Background briefing on the EU-China Summit on 7 December 2023
On Thursday 7 December 2023, the leaders of the EU and China will hold a summit in Beijing, China.. The…
Difficult trilogue on criminal penalties for violation of EU sanctions against Russia
"Each day that passes helps Putin's war efforts. The effectiveness of the EU sanctions regime is severely undermined by the…
Russia: Statement by the EU HRVP on outlawing “international LGBT public movement”
Amid the decades-long crackdown on rights of LGBTIQ persons unleashed under President Putin, this decision aims at further persecuting the…
Continued strong Norwegian support for Ukraine’s war of self-defence
Norway will continue its strong support for Ukraine's war of self-defence. This was Foreign Minister Eide’s main message when he…
MEPs: Europe should expand ties with Central Asia as Russia’s influence weakens
In a report adopted on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs urge the EU to promote a strategic partnership with the…
Energy emergency: EU Commission proposes to extend measures by one year
The European Commission has today proposed a 12-month prolongation of the emergency measures introduced last year in response to the…
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EU and Canada forge Green Alliance for closer cooperation
Today, the EU and Canada have established a Green Alliance at a bilateral Summit in St John's, Newfoundland. The Alliance…
Russia: Vladimir Putin meets with Government members
"One of the issues we discussed had to do with ensuring common security. And I would like to briefly mention one of the aspects, especially because tomorrow in Minsk,…
Diamonds from Russia: EU statement on the stalled Kimberley Process
"We deplore the Kimberley Process’ inability to consider the consequences for the global rough diamond sector of Russia’s war of…
EU Commission pays a further €1.5bn in assistance to Ukraine
Today, the Commission has paid €1.5 billion under the Macro-financial Assistance + package for Ukraine worth up to €18 billion. Today, the Commission has paid €1.5 billion under the Macro-financial…
FinCEN Exchange discusss attempts by Russia to evade export controls
The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control, along with the Department…
Statement by EU Commission President on the 10th anniversary of the Euromaidan protests
Ten years of dignity. Ten years of pride. Ten years of striving for freedom. The cold November nights of Euromaidan…
U.S. State Department annouces additional U.S. military assistance for Ukraine
The United States is announcing today a new package of weapons and equipment to support the people of Ukraine as…
UN: Freedom of religion must prevail in Ukraine
Everyone in Ukraine must have complete freedom to manifest and practice their religion or belief, a senior UN official told…
Finland’s 20th package of defence materiel to Ukraine
For operational reasons, and to ensure that the assistance will reach its destination safely, further details on the content of…
Sanctions against Russia: EU submits proposals for the 12th package
In line with the decision by the October European Council to further weaken Russia’s ability to continue its aggression against Ukraine,…
In the eye of the hurricane: EEAS blog post by EU HR Josep Borrell
The EU faces two major tests in Ukraine and in Israel-Palestine. The fire of war has been burning on the…
EU Foreign Affairs Council on Defence: Press remarks by EU HR Josep Borrell
The training mission (EUMAM Ukraine) goes very well. We are over the 30.000 soldiers already been trained. Good training means…
Main results of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on Defence, 14 November 2023
The Foreign Affairs Council in its defence configuration discussed EU support to Ukraine, after a brief video message from the Ukrainian…
EU is providing additional €110m in humanitarian aid to support Ukrainians affected by the war
The Commission is therefore allocating €110 million in humanitarian aid of which €100 million will go to operations in Ukraine…
Main results of the Foreign Affairs Council, 13 November 2023
The Foreign Affairs Council held a discussion on the situation in Israel, the Gaza strip and the region, building on…
Nuclear Test Bans: EU Statement at the CTBTO Preparatory Commission
"The EU deeply deplores the unprecedented decision of Russia to revoke its ratification of the CTBT. This unjustifiable decision constitutes…
Remarks by Executive VP Dombrovskis at the ECOFIN Press conference
The Spanish Presidency has been working tirelessly for an agreement and we fully support its ambition to finalise the negotiations…
Russia starts repairs of its Baltika data cable in the Gulf of Finland
The Russian salvage vessel Spasatel KarevKarev began to repair Rostelecom’s Baltika telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland on 6…
Kirbali: EEAS Spokesperson on the killing and detention of Georgian citizens
The EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia confirms the shooting and killing of a Georgian citizen by the Russian Federation…
EU President von der Leyen visiting Ukraine: Statement and speech
"Overall, Russia has to pay a price for the devastation and destruction it has caused. And in this context, there…
Russia’s Law on restricting unauthorized information access
The Federal Law stipulates restricting access to information disseminated in violation of the law and advocating the financing of the opponent in an armed conflict, military action, counter-terrorism operation or other actions…
EEAS Statement on Russia revoking the Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty ratification
Today, Russia has signed into national law the revocation of its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). This takes…
European Council conclusions, 26 and 27 October 2023
The European Council reiterates its resolute condemnation of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, which constitutes a manifest violation of…
Russia: Mikhail Mishustin meets with Iran’s First VP Mohammad Mokhber
"We met last October at the second Caspian Economic Forum in Moscow. I would like to take this opportunity to…
Kremlin: Vladimir Putin talks with President of Brazil
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, at…
Conventional Weapons: EU Statement at the UN General Assembly 1st Committee
"The EU reiterates its firm commitment to the humanitarian imperatives that underscore many international conventions aimed at addressing the issue…
EU-Central Asia 19th Ministerial Meeting in Luxembourg
The European Union and countries of Central Asia are determined to continue their strategic partnership by strengthening engagement and deepening …
Belt and Road Forum talks: Minutes of Chinese and Russian counterparties
"You have just mentioned our bar – our objective of reaching $200 billion in trade this year. If we look at the year-on-year figures – we…
Russia continues to sow disinformation – UK statement to the OSCE
Last week we listened to the lengthy Russian statement, complete with slides, as the Russian delegation attempted to defend the…
Frozen Russian assets: A long-term solution for Ukraine’s funding needs
One of MEPs’ key demands is that assets from the Russian Federation or other entities or individuals directly connected with…
“Belt and Road” and Russia: Comment by Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning
At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Russian President Putin will attend the third Belt and Road Forum for International…
ECR Group urges expanded sanctions on Russia
Sanctions against Russia are not enough, according to the ECR Group in the European Parliament. In a debate on the…
Sweden: Joint statement by JEF leaders
The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO fundamentally strengthens the Alliance and the JEF, bringing greater operational synergies. We…
Russia-Iraq: Putin talks about oil, then about “sharp deterioration in Middle East”
"The energy sector is certainly the main aspect of our collaboration. Our largest companies operate rather successfully in your country. Our companies have invested…
NATO Security Directors tackle Allied challenges in Romania
The discussions were chaired by NATO Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, Boris Ruge, and included Russia’s…
Sweden: New military support package to Ukraine
Swedish Government today adopted a proposal for an additional amending budget containing a new support package to Ukraine. The package,…
EU Commission President’s remarks after Heads of State or Government meeting
Today's informal Summit was about preparing for the future. We met, as you know, 18 months ago in Versailles, right…
Ukraine: EU HR on the deadly attack in Kupiansk
Russia’s appalling terror against Ukraine’s civilian population shows no signs of abating and reached another grim landmark today. An attack…
Europol joins team investigating international crimes in Ukraine
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, Europol, has become a participant in the joint investigation team (JIT) on…
If Ukraine fails, so will we – Czech President Pavel at the EU Parliament
Petr Pavel warned that if “Ukraine fails, so will we” and called “on everyone to continue providing support by all…
French Government on sentencing of Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova
France vigorously denounces the sentencing in absentia of Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova to eight and a half years in prison.…
Military assistance: Ukrainian President meets with EU’s HRVP Borrell
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a meeting with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,…
The urgent imperative to maintain NATO’s nuclear deterrence
The dismal performance of Russia’s conventional forces in the early days of the war in Ukraine risks convincing some in…
Ukraine:EU HR Borrell’s remarks on Russia’s information manipulation
Through these war of propaganda and disinformation, Russia is trying to deflect its responsibility for the war, denying the occupation,…