The Council of Foreign Affairs on June 24th imposed a new set of sanctions against Russia. This is the 14th package adopted by the EU against Russia since February 2022. The main question arises: are the measures against Russia working? Are they causing financial strain in Moscow, cutting the country off from key markets, and significantly degrading Russia’s industrial and technological capacity?
The script of the Meloni-Orban meeting yesterday was written collaboratively. Italy and Hungary play the same notes on migrant management, EU competitiveness, and demography
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expresses grave concern that “Lebanon will become another Gaza”. He says speaking to journalists at the Glass Palace in New York, while distressing and alarming, but also contradictory, political, military and humanitarian information continues to arrive from Israel and the Gaza Strip on the wars that could continue to ensue.
Almost 90 leaders from all over the world gathered in Switzerland for a two-day summit on Ukraine’s peace. The conference, organized by Ukraine but held…
The G7 at Borgo Egnazia in Puglia, under the Italian Presidency, kicks off a summer full of crucial diplomatic appointments for the fate of international crises.
Following the Rassemblement National’s victory this Sunday in the European elections, with 33% of the vote, the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron has announced the dissolution of the National Assembly.
French President Emmanuel Macron made a state visit to Germany from 26th to 28th May at the invitation of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
While we are facing extreme conditions in both the Middle East and Ukraine, the Council is striving to keep up and take actions to condemn this era of war.
The situation in Gaza and the West Bank keeps worsening, despite the International Court of Justice’s sentence imposing Netanyahu’s government to halt the military operations in Rafah and the recent endeavors by Spain, Norway, and Ireland to recognize the Palestinian State officially. In addition, the acts of violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers continue, and borders keep staying closed, even for humanitarian deliveries.
In a significant step towards strengthening its relationships with neighboring nations, the EU is nearing the finalization of the Association Agreement with Andorra and San Marino.