UNGA80 Holy See: Prevent and End Conflicts

New York 29.09.2025 UNGA80 Statement by His Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for the Relations with States and International Organizations and Head of the Delegation of the Holy See at the General Debate of the High-Level Week at the Opening of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly: Statement by HE Archbishop…

UNGA80: Meloni “Have we succeeded?”

25.09.2025 New York Meloni In her address to the 80th UN General Assembly, the Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni highlighted Ukraine, Gaza, and UN reform, reaffirming Italy’s role as a transatlantic dialogue. “…We live in an accelerated and complex historical phase, rich with opportunities but also—perhaps above all—fraught with dangers. Suspended between war and peace”…

Kallas: EU is a “peace project”

Strasbourg 11.03.2025 Today the EU top diplomat addressed the UN Security Council, blaming Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was just one of examples of rising trends of the “rule of force”, replacing the international law. “The world is more dangerous now than it has ever been since the Cold War. From Russia’s war against Ukraine, to…

EU: “grave concern” over Israel UNRWA laws

Brussels 28.10.2024 “The EU expresses its grave concern over the legislation to be submitted for voting in the Israeli parliament tonight, and forbidding contact between Israeli state entities and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)” reads the statement by the High Representative of the EU Josep Borrell on voting in…

EU-Gulf Cooperation Summit

Brussels 17.10.2024 The first summit between the leaders of EU and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries took place in Brussels on 16 October, under the theme “Strategic partnership for peace and prosperity”. “We share a common goal – to promote growth and to generate more prosperity for our citizens” said the European Council President Charles…

Borrell supports Ukraine ‘Victory plan’

Brussels 25.09.2025 “It has been one of the shortest [informal] Foreign Affairs Council meetings, but I have to say one of the most tense, in a more challenging environment. I do not want to exaggerate, but certainly the situation [around the world] is worrisome – wherever you have a look” said the EU top diplomat…

EU Borrell criticism of Hungarian diplomacy

Brussels 22.07.2024 While entering the Foreign affairs Council meeting the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said, that there are two main topics related to Ukraine to discuss: how to avoid the complete destruction of the electricity system, when 70% of the power generation capacity in Ukraine has been destroyed, and how approach the winter 2024-25…

Borrell: “desperate need” for Gaza ceasefire

Luxembourg 24.06.2024 The EU top diplomat Josep Borrell asked to pay attention to the Joint Statement issued yesterday with the Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Janez] Lenarčič: “It was a cry of alarm. I think [that] everything that can be said, is said in this statement, where we say that the delivery of…

EU condemns arson attacks on UNRWA

Brussels 10.05.2024 The EU condemns the two arson attacks on the UNRWA compound in occupied East Jerusalem on 9 May, which happened at a time of increasing escalation and a growing campaign against the agency and the UN system at large, reads the European External Action Service press statement. “We call on the Israeli authorities…

EU appalled by World Central Kitchen incident

Brussels 03.04.2024 “The killing by the Israeli Defence Forces of seven members of a humanitarian team of World Central Kitchen, while they were travelling to deliver food to the most vulnerable in Gaza, is appalling” reads the Joint Statement by the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič. (Photo above:…