EUROPE DIPLOMATIC

EU faces OPEC decisions

Brussels 07.10.2022 The OPEC+ alliance, which unites major oil producers such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, decided to reduce output quotas by two million barrels per day amid a looming recession, and extend coordination efforts on the oil market until the end of 2023. Press review: OPEC+ to tighten oil spigot and Erdogan, Armenian PM…

ECR: President Putin – Russia Deep State

Strasbourg 04.10.2022 “With timely debates on Russia’s hybrid threats and the war it is waging on Ukraine over the week, ECR Coordinator on Foreign Affairs MEP Anna Fotyga has invited a panel of renowned Russian and Ukrainian politicians, historians and dissidents to participate in a high-level conference entitled “Not Only Putin – Russia’s Deep State,…

BRAFA Art Fair to resume in January 2023

Brussels 04.10.2022 The Brussels Fine Arts Fair fair will take place from Sunday January 29th to Sunday February 5th at Brussels Expo, Heysel, the organisers report. According to them 130 exhibitors will participate in the 68th edition of BRAFA, which is back on the international art fair calendar. It’s a wrap: #BRAFA2022 has concluded a…

Poland: $1.3 trillion WWII reparations request

Brussels 04.10.2022 Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau has signed a diplomatic note to Germany concerning reparations for World War II, framing the demand for compensation before a visit by Berlin’s top diplomat. Poland demands nearly $1.3 trillion in WWII damages from Germany https://t.co/iG8cFUNFmZ — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) October 4, 2022 The controversial gesture occurred…

EU rejects Donbass referenda

Brussels 30.09.2022 “We firmly reject and unequivocally condemn the illegal annexation by Russia of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. By wilfully undermining the rules-based international order and blatantly violating the fundamental rights of Ukraine to independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, core principles as enshrined in the UN Charter and international law, Russia is…

Ukraine applies for NATO membership

Brussels 30.09.2022 Ukraine has submitted an official application to join NATO, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after Moscow organised referenda in controlled by Russian troops four Ukrainian regions. (Image: social media) #BREAKING Ukraine President Zelensky says Kyiv requesting accelerated membership of NATO pic.twitter.com/yzhGrajhoU — AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 30, 2022 “We are de facto allies…

EU concerned about Nord Stream leaks

Brussels 28.09.2022 “The European Union is deeply concerned about damage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines that has resulted in leaks in the international waters of the Baltic Sea” reads the statement of the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell. Damage to Nord Stream 1 & 2 are not a coincidence and affect us…

U.S. lawmakers send Snowden to war

Brussels 27.09.2022 American officials and Republican and Democrat lawmakers responded to the news of granting Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden by saying he should now be drafted and put on the frontline to fight against Ukraine. After years of separation from our parents, my wife and I have no desire to be separated from our…

Borrell on Russia major escalation

Brussels 22.09.2022 “What President Putin announced today constitutes another major escalation in the unprovoked war that he has launched against Ukraine” said the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell, while addressing press at margins of his visit to the UN, New York. After Putin announced another major escalation in the war against #Ukraine, EU Foreign Ministers…

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…