Kaja Kallas received the most applause when she rejected an MEP’s accusation that she was against an end to the war in Ukraine. She is for peace, emphasized the designated EU foreign affairs representative. However, the question was what the right strategy for peace was. The Minsk agreements, for example, had not brought peace, but […]
Donald Trump was the elephant in the room, Olaf Scholz the big absentee. The turbulent situation in Berlin prevented the German Chancellor from traveling to the meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) in Budapest. 42 heads of state and government gathered in a soccer stadium on the outskirts of the Hungarian capital on Thursday.Almost […]
Vladimir Putin is firmly convinced that the Europeans are weak, said Finland’s former head of state Sauli Niinistö at the end of the presentation when asked how the Russian president could be stopped: “We have to show him that we are strong.” And not only strong against military threats in the east, but also in […]
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP/Renew) must continue to be patient as SEDE chairwoman. The planned upgrading of her Subcommittee on Security and Defense to a full committee is now to take place in the new year and no longer this autumn. The new target date is Jan. 1, according to the EU Parliament. The reason for the […]
Georgia’s parliamentary elections on Saturday are about the country’s European perspective and the EU’s influence in the region. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell spoke of a moment of truth in the run-up to the elections. The population would decide whether Georgia would become part of Europe or turn its back on it. […]
It would not have worked without the votes from abroad: Maia Sandu was able to announce a wafer-thin victory on Monday for the referendum with which Moldova’s president wants to irrevocably enshrine the goal of EU integration in the constitution. In the end, 50.5 percent voted in favor of the pro-European orientation, with around 13,000 […]
Wolodymyr Zelenskiy received much support for his “victory plan” during discussions with the heads of state and government, said a diplomat during the EU summit on Thursday. However, the strategy with which Ukraine’s president wants to force Russia to the negotiating table found no mention in the summit’s conclusions.Zelenskiy himself said in Brussels that the […]
Originally, he was only supposed to be connected via video, but now Volodymyr Zelenskiy is traveling in person: Ukraine will be at the center of the discussion at the summit and Zelenskiy will present his “victory plan” to the heads of state and government, writes EU Council President Charles Michel in his invitation letter.Another topic: […]
It is a first, but one that could end in disappointment. The heads of state and government of the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are meeting today in Brussels for their first summit at the invitation of EU Council President Charles Michel.However, most of the leaders of the Gulf states are likely to […]
Maroš Šefčovič came with a clear message: The negotiations with Switzerland must be concluded by the end of the year, without the safeguard clause on the immigration of EU citizens desired by Switzerland. On Tuesday, the Vice-President of the EU Commission informed the representatives of the member states about the status of the talks with […]