Brussels 14.11.2023 NATO Secretary General addresses protection of critical undersea infrastructure, support to Ukraine with EU Defense Ministers: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union with EU Defense Ministers in Brussels on Tuesday (14 November 2023) to discuss the protection of critical undersea infrastructure…
Tag: Eastern Ukraine
EU ‘Sanctions war’ with Russia continues
On 21 December 2018, the European Council prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy until 31 July 2019. This decision follows an update from President Macron and Chancellor Merkel to the European Council of 13-14 December 2018 on the state of implementation of the Minsk agreements, to which the sanctions are linked. Given that…
Nine listed for elections in Donetsk and Luhansk
The Foreign ministers Council added nine persons to the list of those subject to restrictive measures over actions “undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine“. Formally listed because of their involvement in unrecognised by the EU elections in two entities, resulted from the break-away of the communities of Russian-speaking regions in aftermath of the Maidan…
MEP Eck calls President Poroshenko to save freezing to death zoo lions
Stephen Eck (Germany), the vice president of the 114 members strong Intergroup on Animal Welfare and Conservation of the European Parliament called the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko to act without delay to save animals suffering the horrendous abuse in Padalko family zoo in Porkovsk, Donetsk region. (Image below: lion frozen to death in his filthy cage…
EU provides humanitarian aid to eastern Ukraine
The European Commission has announced today €24 million in humanitarian assistance to address the needs of conflict-affected people in eastern Ukraine. The 4th year of conflict in eastern Ukraine affects 4.4 million people. Every day millions are forced to make impossible choices between food, medicine, or shelter. The EU has committed €24 million in aid…
Anti-Russian EU measures to stay
“On 13 March 2017, the Council adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/445 [1]. The Council Decision extends the existing restrictive measures until 15 September 2017. The measures in question are asset freezes and travel bans against persons and entities responsible for actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. The Candidate Countries…
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