is…

Borrell: Israel has right to self-defense

Brussels 11.10.2023 After this meeting with the EU Arab partners in Muscat, Oman, the High Representative Josep Borrell chaired the informal meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers. Here are the remarks he made afterwards: “I called a meeting of the [informal] Foreign Affairs Council. Some ministers were here in Oman, in Muscat, others from their…

MEPs endorse €10bn extra EU budget

Strasbourg 04.10.2023 On Tuesday, October 3, the MEPs set out their position on the reform of the EU’s long-term budget, emphasizing the urgency of future-proofing the EU budget. Following the Commission’s proposal for a mid-term revision on the EU’s long-term budget, MEPs in plenary endorsed an extra €10 billion for the years 2024-2027, on top…