Poland will continue with the asymmetrical responses to European Union, obstructing bloc affairs in a line of protest to the EU imposing a Polish politician – Donald Tusk – as a chair of the EU Council meetings against the will of the Polish government. The foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski said Poland will “play a rough game”…
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EU27 towards common defence
The plans to move forward with the EU Defence did not get consensus due to an asymmetrical answer of the Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo to the imposition of the rejected by Poland candidate – Donald Tusk – at the top of the European Council. Szydlo blamed Tusk a failure of impartiality, peddling hard in…
EU dilemma over Tusk reappointment
Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo’s reportedly will try to reason the fellow EU leaders to postpone their decision to endorse the second mandate to her compatriot the incumbent president of the European Council Donald Tusk. The Polish government is interested in entering a negotiation period, selecting a compromise candidate. Apparently, the Polish delegation will not…
Saryusz-Wolski for president of EU Council
Poland named a center-right MEP as its candidate for European Council President on after it said it would refuse the re-appointment of former Prime Minister Donald Tusk as the chairman of EU Council. “I have just submitted Jacek Saryusz-Wolski’s candidature for the post by means of a diplomatic note,”- said Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski, according…
EU adopts new measures against North Korea
On 27 February 2017, the Council adopted legal acts imposing further restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). These legal acts transpose the additional restrictive measures imposed by United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 2321 adopted on 30 November 2016. The measures include restrictions on transactions in coal, iron and iron…
EU-Turkey: to upgrade Customs Union?
The request of the European Commission to modernise the existing EU-Turkey Customs Union is motivated by the necessity to adapt the contemporary EU-Turkey trade relations, raising substantially the beneficial for both parties. With the evolution of the economic environment and the significant growth of EU-Turkey trade, the Customs Union that entered into force in 1996 is…
EU: restrictive measrues against Russia
On December 2016, the Council prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of Russian economy until 31 July 2017 – sectoral restrictive measures, initially imposed on 31 July 2014 as a response on Russian position in Ukrainian conflict. They are targeting financial, energy and defense industries sectors plus dual-use goods. Later, on March 2015 the European…
EU: six more months of sanctions against Russia
At press-conference, concluding the EU Summit, German chancellor Angela Merkel announced prolongation of sanctions regime against Russia for next six months. The legal procedure will be launched on Friday (16/12/2016), and fulfilled by written the beginning of the next week. According to the EU diplomats there are no changes or additions in the text of…
Cyprus: towards Geneva conference
‘Following a presentation by the President of the Republic of Cyprus on the negotiations on a Cyprus settlement, the European Council reiterated its support to the ongoing process for the reunification of Cyprus. The EU, taking into account that Cyprus is and will remain a member of our Union after the Settlement, stands ready to…
Migrant crisis: no consensus on asylum policy
The EU is looking forward to Malta presidency for finding consensus on common European asylum policy. Today’s Summit reconfirmed its committment to EU-Turkey agreement on migration, and pledged to continue supporting countries along Western Balkans migration route. The enhancement of EUNAVFOR operation Sophia in Mediterranean next to Libyan coast to block the business of smugglers…
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