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?
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.
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.
This week marked two confrontations between the Spitzenkandidaten, in the wake of the upcoming European elections: the Economic Choices for Europe: EU Leadership Debate 2024 and the much anticipated Eurovision Debate 2024.
An Economic and Financial dialogue between EU and the Western Balkans, Türkiye, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine followed the EcoFin Coucil.
EU ministers managed to give their final all-clear to the Ukraine Facility. Discussion on new VAT rules ended in a stalemate
EU ministers are called upon to decide on the final green light for the Ukraine Facility’s first pillar. The debate features with request to act more pragmatically
Mutual industrial cooperation between the EU and Ukraine to defend their industries. This is the main goal of the event that has taken place on…
“I see more confrontation and less cooperation.” That was the stark assessment that High Representative Josep Borrell made during his lecture at St. Anthony’s College…
There is no need for a reminder: the situation in Ukraine and the Middle East is getting direr by the day. The outcomes of yesterday’s joint Foreign Affairs and Defense EU Council, and the EU-Gulf Cooperation Council High-Level Forum, both held in Luxembourg, paint this sentiment in exquisite detail.