Brussels 27.05.2011 “We are going to discuss about Belarus today, for sure. It is only two days after the [EU] leaders took important decisions on Belarus and we are going to discuss how to implement the decision of going to economic and sectorial sanctions to Belarus. This is going to be an important issue on…
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#EUCO: Mid-October Council agenda
EU leaders will meet in Brussels on 15-16 October to discuss the whole range of issues, including the epidemiological situation, relations with the United Kingdom, as well as climate change and relations with Africa, namely the post-Cotonou agreement. COVID-19 The European Council will look at the current epidemiological situation. Leaders will also discuss overall coordination…
EU diplomacy focus on Africa
Brussels, 18.09.2020 The Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting on September 21, chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, will start at 9.30 with a discussion on current affairs. NOW ONLINE : background note ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council of 21 September 👉 https://t.co/mtgQquL4bE#FAC #Libya #Belarus #EU–@_AfricanUnion —…
Banksy rescue vessel on errand
British street artist Banksy has financed a rescue boat to transport migrants trying to reach Europe crossing Mediterranean from North African coasts. Banksy funds boat to rescue refugees in the Mediterranean Sea https://t.co/n0aOkX2aXf — BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 28, 2020 Named Louise Michel after a 19th-century French anarchist, the 31-metre motor yacht is decorated…
COVI19: Italian military to control migrants
The Italian government will send soldiers to Sicily to stop recently arrived migrants leaving holding centers after a raft of breakouts in recent days, including some by people who had been quarantined to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Italy is sending soldiers to Sicily to prevent migrants leaving holding centers after a raft of…
EU-China Summit videoconference
European Union and China held their 22nd bilateral Summit via videoconference on 22 June 2020. President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, accompanied by High Representative Josep Borrell, hold the Summit meeting with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang followed by exchanges with Chinese President Xi…
Italy receives hundreds of migrants
A vessel with 363 migrants on board, operated by Spanish charity Open Arms has received the permission to dock in Sicilian port of Pozzallo. (Image above: illustration). 363 migrants allowed to disembark after several days in Mediterranean #OpenArms #Italy pic.twitter.com/VOPppFTFgI — Ruptly (@Ruptly) February 2, 2020 Earlier on February 1, the charity announced that they…
Lifeline NGO imposes migrants on Malta
Italy‘s interior minister Matteo Salvini is refusing a German NGO rescue ship #Eleonore carrying 100 migrants an opportunity of docking. Matteo Salvini continues an effective policy of protection of Italy maritime border, as well as a strategy of the imposition of solidarity on the other EU member-states, leaving Rome for too long alone to resolve the problem…
Italy ends NGO planes search operations
Italy has stopped two planes used by NGOs to search for migrant boats navigating from African coast to Europe in the Mediterranean. Neue Eskalation: Italien verweigert Starterlaubnis und hindert damit die Flugzeuge #Moonbird und #Colibri an der #Seenotrettung. https://t.co/5RgkL39l4V — Matthias Monroy (@Mastodon) (@matthimon) August 27, 2019 The planes – Moonbird and Colibri – have…
‘Ocean Viking’ migrants enter EU
The Ocean Viking vessel which has been navigating in the Mediterranean for fortnight with migrants from Libyan coast on board will dock in Malta after six EU countries reached an agreement, France‘s interior minister said on August 23. UPDATE: 356 survivors rescued in the #Mediterranean are now being transferred from the #OceanViking to #Malta on…
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