Brussels 07.01.2023 On Friday 6 January the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell had a phone call with Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba to discuss the latest developments on the ground following Russia’s “intensified missile and drone attacks on critical infrastructure, including residential buildings, over the recent weeks”. Spoke to @DmytroKuleba by phone and informed…
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Sweden leads EU Council Presidency
Brussels 01.01.2023 On 1 January 2023, Sweden took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Czechia. Security, competitiveness, green and energy transitions, democratic values and the rule of law – these are the priorities of the Presidency for the coming six months. Congratulations to 🇸🇪 Sweden on its Presidency of the…
Putin follows Milosevic to The Hague?
Brussels 01.01.2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin should go on trial in Ukraine this year for war crimes committed there, says an expert who led the prosecution of former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. Ukraine war: Putin should face trial this year, says top lawyer https://t.co/77bWyGuJ7U — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 1, 2023 Sir Geoffrey Nice…
NATO welcomes Kosovo tensions de-escalation
Brussels 29.12.2022 Serbs started dismantling barricades in northern Kosovo on Thursday, December 29, hours after Kosovo reopened its main border crossing with Serbia, easing a surge in tensions that has alarmed world powers. Serbian authorities also ended a three-day-old state of alert for its troops, Tanjug news agency reported, as the sides showed signs of…
Belarus hosts joint military drills
Brussels 29.12.2022 Russia has stationed more than 10,000 soldiers in Belarus, the head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine Serhiy Deyneko said during a national newscast on December 28. Russian Armed Forces have been deployed in Russia’s Belarus, Deyneko said, as per the Ukrainian outlet Pravda. The amassed in Belarus 10,200 servicemen from…
EU concerns about Kosovo tensions
Brussels 28.12.2022 “The European Union and the United States of America are concerned about the continued tense situation in the north of Kosovo” read the press-release of the European External Actions service, issued by a spokesperson. 🇪🇺and 🇺🇸 call for maximum restraint and immediate de-escalation in north Kosovo. We are working with Ptd Vučić and…
Belarus: EU condemns new bill
Brussels 22.12.2022 The Belarusian National Assembly amended the Law on Citizenship. When signed by Lukashenko on December 21 this law will open the possibility for depriving Belarusians living abroad of their citizenship. Belarus: EU condemns amended citizenship law which opens up for depriving 🇧🇾 of their citizenship. This would breach. international law. EU will continue…
EU Sakharov prize 2022
Strasbourg 14.12.2022 European Parliament groups leaders have awarded the brave people of Ukraine, represented by their president, elected leaders and civil society, the 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. #EU This year #SakharovPrize denies the very idea of role of individual in creation of history. Collective replaced individual. pic.twitter.com/7ieKO6LlkZ — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky)…
Borrell: calls for de-escalation in Kosovo
Brussels 12.12.2022 “We have to rethink about how we work with Eastern partners, because three have become [EU accession] candidates, one is very far away from the European Union – Belarus. So, it is a very heterogenous set of countries. A regional approach to them has to be taken into consideration but, certainly, it is…
EU: Leyen compares UK-Ireland to Ukraine
Brussels 03.12.2022 The European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen (pictured) risked a diplomatic row with the UK by likening Britain’s rule in Ireland to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A dangerous game, given that the only power making laws undemocratically for part of a foreign country in Europe today (Russia apart) is the EU. Ursula…
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