Refugees from Ukraine do not need to go through the asylum procedure, and will receive immediate protection for up to three years in the European Union, German Minister of the Interior, Building and Community Nancy Faeser said on Wednesday. “We provide help quickly and without bureaucracy. Refugees from Ukraine do […]
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EU Foreign Ministers agree to target Russian financial institutions, individuals
EU Foreign Ministers have agreed to disconnect some Russian banks from the SWIFT system and to subject more Russian individuals and entities to sanctions, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters after a virtual EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting late on Sunday. More Russian entities and individuals, including “oligarchs and businessmen… and political figures that hold a key role,” as […]
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EU to ban Russian flights over Europe over Ukraine crisis
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Sunday that the EU would shut its airspace to Russian airlines in response to its “special military operation” in Ukraine since early Thursday. “We are shutting down the EU airspace for Russians,” Von der Leyen said in a statement on Sunday, “We are proposing a […]
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EU, Member States stand in solidarity with Ukraine Ambassador: Envoy to India, Bhutan
Heads of Mission of the EU and its Member States stand in solidarity with the Ukraine Ambassador and condemned Russia’s “unprovoked and unjustified” military attack, said Ugo Astuto, the Ambassador of the European Union to India and Bhutan on Friday. Taking to Twitter, the envoy said that the EU is united in its solidarity with […]
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EU can consult with Kiev on Nord Stream 2, but decision up to Berlin: Russian Diplomat
The European Commission has the right to consult with Ukraine on the certification of Nord Stream 2, but the final decision is up to Germany, Russian Ambassador in Berlin Sergey Nechaev said in an interview with Sputnik. “The European Commission has the right to consult with parties whose interests it considers affected. The final decision on certification is […]
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EU, UK preparing sanctions against new Russian gas projects
The European Union and the United Kingdom are preparing sanctions against new Russian gas projects that will be imposed in case of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, media reported. According to Financial Times, the new set of sanctions is being developed with the US support, and will be aimed at […]
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Josep Borrell calls Russia’s demand to stop EU, NATO eastward expansion unacceptable
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called Russia’s demands about security guarantees and about stopping the EU and NATO’s eastward expansion unacceptable. “Demands about security guarantees and stopping the EU and NATO’s eastward expansion are a purely Russian agenda with completely unacceptable conditions, especially regarding Ukraine,” Borrell said in an interview with German newspaper Die Welt. He said the Russian side for the first time “presented its […]
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US, EU highlight shared concerns over China’s coercion against Lithuania
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a telephonic conversation with European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, during which they highlighted their shared concerns about escalating political pressure and economic coercion by China against Lithuania. In a statement, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that Blinken and Borrell underscored EU and US continuing […]
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EU leaders unanimously vote for prolonging Russia sanctions: Council Head
Leaders of the EU countries have unanimously voted for the prolongation of sanctions against Russia during the EU summit in Brussels, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday. “Massive consequences & severe cost will follow if Russia takes further military action against Ukraine. #EUCO leaders unanimously agreed to roll over economic sanctions against Russia. We call on Russia to keep its part of the bargain and proceed with Minsk implementation,” […]
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EU, P5 nations invited to OIC meeting on Afghanistan
European Union and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have been invited for a meeting on Afghanistan. The Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is holding an extraordinary ministerial meeting to discuss the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan as the winter is approaching and the country faces severe […]
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US, EU on same page to counter China’s growing assertiveness in Indo-Pacific region: Wendy Sherman
The United States and the European Union are increasingly on the same page in countering China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region, said US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Friday. This comes after Sherman met European External Action Service Secretary-General Stefano Sannino in Washington for two days in a row for talks that […]
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EU postpones free trade agreement talks with Australia amid AUKUS row
The European Union has postponed for a month the 12th round of negotiations on a free trade agreement with Australia amid the diplomatic row over the US submarine contract with Australia under the recently-established AUKUS alliance. In mid-September, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia declared the formation of AUKUS as a platform for defence and security cooperation. The announcement came […]
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MEPs push for stronger partnership between EU, Taiwan
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have urged the European Union (EU) to pursue closer relations with Taiwan, while issuing warnings over the continued tensions across the Taiwan Strait. In a new report adopted on Wednesday, MEPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee advocated closer relations and a stronger partnership between the EU and Taiwan guided by the EU’s One China Policy. “The […]
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EU, UK digital Covid certificates recognised by IATA Travel Pass
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that EU Digital Covid Certificate (DCC) and UK NHS Covid Pass can now be uploaded into IATA Travel Pass as verified proof of vaccination for travel. Travellers holding an EU DCC or UK NHS Covid Pass can now access accurate Covid-19 travel information for their journey, create an electronic version of […]
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EU is donating more than 200 million vaccines by end of year
The European Union announced on Thursday that it will donate more than 200 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19 to countries with average and low incomes before the end of this year. That is twice the initial amount the 27-nation bloc planned to deliver, mostly through COVAX, an UN-backed program to provide […]