Today the president of the European Council President Donald Tusk said the U.S. President Donald Trump has joined Russia, China and radical Islam among threats to Europe and called on Europeans to stick together to avoid domination by three other continental powers. United we stand, divided we fall. My letter on the future of the…
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Trump's ban vs EU-Turkey deal?
Anna van Densky, OPINION While the EU-Turkey migrant deal is on the rocks, with President Erdogan claiming political refugees all over Europe, and jailing thousands of journalists and critics at home, EU’s left and centre-right politicians prefer to criticise President’s Trump ban on migrants from seven countries at high risk of jihadists infiltrations. The passions…
Philadelphia: PM May on EU
Amazing speech by Theresa May in US. Makes you proud to be British — Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) January 26, 2017 “…Nations, accountable to their populations – “deriving” as the Declaration of Independence puts it “their just powers from the consent of the governed” – can choose to join international organisations, or not. They can choose…
Trump to sign refugees restrictions
Today president Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders starting onwards including a temporary ban for an indefinite period of time for the most of the refugees and a suspension of visas for citizens of Syria and six other countries of Middle East and Africa, according to congressional aides and Washington immigration experts….
Russia denies new military basis plans
Russia is not going to create any new military bases abroad, said Valentina Matviyenko the speaker of the Federation Concil, the higher chamber of Russian Parliament. Underlining the importance of the signed this month agreement between Russia and Syria on the expansion and modernization of the Russian Navy base in Syria’s Tartus, Matvienko assured that…
Merry Orthodox Chirtmas!
The European Action Service wishes all the Orthodox around the world: Merry Christmas! The EEAS announcement is made via Twitter. The EU continues its work focusing on the right of individuals, to ‘believe or not to believe, and, alone or in community with others, to freely manifest their beliefs”. The EU does not consider the…
Chad: EU to support Multination mixed force against Boko Haram
France requested the EU to release 50 million euro fund, promised to Multinational mixed force (MMF) leading military operation against terroristic group ‘Boko Haram’ in the region of lake Chad. Created to defeat Boko Haram insurgency after Baga massacre in January 2015, the 8.500 strong group composed of forces from Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Benin…
Foreign ministers focus on Latin America and Africa
Arrival and doorstep (in English) by Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the EC Today the EU foreign ministers gather at the Council in Brussels to discuss relations with Latin America and African countries, namely with Cuba, and Colombia, the situation in Democratic Republic of Congo, and…
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