17.09.2020, Brussels. MEPs call for new presidential elections in Belarus and urge the EU to sanction President Lukashenko. We stand #WithBelarus! We support the Belarusian people in their fight for dignity, freedom & democracy. Together with @TheProgressives @RenewEurope, we nominate the Belarusian opposition represented by Coordination Council and political/civil society for the 2020 #SakharovPrize pic.twitter.com/Y7jHXRvx95…
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Navalny assassination Europarl resolution
In a Resolution adopted on September 17 with 532 votes in favour, 84 against and 72 abstentions, Parliament strongly condemns the attempt to assassinate prominent Russian opposition politician and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent.(Image: illustration, European Parliament, Brussels) MEPs call for EU sanctions against Belarusian President and Navalny’s poisoners. https://t.co/zoXoNe27ST — Jaume…
#SoTEU: Leyen WARNS UK
The UK has no legal power to unilaterally set aside the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement signed by Boris Johnson, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has warned in her State of Union #SOTEU speech on September 16. In the traditional annual address of the president of the European Commission to the European Parliament. The president…
#SOTEU: Leyen on FOREIGN POLICY
On 16 September, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in her first State of the Union speech, shared her vision for a stronger Europe and a better world after the coronavirus pandemic. Every year in September, the President of the European Commission delivers the State of the Union address before the European Parliament,…
Borrell:”Navalny sanctions”
“We continue calling on Russia to investigate this crime through a fully transparent procedure, under the auspices of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. We can expect that the poisoning of Mr [Alexei] Navalny will have an impact on European Union-Russia relations. We are going to discuss that in the next Foreign Affairs…
#SOTEU: Leyen delivers State of Union
Ahead of September 16 debate on the State of the European Union, lead MEPs will discuss the European Union’s priorities and react to questions and ideas from citizens. (Image: archive, Ursula von der Leyen). One year ago, we made Europe a promise: to be bold whenever we saw the need for action. We could not…
EU-China Summit: «agree to disagree»
«I’m pleased that we could speak by video conference with President Xi, together with Ursula (von der Leyen) and Angela (Merkel). Unfortunately, our physical meeting in Leipzig wasn’t possible» said Charles Michel, the Euroepan Council president after the meeting. NOW ONLINE: remarks of @eucopresident at the Press conference following the #EUChina leaders' VTC. 👉https://t.co/niVrFfBi7y pic.twitter.com/36VOZRPmN6…
MEPs «disappointed» by Internal Market Bill
The UKCG and the EP political group leaders issued the following statement after meeting with Chief EU Negotiator Michel Barnier and Joint Committee Co-Chair Maroš Šefčovič, on Friday, September 11,202O. Statement of the UKCG and group leaders of the @Europarl_EN after today’s meeting with @MarosSefcovic and @MichelBarnier https://t.co/LJDvchRJh2 — davidmcallister (@davidmcallister) September 11, 2020 “The…
Borrell welcomes intra-afghan talks
“The European Union welcomes the launch of the direct Intra-Afghan Negotiations between the Government of Afghanistan and the Taliban mouvement” said the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell. He described the talks which started in Doha, capital of Qatar, as a “ground-breaking moment”. The EU welcomes the launch of the direct Intra-Afghan Negotiations today in Doha….
Libya: IRINI re-directed MV Royal Diamond 7
European Union maritime force implementing the UN arms embargo on Libya announced Thursday, September 10, it intercepted and redirected an oil tanker headed for Benghazi after determining it was carrying jet fuel in possible violation of the ban. Operation #IRINI inspected the MV Royal Diamond 7 for a suspected violation of the #UN #ArmsEmbargo #Libya….
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