La UE aumenta en 4 millones de euros la ayuda humanitaria y sigue pidiendo la plena aplicación de los acuerdos de Minsk. El invierno, con temperaturas inferiores a -30°C y medias siempre por debajo de 0°C provocadas por el anticiclón siberiano, hace que...
Read moreIndependentistas respaldados por Rusia convocan pseudoelecciones en el este de Ucrania
La Unión Europea ha reiterado su total apoyo a la independencia, soberanía e integridad territorial de Ucrania Pseudoelecciones en Ucrania oriental. © European Union 2018 (photo by Iman Begum). La Unión Europea ha reiterado su total apoyo a la independencia,...
Read moreSigning ceremony of the Treaty of Prespa on Macedonia name issue
Signing ceremony of the agreement on Macedonia name issue at Prespa lake © European Union, 2018 / Source: EC - Audiovisual Service Today, 17th June 2018, the signing ceremony of the Treaty of Prespa, the historic agreement between Greece and FYROM (the...
Read more2.5 years of conflict, 2.5 million displaced. Filippo Grandi visits Ukraine
Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, urges safety nets for those really in need – the elderly, the disabled and poorest. Filippo Grandi in Ukraine Two and a half years of conflict have left more than two million Ukrainians displaced...
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Olivier Bertrand arrêté à Gaziantep (Turquie)
Olivier Bertrand Le journaliste Olivier Bertrand a été arrêté hier à Gaziantep (Turquie) où il était en reportage avec un photographe turc, libéré depuis. Selon le média en ligne Les Jours, pour lequel le journaliste travaillait, cette arrestation « s’inscrit...
Read moreState of Emergency in Turkey: Joint statement by HRVP Mogherini and Commissioner Hahn on the latest developments
Turkey. State of Emergency. "We are following the developments regarding the State of Emergency Turkey has declared after the attempted coup, which the European Union condemned, very closely and with concern. This declaration comes in the wake of the...
Read moreThe EU Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement came into force
Jahjaga & Mogherini EU handshake. UNMIK chief meets Hyseni. Photo credits EU, UN Last Friday, April 1st , the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union and Kosovo entered into force. The SAA establishes a contractual relationship...
Read moreThe Soviet Story: the Ukrainian Genocide
The Soviet Story (Video) "Russian revolutionaries in the czarist times cherished the idea to exterminate all the people older than 25 years of age, as carriers of incorrect ideology. Their successors, bolsheviks, had a more 'reasonable' plan based on...
Read moreSmall-arms fire hit OSCE vehicle in Marinka, Ukraine.
OSCE vehicle after it was attacked by DPR sniper near Donetsk. Photo credits: OSCE SMM. On 16 January an OSCE SMM patrol comprised of three monitors, one paramedic and one language assistant was shot while conducting an assessment of the damages to a...
Read moreUkraine meets criteria for visa liberalisation
Photo credits: Bakhmat An extremely important step for Ukraine and Ukrainians that have been waiting for it for 7 years. The Commission adopted today the sixth and last progress report on the implementation by Ukraine of its Visa Liberalisation Action...
Read moreUkraine's Visa Liberalization
"Visa Liberalization for Ukraine - Is the EU Ready To Support It?" conference. Credits: UMEU. Regarding visa liberalization, during the conference "Visa Liberalization for Ukraine - Is the EU Ready To Support It?" held at the European Parliament, Liubov...
Read moreRussia additional restrictive measures on Ukraine agricultural export
Liubov Nepop, Acting Head of Ukraine's Mission to the EU. Credits: UMEU. Liubov Nepop, Acting Head of Ukraine's Mission to the EU informed about the outcome of the trilateral talks on the EU-Ukraine DCFTA (Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area) entering...
Read moreRussians offered us to join restrictions on trade already introduced by Russia, including those against the European Union
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin Cecilia Malmström, Member of the EC in charge of Trade, Péter Balás, Head of the Support Group for Ukraine and Alexey Ulyukaev, Russian Minister for Economic Development. Credits: EC. Trilateral Talks on the Implementation...
Read moreSoutheast EU. State building.
LIVE EC press conference Commissioner Johannes HAHN2015 Enlargement Package. Credits: European Commission In a set of annual reports adopted today, the European Commission has assessed where the countries of the Western Balkans and Turkey stand in preparingto...
Read moreA Bicommunal Cyprus Dialogue Forum is launched
Turkish Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs, Özdil Nami. Photo credits: Bruno Mariani & UNDP UN SGSA Cyprus Espen Barth Eide: optimism growths on the possibility of Cyprus talks restarting in spring. European Commission Vice-President Jyrki Katainen visited...
Read moreEU statement on Human Rights at United Nations
Proud to be a Human Rights Defender EU Statement – United Nations 3rd Committee: Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Summary: 21 October 2014, New York – European Union Statement delivered by Charlotta Schlyter, Counsellor, Delegation of the European...
Read moreSerbia. Remarks by EU HR Catherine Ashton.
Remarks by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton following her meeting with Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia/Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić "Welcome everyone, Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Dačić, my dear friend Ivica, what a pleasure to have you...
Read moreAlbanian PM's historic visit to Serbia postponed after football brawl
19 October 2014, 20:32 CET (TIRANA) - A planned historic visit by Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama to Serbia has been postponed until next month, both governments said Sunday, after political tensions soared following violence at a football match between...
Read moreThe EU is helping to build up local democracy in...
Bosnia and Herzegovina - EU cooperation with local authorities Pre-accession assistance - project of the week: Fair shares in funding give new life to local community engagement. Democracy can function well at national level only if it functions well...
Read moreThe European Union supports Ukraine
High level meeting to coordinate international support for Ukraine On 8 July, the EU institutions and member states, Ukrainian government and international donors will gather for a High Level Meeting in Brussels to discuss the key priorities and support...
Read moreEU candidate status for Albania
Albania. EU Enlargement. Photo credit: EU European Union at the UN – New York #EU candidate status for Albania http://eu-un.europa.eu/articles/en/article_15195_en.htm
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