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Taipei, Jan. 21 (CNA) The European Parliament on Wednesday passed two resolutions bearing content supporting Taiwan's democracy and for the first time encourage European Union (EU) members to "revisit their engagement policies with Taiwan," for which Taiwan's government expressed its gratitude.

European Parliament strictly condemns Turkeys destabilizing role in Nagorno Karabakh | ARMENPRESS Armenian News Agency 21:15, 21 January, 2021 ARMENPRESS reports the 24th Article of the resolution says that the European Parliament Takes good note of the agreement on a complete ceasefire in and around Nagorno-Karabakh signed by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia on 9 November 2020; hopes that this agreement will save the lives of both civilians and military personnel and open brighter perspectives ...

The COVID-19 pandemic is a wake-up call for Europe, which needs a stronger, more united and more assertive foreign and security policy, MEPs highlighted on …

The COVID-19 pandemic is a wake-up call for Europe, which needs a stronger, more united and more assertive foreign and security policy, MEPs highlighted on Wednesday.

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Today, Natalina Cea was appointed Head of Mission of the EU Border Assistance Mission ( EUBAM) in Libya. She will take up her duties on 1 February 2021 succeeding Vincenzo Tagliaferri, who has been Head of Mission since 1 September 2016. Natalina Cea is an Italian civil servant who has worked at a senior level for more than 20 years, both in Italy – as Director of the International Cooperation and Technical Assistance Office of the Italian Customs Administration – and internationally, le...

NATO’s Financing Gap Getty/Kay Nietfeld The German army leads NATO exercises in Rukla, Lithuania, as part of a deterrence operation directed against Russia, February 2017. Sam Hananel Introduction and summary Since its inception more than 70 years ago, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has been the foundation of the trans-Atlantic relationship. Formed after World War II, NATO became the most formidable military alliance in history. The formation enshrined America’s commitment to Eur...

We are paying the price for our mistakes, and also the price of the originality and complexity of the EU social and political engineering.

Operation ATALANTA, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Somalia: mandates extended for two more years The Council prolonged the mandates of its two Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions in Somalia and Operation ATALANTA. The mandate of EUCAP Somalia, the EU’s civilian capacity-building mission, EUTM Somalia, the EU’s military training mission, and Operation ATALANTA, the EU’s executive military maritime operation, will now run until 31 December 2022. The decision was taken in the cont...

Operation ATALANTA, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Somalia: mandates extended for two more years The Council prolonged the mandates of its two Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions in Somalia and Operation ATALANTA. The mandate of EUCAP Somalia, the EUs civilian capacity-building mission, EUTM Somalia, the EUs military training mission, and Operation ATALANTA, the EU’s executive military maritime operation, will now run until 31 December 2022. The decision was taken in the contex...