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VP Chiwenga, Army Commander and Grace Mugabe Only Zimbabweans on EU Suspended Sanctions List February 23, 2021 Gibbs Dube FILE: Constantino Chiwenga and army commander Philip Valerio Sibanda smile during the presidential inauguration ceremony in Harare, Zimbabwe, Nov. 24, 2017. Share share MARYLAND —  Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander Philip Valerio Sibanda and former First Lady Grace Mugabe are the only three people on the European Union (EU) suspended restrictive measures, which were imposed on Zimbabwean officials linked to alleged voter fraud and hu...

Manu Pineda MEP writes: The European Union wants to put in place a new mechanism of sanctions in the coming months. We, being on the left, strongly oppose being a tool of interference against the sovereignty of the peoples. First of all, it is important to remember that only the United Nations Security Council has the capacity to impose sanctions at the international level, in accordance with Articles 39 and 41 of the United Nations Charter. Therefore, sanctions imposed by the European Union only have legitimacy when they are imposed on countries of the European Union itself. The rest are ill...

Estonian parlt adopts statement on Russia 2021-02-15 BNS/TBT Staff TALLINN - The Estonian parliament on Monday adopted a statement in support of the common foreign policy of the European Union and in defense of the civic freedoms in Russia. The statement of the Riigikogu that had been submitted by 57 MPs was adopted in the 101-seat chamber by a vote of 62 to three and one neutral vote, spokespeople for the Riigikogu said. The chairman of the Riigikogu foreign affairs committee, Marko Mihkelson, said that the focus of the statement is on two topics. "Both of them, meaning the state of play c...

Joint press release following the 7th Association Council meeting between the EU and Ukraine On 11 February 2021, the European Union and Ukraine held the 7th meeting of the Association Council, in Brussels. The meeting was co-chaired by Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine. The Association Council reaffirmed its continued commitment to strengthening the political association and economic integration of Ukraine with the European Union on the basis of the Association Agreement and its Deep a...