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The Council today decided to prolong the framework for restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the EU or its member states for another year, until 18 May 2022. This framework allows the EU to impose targeted restrictive measures on persons or entities involved in cyber-attacks which cause a significant impact, and constitute an external threat to the EU or its member states. Restrictive measures can also be imposed in response to cyber-attacks against third states or internat...

France’s pivotal support of Taiwan By Chang Sue-chung 張淑中 The Senate of France, a country with a long history of democracy, multiparty politics and a multicultural society, passed a resolution in support of Taiwan’s participation in international organizations. This is a significant, historic move not only for France, but also for the international community as a whole. French media reported that the unanimous resolution was passed on May 6 in a vote of 304 to 0, with 19 abstentions. ...

May 12 2021, 3:50 PM May 11 2021, 11:05 PM May 12 2021, 3:50 PM (Bloomberg) -- European officials believe Russia delayed deliveries of the Sputnik V vaccine to North Macedonia for geopolitical reasons. (Bloomberg) -- European officials believe Russia delayed deliveries of the Sputnik V vaccine to North Macedonia for geopolitical reasons. The reason why, according to two officials familiar with the matter, is that North Macedonia was one of three western Balkan countries to sign up to a declarat...

PNS NASR’s HADR MISSION TO BENIN-AFRICA: A VIBRANT STEP FOR COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY May 3, 2021 By definition, collaborative security is linked directly with human Security and is extended to the broader conception wherein security of States and their common survival are interlinked. With such a vast scope, collaborative security and diplomatic efforts are persistent in the contemporary time with exclusive intra state initiatives like EU based Common Foreign and Security Policy (CS...

Human rights groups call on EU leaders to prioritise fundamental rights ahead of Turkey visit Turkey’s President Erdoğan gestures as he joins a video conference call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel, in Brussels, Belgium, 19 March 2021, STEPHANIE LECOCQ/POOL/AFP via Getty Images EU leaders should send a strong, public message that improved relations, economic or otherwise, will be...

Delegation of European Union to Albania : Interview of Ambassador Soreca for News24 03/11/2021 | 01:55pm EDT Send by mail : Message : Ambassador: Thank you! Journalist: You are coming from Brussels. You had several important meetings with the senior leaders of the European Union, which Prime Minister Edi Rama was also attending. What could you say these meetings produced for Albanians and Albanian politics? Ambassador: First of all, it was the first meeting at top level with th...

Updated: Sursa foto: RomâniaTV.net NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has drawn attention to challenges to international stability and security, citing brutal forms of terrorism in EUs neighborhood, sophisticated cyber attacks, Russias destabilizing behavior, as well as Chinas ascension, Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) MP Biro Rozalia said on Friday, after she recently attended a European conference on foreign policy, security and defense. "Mr Stoltenberg emp...

The Council revoked the EU framework for sanctions against those responsible for the misappropriation of Egyptian State funds, and lifted the restrictive measures currently in force against nine Egyptian individuals.

MEPs send positive message regarding North Macedonia’s future in the EU MEPs send positive message regarding North Macedonia’s future in the EU Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs call on EU member states to stand to their commitments and enable the Council to formally start accession negotiations with North Macedonia. In the Committee’s report on the 2019-2020 Commission reports on North Macedonia adopted on Tuesday, MEPs stress that the EU should show clear political will and hold the first...

This Wednesday, the Minister of National Defence highlighted the major challenges and priorities for cooperation between the EU and NATO and the Strategic Compass at the Interparliamentary Conference on the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), an initiative organised by the Parliamentary Dimension of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union. João Gomes Cravinho believes that “cooperation between the European Union ...