25.09.2025 New York Meloni In her address to the 80th UN General Assembly, the Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni highlighted Ukraine, Gaza, and UN reform, reaffirming Italy’s role as a transatlantic dialogue. “…We live in an accelerated and complex historical phase, rich with opportunities but also—perhaps above all—fraught with dangers. Suspended between war and peace”…
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SOTEU: Israel support on hold
Strasbourg 10.09.2025 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen turned away from with her initial pro-Israel stance and announced plans to impose sanctions and a partial trade suspension over the military campaign in Gaza. Ursula von der Leyen: "The Commission will do all that it can do on its own. We will put our bilateral…
EU measures against Palestine Islamic Jihad
Brussels 13.01.2025 The Council today decided to extend by one year, until 20 January 2026, the existing restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). (Image above: illustration, Gaza) All individuals and entities previously identified as responsible for participating in the financing of Hamas…
EU: “grave concern” over Israel UNRWA laws
Brussels 28.10.2024 “The EU expresses its grave concern over the legislation to be submitted for voting in the Israeli parliament tonight, and forbidding contact between Israeli state entities and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)” reads the statement by the High Representative of the EU Josep Borrell on voting in…
Borrell on Palestinians “horrible suffering”
Brussels 07.10.2024 “The horrifying terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas and other terrorists on 7 October 2023 have had an impact in the region, the European Union, and the entire world. Our thoughts and hearts have been with the families of those 1,200 innocent people who were brutally assassinated, as well as with the unspeakable…
7/10: homage to victims of terrorism
Strasbourg 07.10.2024 President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola marked the one-year anniversary of terrorist attacks in Israel at the opening of the 7-10 October plenary session in Strasbourg. (Photo: illustration) Recalling the horror of that day “that will live in infamy”, president Metsola said nothing could ever justify the indiscriminate mass murder, rape, kidnapping…
Iran: EU joins de-escalation efforts
Brussels 06.08.2024 The EU diplomacy underscored the multiple efforts undertaken to de-escalate the tense situation in the Middle East, aggravated by Iran recent public vows to “punish” Israel, after an explosion took life of one the Hamas leaders, while visiting Teheran. However the European External Actions Service pressperson declined to mention any concrete actions, or…
Israeli hostages families visit Brussels
Brussels 27.05.2024 Families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on October 7 came to Brussels in search of support from the EU politicians and diplomats, hoping for safe return of Noa Argami, Ofer Kalderon, Bar Kuperman and Shai Levinson among the other 125 persons from Hamas captivity. However their fate remains unknown, and the chances…
MEPs condemn Iran drone attack on Israel
Strasbourg 25.04.2024 MEPs strongly condemn the recent Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel and call for further sanctions against Iran, voting for a resolution on April 25. Condemning the Iranian strikes on April 13 and 14, MEPs voice serious concern over the escalation and threat to regional security. MEPs reiterate their full support for…
IDF hits Iran Consulate in Damascus
Brussels 01.04.2024 UPDATE 18:52 *Iranian media also reported that the strikes in Damascus completely destroyed the annex building, and that the ambassador was unharmed. **AFP correspondents at the site confirmed the building next to the embassy, an annex, had been levelled, in an upscale neighbourhood of Damascus. Today Israeli warplanes struck the Iranian consulate in…
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