Brussels 23.04.2023 In an interview Chinese ambassador to France Lu Shaye said that former Soviet countries “have no effective status in international law”. L'ambassadeur de Chine en France Lu Shaye, a estimé que les pays de l’ex-URSS n’ont pas de souveraineté dans le droit international Le ministère français des Affaires étrangères a indiqué avoir «pris…
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MEPs endorse migration management
Strasbourg 21.04.2023 Plenary agreed on Thursday, April 20, to open talks with EU member states on several migration and asylum policy files. The #compromise was hailed by the #leftist and center-right MEPs as a “historic step forward,” but the conservative@ecrgroup and @IDGroupEP, believed the deal made the original “proposal for an #EU asylum and #migration…
MEPs to vote on migration
Strasbourg 20.04.2023 Parliament will decide on Thursday whether to start talks with EU member states on files on asylum and migration management and on long-term resident status. Europa necesita trabajadores y trabajadoras de países extranjeros, de ahí la importancia de la migración regular. Hemos avanzado en la directiva del permiso de trabajo único de la…
MEPs discuss ICC Putin arrest warrant
Strasbourg 19.04.2023 War crimes: Parliament to debate the International Criminal Court – ICC – arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin will be debated by MEPs on Wednesday morning, on April 19. MEPs debate arrest warrants against Vladimir Putin and…
MEPs call for coherent China foreign policy
Strasbourg 18.04.2023 Against the backdrop of China’s continued rise as a political and economic powerhouse on the world stage, MEPs discussed the need for a coherent strategy on the superpower. China wants to become the new global superpower, & it will do so at our expense. Dealing with China is the central geopolitical question of…
Borrell cancels visit to China
Brussels 13.04.2023 The EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said that he had to postpone his visit to Beijing, explaining his decision by the positive COVID-19 test. (Image above: illustration) I have tested positive for covid-19 and therefore unfortunately will need to postpone my visit to China. I am feeling well and have no symptoms. —…
Borrell travels to China
Brussels 11.04.2023 European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will visit China this week, continuing a chain of trips to Beijing by senior European officials. Borrell will visit China from April 13 to 15, EU foreign affairs spokesperson said. French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited China, urging Beijing…
Ursula von der Leyen: ahead of China visit
Brussels 02.04.2023 “…Defining a European strategy towards China – defining what success looks like – must start with a sober assessment of our current relations and of China’s strategic intentions” said president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on EU-China relations to the Mercator Institute for China Studies and the European Policy Centre…
Finland joins NATO in coming days
Brussels 31.03.2023 “I welcome the vote by the Turkish Grand National Assembly to ratify Finland’s membership in NATO” said Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance Jens Stoltenberg in a statement, reflecting the country’s membership in NATO. ❝Finland will formally join our Alliance in the coming days. Their membership will make Finland safer and NATO stronger….
Borrell warns Russia against prolifiration
26.03.2023 The EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said that the 27-bloc will react upon Russian nuclear weapons staged in Belarus as “an irresponsible escalation and threat to European security”. He also added that Belarus could still stop it, because it was their choice. (Image: Moscow city) The diplomat indicated unequivocally that the EU stood ready…
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