- 18 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityEU
EU considers sanctions on Minsk airport over migrant crisis
By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is considering imposing sanctions on Belarus' main airport in a bid to make it more difficult for airlines…
Belarusian leader’s warning causes new concern in Europe about gas flows
By Katya Golubkova and Marwa Rashad MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) - A warning by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that he could halt Russian gas flows through his country to Europe in a…
EU eyes blacklisting airlines over migrant flights, not intimidated by gas threats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will seek to blacklist airlines that transport to Belarus migrants who later attempt to cross the EU border and will coordinate its planned sanctions…
EU pressure on migrants’ countries could work better than new Belarus sanctions -official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pressure on countries from which migrants fly to Belarus in hope of entering the European Union, and on airlines that take them, could do more to end…
EU agrees need for “robust” action against UK if dispute flares
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments agreed on the need for "robust" action against Britain if London follows through on its threat to escalate a post-Brexit trade dispute, EU diplomats…
EU envoys say “hybrid attack” is legal basis for new Belarus sanctions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU ambassadors agreed on Wednesday that Belarus' decision to encourage Middle Eastern migrants to enter Poland can legally be considered a "hybrid attack" that serves as a…
EU says its funding should not be used for barbed wire, fences
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday that EU funding could be used to finance border infrastructure but should not be used to put up fences or barbed…
Russia blames EU for looming migrant ‘catastrophe’, sends bombers to overfly Belarus
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia blamed the European Union on Wednesday for the migrant crisis on the border between Belarus and Poland, accusing it of trying to "strangle" Belarus with plans to…
Exclusive-EU close to deal on new round of Belarus sanctions, diplomats say
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is close to imposing more sanctions on Belarus, targeting some 30 individuals and entities including the foreign minister and Belarusian airline…
Ireland dusts off Brexit contingency plans as trade tensions mount
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish government ministers have met to dust off contingency plans in case disagreements between Britain and the European Union trigger major trade disruption, deputy prime minister Leo…
Russia floats idea of EU paying Belarus to stop migrant flows
By Andrew Osborn and Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday suggested that the European Union could provide financial assistance to Belarus in order to…
EU toughens visa process for Belarus officials over migrant crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments partially suspended on Tuesday a visa facilitation deal for Belarusian officials in response to a "hybrid attack" that Brussels says Minsk is waging by…
