Belarus: death penalty
“Yet, another death sentence was handed down this week in Belarus, to Mr Kiryl Kazachok. This sentence, which follows the execution of four persons earlier this year, [...]
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‘Leave’ activists push for hard #Brexit
The ‘Leave Means Leave’ group co-chairs Richard Tice and John Longworth launched an appeal for ‘hard Brexit’ in a letter sent to chambers of commerce [...]
Europol: new terrorist threats
As the so-called Islamic State (IS) loses ground in the Middle East, the pattern of its recent terrorist attacks in Europe suggests that it has already adopted new tactics to [...]
Schools for Syrian children
The European Commission signed contracts worth a total of €270 million for construction and equipping of school buildings for Syrian refugee children and their host [...]
Iran nuclear deal under scrutiny
The Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), composed by the E3/EU+3 and Iran, will convene on 10 January in Vienna. The meeting will review the [...]
EU-Turkey: to upgrade Customs Union?
The request of the European Commission to modernise the existing EU-Turkey Customs Union is motivated by the necessity to adapt the contemporary EU-Turkey trade relations, [...]
EU-USA-Canada visa free
The progress achieved of full visa reciprocity with Canada and the United States, evaluating the developments over the past five months is reported today by European [...]
Mogherini: addresses Arabe League
“Today we share a feeling of sadness and, if I can say so, mutual condolences as we see victims, civilians, innocent victims falling in Berlin, in Jordan just a few [...]
EU-Egypt: investing in small business
Today, the European Union and Egypt signed two EU assistance programmes that will strengthen social safety nets and foster inclusiveness and sustainable economic [...]
HR Mogherini condolences to Russia
“I was deeply shocked to hear of the inconceivable attack against Ambassador Andrei Karlov in Ankara this afternoon. Our fullest sympathies are with his family, all his [...]
Russian Ambassador assassination
“Hopefully, the Islamic fundamentalists will not be able to impose their agenda on Turkey-Russia relations, just entering a normalisation period, – said Middle [...]
EU: restrictive measrues against Russia
On December 2016, the Council prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of Russian economy until 31 July 2017 – sectoral restrictive measures, [...]
Malta EU presidency on migration
Managing migration crisis is a major focus of the upcoming upcoming Maltese presidency of the EU (2017). The Maltese politicians call for a ‘holisitc approach’, [...]
Russia: Sakharov laureat NGO Memorial estranged
“Today, a Moscow court has confirmed the decision by the Russian Ministry of Justice to include the Memorial International Society on the list of “foreign [...]
EU: six more months of sanctions against Russia
At press-conference, concluding the EU Summit, German chancellor Angela Merkel announced prolongation of sanctions regime against Russia for next six months. The legal [...]
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