Brussels 18.11.2024 The Council today decided to widen the scope of the EU framework for restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region. This additional measure is targeted to the use of vessels…
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Borrell calls for “power response” to Putin
18.11.2024 The EU Foreign Affairs Council has started today in Brussels, chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell. At doorstep of the meeting Borrell answered a few questions of the journalist. There is a broad agenda for discussion for the EU top diplomats: Russian aggression against Ukraine EU…
EU targets Russia’s “shadow fleet”
Brussels 14.11.2024 MEPs demand more targeted EU sanctions against Russia’s so-called ‘shadow fleet’, which provides a key financial lifeline for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Russia uses old tankers, often uninsured and with unclear ownership, to export its crude oil and petroleum products abroad, despite EU, G7 and international sanctions. These activities have also raised fears…
NATO: Blinken visits Brussels headquarters
Brussels 13.11.2024 Today the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is engaged in emergency talks with European allies in Brussels to clarify how to continue military support to Ukraine in the new frame of the Republican presidency. During the short visit the Secretary of state’s will meet with NATO chief Mark Rutte, European Union top…
EU: Kaja Kallas – heiress to Borrell
Brussels 12.11.2024 The Foreign Affairs Committee questioned Kaja Kallas, Estonian candidate for High Representative/Vice-President for foreign affairs and security policy. https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/video/confirmation-hearing-of-kaja-kallas-high-representative-of-the-union-for-foreign-affairs-and-security-policy-and-vice-president-of-the-european-commission-opening-statement-by-the-high-representative_I262960 In her introductory statement, Ms Kallas pledged to work on strengthening the EU’s position in the world and safeguarding its geopolitical and economic security. She also called for more investment in defence and stressed…
EU military assistance to Ukraine extended
Brussels 08.11.2024 Today the EU Council adopted a decision extending the mandate of the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) for a further two years, until 15 November 2026, with a budget allocation of nearly €409 million for the period from 14 November 2024 to 15 November 2026. (Image above:…
EU-Japan first Strategic Dialogue event
Brussels 01.11.2024 Today the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union of the European Commission Josep Borrell and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeshi Iwaya held the first EU-Japan Strategic Dialogue in Tokyo. During the Dialogue, High Representative Borrell and Foreign Minister Iwaya announced the EU-Japan Security and…
Borrell: DPRK “worrying developments”
Brussels 30.10.2024 “Recent reports on the presence of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s troops on Russian soil in support of Russia’s illegal war have been confirmed to me by the European Intelligence Centre (INTCEN)” reads the statement by the EU High Representative Josep Borrell on the deployment of troops to Russia. (Photo: archive) “The…
MEPs: Russia crackdown on media
Strasbourg 23.10.2024 “…Russia lacks any respect for media freedom inside its own country. It also blatantly disrespects protection of journalists in conflict zones. Inside the country, the space for media has dramatically shrunk after the start of full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Many media outlets were forced to terminate their operations, the majority of independent…
Serbian President: peace is unpopular in EU
Strasbourg 22.10.2024 Reacting upon events concerning Russia-Ukraine war, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has asserted that he, along with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, are the only European politicians unafraid to discuss a peace settlement for the conflict in Ukraine, TASS news agency reports. “Our trio has a somewhat different…
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