MEPs condemn Erdogan “blackmail”

Greek officials said that in 24 hours between March 2 and March 3 morning hours, 5,183 people were prevented from entering the country,  45 people were detained they added. (Image: social media). My duty is to protect the sovereignty of my own country. At the same time, Greece is also doing Europe a great service….

European Defence to advance in March

The March Foreign Affairs Council will start with a discussion the permanent structured cooperation (PESCO). Ministers are expected to adopt a decision formally establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO. They are also expected to adopt a recommendation on an implementation roadmap of PESCO. Foreign Affairs Council #EUdefence next Tuesday 6 March Agenda highlights: https://t.co/S708FSFgSq #PESCO #NATO…

Trump to reinforce travel ban

U.S. President Donald Trump urged his administration to seek a reinforced version of his travel ban proposal following a weekend terrorist attack in London, and pressed for an expedited judicial review by the nation’s top court.  What is widely called a ‘travel ban’ is an Executive Order 13769, titled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry…

Boris Johnson comments on Africa

The Council will discuss the situation in the Horn of Africa, a region facing destabilisation, in particular in Somalia and South Sudan. The discussion is expected to focus on the political and security challenges, including the implications of the situation in the wider region, across the Red Sea. Boris Johnson at EU Council Brussels 15.05.2017…

Conflict-famine link

The United Nations has declared famine in parts of South Sudan and warned that more than 20 million people risk dying from starvation because of drought and conflict in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and northeast Nigeria, while more than 100 million face acute malnutrition worldwide. Stephen O’Brien, the United Nations’ top humanitarian official underlined the…

Horn of Africa in focus of EU foreign ministers

The Foreign Affaris Council, 15.05.2017 will take stock of the implementation of the EU Global Strategy in the area of security and defence, in particular on the civilian aspects. Defence ministers will also have a discussion on this topic at the Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) on 18 May. The Council will discuss the situation in…

UN: 20 million facing famine

The world faces the largest humanitarian crisis since the United Nations was founded in 1945 with more than 20 million people in four countries facing starvation and famine, the U.N. humanitarian chief said. Stephen O’Brien told the U.N. Security Council that “without collective and coordinated global efforts, people will simply starve to death” and “many…

EU condolences to Somalia

“The attack on civilians in Mogadishu today is yet another act of terror targeting the Somali people by those wanting to undermine progress towards a stable and secure Somalia”, – says the statement of the European External Action Service. “We pay respect to those who lost their lives and express our deepest condolences to their…

UK child refugee limit

  Britain’s Conservative government has placed a limit on the number of lone child refugees it will accept into the country, citing fears that people traffickers were exploiting the system. About 350 children will be allowed in – far fewer than the 3,000 originally expected under the law that had been aimed at helping some…

Kenya: world biggest refugee camp to stay

Refugees, aid workers and rights groups have welcomed a Kenyan court ruling blocking the government’s decision to close the world’s largest refugee camp and return more than 200,000 Somalians to their war-stricken homeland. Ministers had acted beyond their powers by ordering the closure of the sprawling Dadaab facility, ruled the judge John Mativo. The government’s…