Brussels 09.09.2026 Today the European Union (EU) announced that it would grant Spain some €115M in emergency financial aid to help bolster the bloc’s external borders and return thousands of individuals who overwhelmed authorities in the country’s North African exclave Ceuta in late July/beginnig of August. (Image:courtesy of Kaptured by Kasia). 🔴 ÚLTIMA HORA |…
Tag: Africa
EU-Ceuta: farewell to solidarity
Brussels 01.08.2026 Today 22 from 26 EU leaders, strating with the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni united in sharp criticism against the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s on his migration policies, blaming him the Ceuta huimanitarian crisis. I held a conference call with Commissioners @magnusbrunner and @dubravkasuica for an update on the situation in Ceuta….
Spain: Ceuta taken over by Moroccans
31.07.2026 In Ceuta, migrants continue flooding the city, crossing the border in thousands. Spanish media report that the military and police have been ordered not to intervene to avoid altercations. 🇪🇸 | Esto es ahora mismo en Ceuta, 1 AM. Siguen ingresando miles de inmigrantes marroquíes al sur de España. Esto ya es una toma…
Dublin: TV correspondents attacked by police
Brussels 22.10.2025 The GB TV correspondent in Dublin reported the police attack on him, and his crew, while he was attepting to fulfill his professional mission. The incident took place amid the civil unrest in the Irish capital. The GB News Northern Ireland Correspondent Dougie Beattie reports that their media crew has been ‘pepper-sprayed, smashed…
Borrell: push Zelensky peace plan in UNGA
Toledo, Spain 31.08.2023 EU foreign affairs ministers meet at the Informal Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers (Gymnich format) in Toledo in Spain on 30–31 August. The Spanish top diplomat Albares Bueno, and the High Representative of the EU, Josep Borrell, will be hosting the informal assembly. 🔴LIVE NOW: HR/VP @JosepBorrellF remarks upon arrival at the…
Lisbon: Informal meeting of EU top diplomats
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…
#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…