- 19 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityEU
China’s President Xi spoke with German Chancellor Merkel – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping urged Germany to promote a "correct" policy towards China within the European Union in a phone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, according…
Russia and Belarus formally open huge war games, worrying NATO
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Belarus formally opened vast joint military drills on Thursday, a week-long exercise across the territory of both countries and in the Baltic Sea that has…
EU preparing for Afghans already abroad to try to reach Europe, border agency chief says
WARSAW (Reuters) - The EU is preparing for an influx of Afghans seeking asylum, whether or not people flee en masse from the new Taliban government, the chief of the…
Analysis: Taliban choices in new cabinet could hamper recognition by West
By Rupam Jain and Alasdair Pal (Reuters) - Afghanistan's new rulers have rewarded Taliban veterans and hardliners with plum posts in the cabinet despite promising an inclusive government, but the…
Belarus may freeze EU refugee accord to due ‘unfriendly actions’
KYIV (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's government said on Wednesday it could suspend an accord with the European Union on accepting refugees, as both sides traded blame over a…
Russia’s Putin accuses EU of ‘discrimination’ against Crimea’s residents -Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday told European Council President Charles Michel that the European Union was continuing to discriminate against residents of Crimea, the Kremlin said…
Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to start operating in days – Russia’s Lavrov
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will start operating in the next few days, Interfax news agency reported. The…
EU calls for immediate release of Belarus protest leader Kolesnikova
(Reuters) - The European Union has called for the immediate release of Belarus protest leader Maria Kolesnikova after she was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Kolesnikova and her fellow…
Britain warns of ‘cold mistrust’ if EU does not move on Northern Ireland trade
LONDON (Reuters) - The stand-off between Britain and the European Union over post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland threatens to create "cold mistrust" in the broader relationship between London and…
Afghanistan could be catalyst for common EU migration policy -commissioner
ZURICH (Reuters) - Events in Afghanistan could be a catalyst for the European Union to forge a common migration policy, European Commissioner Margaritis Schinas said in a newspaper interview. EU…
Europe to miss 2030 climate goal by 21 years at current pace – study
CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) - Europe will miss a key climate target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by more than 20 years unless it picks up the pace on energy transition…
EU defence force should not stretch NATO’s resources, Stoltenberg says
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday he supported European Union plans to build a common defence policy but he warned against any rapid…
