- 19 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityEU
AstraZeneca reaches settlement with EU on COVID-19 vaccine delivery
By Pushkala Aripaka and Ludwig Burger (Reuters) - AstraZeneca and the European Commission have reached a settlement on the delivery of 200 million pending COVID-19 vaccine doses by the drugmaker,…
Poland, Latvia worry over Russia’s war games on tense EU-Belarus border
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Poland and Latvia expressed concern on Thursday over Russia's looming military drills held jointly on Belarus' western border where the European Union accuses Minsk…
Aid is EU’s bargaining chip in any Taliban recognition, says Slovenian EU presidency
BLED, Slovenia (Reuters) - The European Union is far from deciding whether to formally recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan after it took over the country last month but EU…
EU says it will not rush into recognising the Taliban
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union will need to engage with the Taliban but it will not rush into formally recognising the Islamist militant group as the new rulers of Afghanistan,…
Analysis: Afghanistan pullout spurs EU to revive rapid reaction force
By Robin Emmott and John Chalmers LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - The chaotic withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan has shown that the European Union needs to intervene militarily in a crisis…
Afghanistan crisis shows EU must seek greater military autonomy: Michel
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) - The European Union must take action to be better prepared for military evacuations of its citizens in situations such as occurred in Afghanistan in recent weeks, EU…
EU invites Jaishankar to interact with bloc’s foreign ministers
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The European Union has invited External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to participate in an informal meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on September…
EU to convene forum on resettlement of Afghans in need in September
Brussels [Belgium], August 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Commission will organize a special high-level forum in September to discuss the resettlement of needy Afghans, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson…
PM Modi discusses Afghanistan situation with President of European Council
New Delhi [India] August 31 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke on the telephone with President of the European Council Charles Michel about the evolving situation in Afghanistan…
EU removes US from Covid safe list for non-essential visits
Brussels [Belgium], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The EU, due to the increase in the incidence of coronavirus, removed five countries, including the United States, from the list of states with which…
Brussels: Afghan diaspora protest Taliban takeover, seeks EU’s intervention
Brussels [Belgium], August 19 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghans protested in front of the European Commission, European Council, and the European External Action Service (EEAS) against the Taliban takeover and urged…
EASA recommends commercial operators to suspend flights in Kabul airspace
Brussels [Belgium] August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) recommends commercial operators not to conduct flights in the airspace of Kabul and Afghanistan in general until further…
