Brussels 15.06.2023 “…I draw hope from the continuing commitment of refugee-hosting countries in the region” said during opening speech the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell at the Ministerial session of the VII Brussels conference on the future of Syria and the region. "It is unacceptable that we tolerate the present plight of the Syrian people….
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MEPs for human-centric AI
Strasbourg 15.06.2023 The rules aim to promote the uptake of human-centric and trustworthy AI and protect the health, safety, fundamental rights and democracy from its harmful effects. Making history by shaping our future. This is what today's groundbreaking vote on the world’s first ever #AI legislation is all about. It is about Europe taking the…
Cyprus: “an open wound”
Strasbourg 14.06.2023 The Cyprus’ President Nikos Christodoulides presented to the Members of the European Parliament his vision for the future of Europe, focusing on geopolitical challenges. Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides presented to the European Parliament his vision for the future of Europe, focusing on geopolitically-driven challenges. — European Parliament (@Europarl_EN) June 14, 2023 As part…
Europol: Counterfeit operation €87M worth
Brussels 06.05.2023 Between March and December 2022, Europol coordinated the first EU-wide operation against the illegal trade in counterfeit apparel, footwear and accessories. Operation Fake Star, led by the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and co-led by the Hellenic Police (Ελληνική Αστυνομία) with support from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), involved 17 countries…
EU congratulates President Erdogan with re-election
Brussels 28.05.2023 “The EU welcomes the holding of the second round of presidential elections in Türkiye on Sunday 28 May with a high rate of participation by the Turkish people exercising their democratic rights to vote. We look forward to the final findings and recommendations of the OSCE/CoE international election observation mission” reads the joint-statement…
Borrell condemns Russian nuclear warheads in Belarus
Brussels 26.05.2023 Belarus: Statement by the High Representative on the announced transfer of Russian nuclear warheads to Belarus: Belarus: Statement by the High Representative on the announced transfer of Russian nuclear warheads to Belarushttps://t.co/9ltGy3qelP — European External Action Service – EEAS 🇪🇺 (@eu_eeas) May 26, 2023 “The European Union condemns the agreement by Russia and…
EU top diplomat receives Chinese Envoy
Brussels 25.05.2023 Today, Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Political Director of the European External Action Service, Enrique Mora, received the Special Envoy of the Chinese Government for Eurasian Affairs, Li Hui, in Brussels. EEAS Deputy Secretary-General @enriquemora_ meets Special Envoy of the Chinese Government for Eurasian Affairs Li Hui. The two sides discussed Russia’s…
German Marshall Fund: Brussels Forum 2023
Brussels 23.05.2023 This year’s GMF Brussels Forum recognizes the extraordinary historic parallels between today’s world and the world at the threshold of the World War II in August 1941. Two Transatlantic partners came together to discuss the urgent need for supply of munitions, the “right of all peoples … to see sovereign rights and self-government…
Ukraine: €10 bn of military support via European Peace Facility
Brussels 23.02.2023 “We will continue discussing about [Russia’s] war in Ukraine with the Ministers of Defence” said the EU top diplomat, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council, Defence. ❗ NOW available: background brief ahead of the Foreign Affairs (Trade) Council, 25 May 2023…
Zelensky: Charlemagne prize in Aachen
Brussels 13.05.2023 “The Ukrainian people are the victims of an unspeakably brutal Russian war of aggression that contravenes international law. The people, under the leadership of their president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are fighting to defend not only the sovereignty of their country and the lives of its citizens, but also Europe and European values” reads the…
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