“While the world is confronted with new nuclear tests and the risk of a nuclear crisis, today’s award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons makes strongly the case for non-proliferation and disarmament as a goal of the entire international community, the way to secure long term peace and security”…
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Mogherini defends nuclear deal with Iran in New York
“The Iran deal is a good and robust agreement that serves the interests of all parties,” – EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini said in a statement to NBC News, while attending UN General Assembly in New York, commenting on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran. EU believes in diplomacy and multilateralism. @FedericaMog and…
EU requests humanitarian access to Rohingya
“I am following the dramatic developments in Rakhine State and at the border region in Bangladesh closely. The European Union has raised its concerns as recently as last Friday in direct contacts with Myanmar government members” – said the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini commenting on a situation in a statement. .@FedericaMog on the latest…
EU claims “relocation success”
6.09.2017. Brussels. Today the Commission is presenting four progress reports on actions taken under the European Agenda on Migration to better manage migration and protect the EU’s external borders. The package outlines progress made in the EU’s relocation and resettlement schemes and also reports on the roll-out of the European Border and Coast Guard and the implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement, as well…
EU Ambassadors conference
The annual EU Ambassadors conference opened in Brussels today, August 28, with the High Representative Federica Mogherini speech to heads of EU delegations around the world, and Heads of the EU Missions, EU Special Representatives and EU Envoys. President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani will address…
EU Ambassadors conference 2017
The annual EU Ambassadors conference will take place in Brussels from 28 August to 1 September. The EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini will deliver an opening speech at the conference that brings together heads of all EU delegations around the world as well as Heads of the EU Missions, EU Special Representatives and EU Envoys. 2017…
EU: urgent meeting on North Korea
The EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini convenes an extraordinary meeting of the Political and Security Committee on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 14th August. .@FedericaMog convenes an extraordinary meeting of the Political and Security Committee on #DPRK on 14th August https://t.co/JxcNqEHtML — European External Action Service – EEAS 🇪🇺 (@eu_eeas) August 11, 2017…
Mogherini holds meetings in Teheran
The EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini, visited Tehran, Iran, to attend the formal inauguration ceremony of President Hassan Rouhani. Mogherini held bilateral meetings with President Hassan Rouhani, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, the Foreign Policy Advisor of the Supreme Leader, Ali-Akbar Velayati, and attended a roundtable discussion at the Council for Foreign Policy headed by former…
EU operation Sophia in Mediterranean extended
25.07 2017. Brussels. The Council extended the mandate of the EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia until 31 December 2018. EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia is the EU naval operation disrupting the business model of migrant smugglers and human traffickers in the Southern Central Mediterranean. The operation has two supporting tasks: training the Libyan Coastguard and Navy and contributing to the implementation of…
EU strategy on Afghanistan enforced
The EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini and the European Commission have adopted a Joint Communication on elements for an EU strategy on Afghanistan to set out their vision for support of Afghanistan both addressing the ‘delicate security situation’ and the ‘fragile economic situation’ it is facing in view of bring about positive change for the…