Serbia opens new chapters
BRUSSELS – today Serbia opened two new chapters in its EU accession talks – Chapters 20 (enterprise and industrial policy) and 26 (education and culture) – [...]
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EU committed to Human Rights
On 27 February 2017, the Council adopted conclusions on EU priorities at United Nations human rights fora in 2017. The conclusions reaffirm the EU’s strong commitment [...]
EU Council prolongs arms embargo for Belarus
On 27 February 2017, the Council decided to prolong the restrictive measures against Belarus for one year, until 28 February 2018. These measures include an arms embargo and [...]
EU adopts new measures against North Korea
On 27 February 2017, the Council adopted legal acts imposing further restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). These legal [...]
No bail-in for Greece
“There must not be a bail-in,” Jens Spahn told German broadcaster Deutschlandfunk.Greece must not be granted a “bail in” that would involve creditors [...]
EU-US divergence over Israel
The EU and US policy towards Israeli-Palestinian peace process close come into a collision. While the Members of the European Parliament (MEP) call the EU and its member [...]
Libya lost UN vote right
For the second year in a row, Libya has lost its right to vote at the UN after again failing to pay its annual fee. It now has to pay a minimum of $6.5 million to cover its [...]
EU on clashes in Tripoli
Once again, violent clashes have erupted in Tripoli, while indiscriminate violence against citizens continues to affect a number of areas across Libya. (PHOTO: illustration) [...]
Abkhazia crossings closed
¨PHOTO: Illustration “The announced closure of two crossing points along the Administrative Boundary Line of Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia – [...]
New ambassadors to EU
The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk received the letters of credentials of the following Ambassadors: H.E. Mr Jasem Mohamed A.A. ALBUDAIWI, Head of the Mission [...]
Brexit ‘divorce’ bill premature
German and Italian officials back Brexit chief negociator Michel Barnier over ‘divorce’ costs of 60 billion euros ($63 billion), first articulated by the Austrian [...]
Greek debt dilemma
In Germany a half of citizens are against offering debt relief to Greece and around three in 10 prefer Greeks to leave the euro zone, a survey showed on Friday. The INSA [...]
ALERT! Dogs poisoned in Brussels
ALERT for dog-owners: ‘A several dogs have been poisoned in recent days in the gardens of Abbey of La Cambre (Ixelles, Brussels). My colleagues at SOS [...]
Pol Bury at BOZAR
BOZAR 23/2-4/06/2017 The Belgian artist Pol Bury (1922-2005) is one of the founders of kinetic art. After his beginnings in painting, marked by the influence of Magritte, [...]
Europol fighting migrant smugglers
“Over 90% of all migrants that reach the EU have used the facilitation services of a migrant smuggling network. These organised crime networks are taking mass profits [...]
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