Samarkand 01.11.2025 A longstanding UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Jean-Michel Jarre will bring his world-renowned outdoor concert experience to Registan Square, Samarkand, on 1 November 2025. Presented in collaboration with the Uzbekistan Culture Development Foundation, this one-off event will mark Jarre’s first-ever live performance in Uzbekistan, transforming one of the world’s most iconic heritage sites with music,…
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Post-Brexit: EU-UK new trade deal
Brussels 19.05.2025 Today the UK and the EU have agreed a new trade deal – five years after Brexit took effect. Following six months of intense talks after Sir Keir Starmer promised a fresh deal when he became prime minister last July, the two sides have come to an agreement. This is a new chapter…
EU-Jordan: €3bn in macro-financial assistance
Brussels 30.01.2024 Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica, signed the Joint Declaration on the Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership with Jordan, officially elevating the EU relationship with the country. The signature follows a bilateral meeting between President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and King Abdullah II of Jordan. The ceremony took place in…
Flight J28243: NATO calls for investigation
Brussels 26.12.2024 The North Atlantic Alliance called for an investigation into plane crash near Aktau, Kazakhstan, which caused death of 38 passengers and leaving 29 survivors. (Image above: illustration). “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and victims of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J28243” said today NATO spokeswoman Farah Dakhlallah, while expressing condolences to the…
EU College: gender balance in view
Brussels 25.07.2024 The European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has started a process of selection of candidates for the next College during her second mandate. Today von der Leyen on issued letters requesting member-states to put forward their candidates by the end of the week to be able to start interviews in August, according…
EU regrets North Macedonia name omittance
Brussels 12.05.2024 “The EU regrets the fact that the new President of North Macedonia, President Siljanovska-Davkova, did not use the constitutional name of the country during the swearing-in ceremony today” reads the statement by the European External Action Service spokesperson on the use of the constitutional name by the new President in her address at…
China grants visa-free to six European countries
Brussels 08.03.2024 China has decided to expand the scope of visa-free countries and implement a pilot visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from six countries: Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium, and Luxembourg. This ‘trial period’ starts on March 14 and ends on November 30, 2024. Ordinary passport holders can enter China without a visa if…
EP president Metsola ahead of EU Summit
Strasbourg 14.12.2023 Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, called on Europe to show leadership on enlargement, support to Ukraine and EU´s long-term budget at the European Council. Addressing the December European Council in Brussels, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola raised e.g. the following topics in her speech: “We find ourselves at the threshold of…
Iran: EU diplomat trial rises suspicion
Brussels 10.12.2023 The trial against Swedish national and EU employee Johan Floderus started on December 9, Saturday. Floderus, a 33-year-old Swedish citizen and EU diplomat, has been held captive in Iran Tehran’s Evin prison, for the past 18 months, prompting his family to draw attention to the severe conditions he faces. “As EU, we have…
Russia: Kuril travel regime ends
Brussels 05.09.2022 Russia terminated the agreement with Japan on facilitated visits to the islands of Kunashir, Iturup and the Lesser Kuril ridge by Japanese citizens – former residents of these islands. The corresponding order of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is published on the official portal of legal information. “In accordance with Article 37 of the…
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