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Brussels /PNN/ The European Union is actively engaged in diplomatic efforts to contribute to defusing the ongoing violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Over the past days, High Representative for foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell has been continuing his outreach to support efforts to de-escalate the extremely worrying situation in the region, especially in and around Gaza. In all his contacts. High Representative/...

Zaev: Time for EU to Fulfil Promises Towards Country We do not want to wait any longer for start of the accession talks with EU, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said at a press conference after a meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell in Brussels. “Since March 2020 we have a confirmation that our country has meet all necessary conditions to start the accession talks with EU, and now it is time for the EU to do its part. We have no intention to neg...

In the remote mountains of the Hindu Kush not only Soviet attempts to install a pro-communist regime but also Western efforts to establish a liberal democracy by force now ended in disaster | Image fromWall Street International. I have always loved Afghanistan and the friendliness and hospitality of its people. I experienced Afghans not as extremists but as an extraordinarily proud, sincere and honest people who are scraping a living out of the harsh conditions of their country… … I miss t...

Foreign Minister Malki meets Belgian counterpart, EU foreign policy chief and discusses Palestinian elections Foreign Minister Malki meets Belgian counterpart, EU foreign policy chief and discusses Palestinian elections Foreign Minister Riyad Malki. BRUSSELS, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 (WAFA) – Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riyad Malki last night briefed his Belgian counterpart Sophie Wilmès and the European Union’s High Representative Josep Borrell on the latest developments in...

to restrict non-essential travel for the time being. They welcomed the adoption of the two Council recommendations on travel within, and into, the EU. According to them, restrictions can be introduced in accordance with the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination and taking into account the specific situation of cross-border communities. The flow of goods and services within the Single Market must be ensured, including by making use of Green Lanes. Vaccines Leaders stressed the nee...

EU leaders held a strategic debate on European security and defence policy (26 February), NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg made it clear that part of NATO’s strategic plan for 2030, included strengthening cooperation with the European Union.  European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, herself a former German Minister for Defence, said: “There are scenarios where […]

Stephenville Empire-Tribune As the New Year unfolds in Russia, popular demonstrations in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny are increasing, plaguing President Vladimir Putin and the privileged elite around him. They have now spread well beyond Moscow to reach rural areas, a particularly worrisome development for Putin and pals. Credit courageous Navalny with great moral as well as sheer physical courage. He returned to Russia on Jan. 17, and authorities promptly arrested him. For the p...

 Invitation letter by President Charles Michel to the members of the European Council ahead of their video conference of 25 and 26 February 2021 Brussels, 23

Credit courageous Navalny with great moral, as well as sheer physical courage. He returned to Russia on Jan. 17, and authorities promptly arrested him. For the previous five months, he was recuperating from a near-fatal poisoning.

Rick Rozoff North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a press conference today, February 15, at the military bloc’s headquarters in Brussels ahead of the February 17-18 meeting of NATO defense chiefs. As has been its wont for the past decade or more, NATO arrogates to itself the right to address most every issue on the planet; these include, in Stoltenberg’s comments today, such non-military topics as climate change (“NATO should set the gold standard on ...