EU supports Ukraine veterans

Luxembourg 14.10.2024 Veterans, their family members, families of the fallen and communities across Ukraine will benefit from a new EU-funded project, implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in partnership with Ukraine’s Ministry for Veterans’ Affairs. The project, with a total funding of EUR 6 million, will run until February 2026 and cover Chernihiv,…

Borrell: Russian elections “irony”

Brussels 11.04.2024 The EU top diplomat Josep Borrell addressed the Members of the European Parliament to ensure their political support to the ongoing armed conflict in Ukraine, which entered a stalemate since last summer. In his highly controversial speech he attempted to convince the only elected EU institution that the continuation of support to Ukraine…

EUCO: EU-Turkey relations on rocks

10.12.2020 Brussels The EU top diplomat Josep BoTrrell upon arrival at the European Council made the following remarks: “We have three important [external affairs] items today on the agenda of the European Union Council: we have Turkey, once again; we have our relations with the US and the prospects of the new presidency; and we…

EU supports Afghanistan peace process

“We then discussed our support to the Afghanistan peace process. You might have seen the conclusions that have been adopted that highlight the concrete actions that the European Union is willing and ready to take in support of an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process, hopefully to be started already next week –  as it was announced…

Russian senator against “euphoria” to Trump’s G7 remarks

Russian senator, and chair of the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the Council of Federation (higher chamber of Russian parliament) Konstantin Kosachev said, there is no place for ‘euphoria’ reacting of President’s Trump remarks about Russia’s return to the G7 club. He pointed out that the opinion of the U.S. President is not shared by…

#EBS2018: EU preserving multilateralism

The EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini participated in a #EBS2018 debate on the changing role of the European Union at global stage, and challenges to bloc’s defence of a multilateral rules based international order. Mogerini took floor at the European Business Summit in Brussels #EBS2018 together with her Belgium counterpart Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs…

Tillerson OUT – Pompeo IN

The reasons for firing U.S.Secretary of State Rex Tillerson remain publicly unknown, nourishing the wildest theories about the motives behind the twist in his career. OPINION: Why was Rex Tillerson fired? Think North Korea (via @FoxNewsOpinion) https://t.co/1ny9rirgfa — Fox News (@FoxNews) March 13, 2018 Shortly afterwards the decision of dismissal of one of the closest…

Refugee expert as foreign policy adviser to Merkel

Chancellor Angela Merkel appointed Jan Hecker, her refugee policy coordinator, as her new foreign policy adviser, as she braced for tricky talks on a new coalition government next week, where immigration is likely to be a key issue, a government spokeswoman said. #Refugee expert to become foreign policy adviser of #Merkel : #JanHecker – not…

Assad believs Trump is a puppet

Syrian President Bashar Assad believes that the inhabitant of White House plays the assigned to him role, and is not independent, the policy pursued by Donald Trump illustrates this observation. This statement Assad made during an interview with Indian journalists in Damascus, extracts from which were published by the Syrian authorities. According to Assad, Trump…