EU condemns Taliban restricting women

Brussels 14.11.2022 “The EU condemns the additional restrictions by the Taliban on women’s freedom of movement, including the newly announced rules barring women from entering public parks and gyms. Afghanistan: 🇪🇺 condemns newest restrictions imposed by Taliban on girls and women👉barring them from public parks &gyms.This adds to already severe violations of their rights under…

Borrell: continue isolating Russia

Brussels 14.11.2022 “All in all, our approach to Russia remains clear. We agreed with the Ministers on a common message along the following lines” said the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell, concluding the EU Ministers Council. #FAC |⌚ 🔜 : press conference with @JosepBorrellF following the Foreign Affairs Council. 🎥 Follow LIVE here: https://t.co/N400Xvqi2e pic.twitter.com/45f6ngDPgJ…

EU diplomacy supports Ukraine

Brussels 14.11.2022 “First of all, because we reaffirmed our top priority. This top priority is to continue supporting Ukraine. I will leave for tomorrow the military aspects of this issue. Tomorrow, we have a Defence Ministers Council where we will continue discussing about what is happening in Ukraine from the defence and the military point…

EU-US-UK: react of food crisis

Brussels 14.11.2022 “The world faces acute food and nutrition challenges. Conflict, climate change and the lasting impacts of COVID-19 are having devastating effects on local and global food systems and the people who rely on them. Russia’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine has significantly worsened these challenges and vulnerabilities” reads the EU-US-UK joint statement on global…

EU: Russia undermines UN pillars

Brussels 24.10.2022 “Nearly eight decades ago the UN was created to save humanity from the scourge of war and destruction. Since then, the countries and peoples of the world have built the system of rules and global cooperation that we have today. United Nations Day: Statement by HR/VP @JosepBorrellF 👉 https://t.co/oeTsAxoUHQ #UNDay pic.twitter.com/Rooj12VDbr — European…

EU: sharp disinformation tool

Brussels 24.10.2022 “It’s been eight months since Russia launched its full-scale aggression against Ukraine. Already a year ago, in autumn last year, the military build-up became obvious, as were efforts to lay the ground for the aggression in the information space” reads the announcement of the European External Action Service (EEAS) at launch of a…

EU: Charles Michel convenes Council

Brussels 20.10.2022 Invitation letter by President Charles Michel (pictured) to the members of the European Council ahead of their meeting on 20 and 21 October 2022 “Dear colleagues, “I would like to invite you to our European Council meeting on Brussels on 20 and 21 October 2022. “Our discussions in Prague allowed us to have…

MEPs debate energy crisis

Strasbourg 19.10.2022 In a debate with Council and the Commission on the October European Council, MEPs urged leaders to not waste any more time and take urgent action to tackle the energy crisis. (Image: illustration) Russia’s attacks against civilian infrastructure, especially electricity, are war crimes. Cutting off men, women, children of water, electricity and heating…

EU military training mission for Ukraine

Brussels 17.10.2022 Today in Luxembourg European Union top diplomats are expected to formally establish a mission to assist in the training of Ukrainian military personnel, known as EUMAM Ukraine as agreed at the EU Council in Prague earlier. Today HR/VP @JosepBorrellF is chairing the Foreign Affairs Council #FAC in Luxembourg. On the agenda:🔹Russian aggression against…

EU: sanctions against Nicaragua

Brussels 16.10.2022 This week The Council has prolonged the framework for imposing targeted restrictive measures in view of the situation in Nicaragua for an additional year, until 15 October 2023. (Image: Europa Building, EU Council) 🇳🇮 The EU extends for another year the sanctions against people connected to the Ortega-Murillo regime, in response to the…