New EU sanctions against North Korea
The Foreign Affairs Council discussed the situation in the Korean peninsula and in particular the continuing development of the DPRK’s nuclear weapons and ballistic [...]
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EU launched new civilian mission in Iraq
The Council appointed Markus Ritter from Germany as Head of mission. He will lead a team of up to 35 EU experts. The Council launched a new civilian Common Security and [...]
Austria: Kurz claims victory
Sebastian Kurz (31) declared victory on Sunday night and is predicted to be the new Chancellor – the youngest national leader in the developed world. Final results are not [...]
Juncker declined to predict EU27 leading language
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was only joking when he said the English language was on the way out in Europe due to Brexit, he said on Friday. English [...]
Launch of Sentinel-5P satellite
The satellite Sentinel 5P was launched by the Russian base of Plesetsk. Sentinel 5p is the first satellite in the world to provide a complete map of pollutants in the [...]
Rajoy to react on Catalan Declaration of Independence
The statement of Mariano Rajoy, Prime Minister of Kingdom of Spain is awaited at 18:00 European time, after a day of consultations. Spain's PM to give press statement on [...]
Juncker in Barcelona to persuade Catalans renounce independence
The historic session of Catalan Parliament is postponed for one hour, reportedly president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker tries his powers to persuade [...]
EU condolences to Las Vegas victims
The European Union expresses its heartfelt condolences to the families and friends who lost loved ones in the attack during a music festival in Las Vegas. EU expresses its [...]
EU: #Catalonia is ‘internal matter of Spain’
Under the Spanish Constitution, yesterday’s vote in Catalonia was not legal. For the European Commission, as President Juncker has reiterated repeatedly, this is an [...]
Macron aims to EU27 fast reforms
French President Emmanuel Macron said the European Union leaders agreed during a Summit dinner they should move forward reforms of the EU27 faster. Discussion avec Angela [...]
Barnier reacts on May’s Florence speech
“In her speech in Florence, Prime Minister Theresa May has expressed a constructive spirit which is also the spirit of the European Union during this unique [...]
Tusk reflects upon EU challenges ahead of Tallinn Summit
“On 29 June 2016, a few days after the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom, we decided to begin a reflection on the future of a European Union of 27 Member States”, [...]
Catalonia under siege
Spain’s Guardia Civil raided several Catalan ministries, arresting members of the government, ahead of Catalonia’s independence referendum on 1 October. [...]
Mogherini defends nuclear deal with Iran in New York
“The Iran deal is a good and robust agreement that serves the interests of all parties,” – EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini said in a statement to NBC [...]
EU: zero tolerance for violence against women
“Today we say loud and clear stop violence against women. We are talking about domestic violence, sexual abuse, rape, honour killing, Female Genital Mutilation, child [...]
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