Brussels 13.02.2025 “…Here at NATO, I was glad to welcome the new US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth to NATO for the first time” said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte following the meetings of NATO Defence Ministers in Brussels. NATO Defence Ministers concluded the #DefMin meeting in Brussels, where they discussed: 🔹 Keeping NATO strong🔹…
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EP: Ukraine Rada Speaker addresses MEPs
Strasbourg 11.02.2025 Today the Speaker of the Ukrainian parliament – Verkhovna Rada,- Ruslan Stefanchuk, addressed a formal Plenary sitting of the European Parliament. Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine. Thank you @r_stefanchuk for your powerful address to @Europarl_EN today. The world will continue to witness the courage, defiance and unshakeable determination of the people of Ukraine.#SlavaUkraini…
EU special Tribunal against Russia
Brussels 04.02.2025 “Today, we have taken further steps towards establishing a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine. There has to be a clear division between war crimes and the crimes of aggression” said the EU High Representative Kaja Kallas at a press point following the meeting of the Core Group on the…
NATO-EU: Rutte aims at 5% defense spending
Brussels 03.02.2025 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte urged the EU member states of the Alliance to increase the defence spending beyond their common goal of 2% of national output set in 2014, insisting this was now too low because of new challenges, namely Russian war in Ukraine. Â .@SecGenNATO participated in an informal meeting of…
EU increases defence spending
Brussels 03.02.2025 At the informal European Council meeting on defence, the European Parliament President Metsola outlined her vision on how Europe can and must strengthen its own security and defence. “More action, more financing and more cooperation”, must be the EU’s goals, she argued. “First, we need to do more to protect Europe.” “Russia can…
COSTA INVITES EU LEADERS TO CONVENE INFORMALY
Brussels 02.02.2025 Invitation letter by President AntĂłnio Costa to the members of the European Council: “As I have already indicated to you, I would like to invite you to an informal retreat that will take place on 3 February in the Château de Limont, close to Brussels, dedicated to the topic of European defence. On…
EU-US relations vector
Brussels 29.01.2025 The Secretary Rubio’s Call with European Union High Representative and Vice President Kallas:The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce:“Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke today with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas. Secretary Rubio underscored the need to strengthen transatlantic…
EU: €235M for Syria humanitarian funding
Brussels 18.01.2025 The European Commission will provide new humanitarian support to Syrians, both inside Syria and in neighbouring countries, for an amount of €235 million for 2025. Following the collapse of the former government in Damascus, the EU is working at all levels to boost humanitarian aid delivery, including through launching Humanitarian Air Bridge flights….
EU demands release of Navalny lawyers
Brussels 17.01.2025 The Petushinsky District Court of the Vladimir Region, Russia, sentenced defence lawyers of late Alexei Navalny for performing their professional duties defending Alexei Navalny in the farcical justice system in Russia. Vadim Kobzev, Alexey Liptser and Igor Sergunin were respectively sentenced with 5 and a half, 5 and 3 and a half years…
Charlemagne Prize awarded to Ursula von der Leyen
Brussels 16.01.2025 International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen 2025 is awarded to Dr. Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission. Citation by the Board of Directors of the Society for the Conferring of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen to the President of the European Commission Dr. Ursula von der Leyen: “Europe will…