The EU reacted upon the President Trump announcement of the withdrawal from the nuclear deal with Iran, officially known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) #JCPOA with the declaration made by European External Action Service top diplomat Federica Mogherini from Rome via EbS TV channel: “The European Union regrets today’s statement by the President of…
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#JCPOA: Mogherini reacts on revision of nuclear deal
Tonight EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini will deliver a press statement following the announcement by US President Donald Trump on the Iran nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA). Media advisory: tonight +/-8.30 pm CET @FedericaMog will deliver a press statement following the announcement by US President Donald Trump on the Iran nuclear deal…
EU-NATO: informal meeting in Sofia
“We will have today, I believe, a good discussion with the Defence Ministers in an informal setting, so we will not take any decisions” – the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini said ahead of the NATO meeting in Sofia. #EU2018BG @FedericaMog in Sofia for the Defence ministers’ informal meeting @KKarakachanov @EU2018BG pic.twitter.com/N5FJpbzbnl — Sabrina Bellosi…
Panmunjeom: “peace is possible”
“Today’s meeting of President Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong-un and the Panmunjeom Declaration that they have signed show that the way to peace is possible, against all the odds. It shows that dialogue and diplomacy are our strongest tools to create peaceful solutions to the most difficult problems, and that they can benefit the region…
$4.4 billion pledged for humanitarian aid to Syrians
The EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini called for re-launch of Geneva peace talks on Syria as the way out of the crisis, putting end to the protracted conflict, during press-conference on Syria in Brussels. Assessing the outcome of the meeting she reminded about recent international tensions related to allegations of Syrian governmental use of chemical weapons.”Nobody…
#Syria: EU-UN as “powerful symbol”
“Already the fact of having the European Union and the United Nations together is a very powerful symbol of our common approach that is based on the search for peaceful political solutions, the role of diplomacy, dialogue and respect – respect for people and human beings. It might sound basic, but especially in moments like…
Tarand: EU sanctions against Russia bring results
Indrek TARAND MEP (Estonia) shares his views on the EU-Russia relations in the context of relevant debate, taking place during April Plenary session of the European Parliament. MEPs debated with the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini the framework of relations with Russia, responding to new challenges. At present the EU has a policy of a…
Batten: West bombing Syria is mess
Gerard BATTEN MEP (UK, UKIP) challenges EU foreign policy, opposing the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini support of bombing Damascus based on allegations, in absence of the UN mandate, and OPCW experts report. MEP BATTEN also questions common sense of bombing Syria, while President Bashar Al-Assad is fighting Islamic State terrorists. “Federica Mogherini lives in…
Mogherini: re-launch of UN political process for Syria
“I would like to start from the first one that will be the main highlight of the day: Syria. We will adopt Council Conclusions; we will reiterate our common position that I stated on behalf of the 28 Member States in the last couple of days, especially on the use of chemical weapons and our reaction to that. But…
EU condemns “chemical attack” in Douma
“The European Union reiterates its strongest condemnation of the repeated use of chemical weapons by the Syrian regime, as confirmed by the OPCW/UN Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) and as reported continuously in recent months in Eastern Ghouta and other areas in Syria, including the most recent reports of a devastating chemical attack on Douma” – declaration by…