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'No support' over suspension of EU-Israel agreement

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said there was no unanimity at a meeting of foreign ministers for a full suspension of the EU Israel Association Agreement.

Wadephul: ensuring the EU is able to act effectively

The German foreign minister is calling for changes in the way EU decisions are made in foreign and security policy.

EU foreign policy shambles triggers calls for radical overhaul of diplomacy

From Ukraine funding to Iran and Russia, repeated paralysis is reigniting a fight over the EU’s veto system.

Kallas, von der Leyen and the rivalry over EU intelligence

Brussels is beefing up its intelligence machinery. Zoya Sheftalovich and Kathryn Carlson talk about the growing role of INTCEN — the EU’s little-known intelligence-analysis hub ins...

Call for discussion over suspension of EU-Israel deal

The Taoiseach has written to the President of the European Council, António Costa, asking that he put Israel's treatment of EU citizens from the Global Sumud Flotilla on the agenda...

EU to prepare blueprint for mutual assistance pact, amid NATO doubts

EU leaders have asked officials to prepare a blueprint for how the bloc’s previously obscure mutual assistance clause would work, host Cyprus said at a summit on Friday, amid doubt...

German FM for non-unanimous voting in EU for foreign, security policy

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called for eliminating the European Union's unanimous vote principle in the areas of foreign and security policy and replacing it with the m...

EU planning ‘military Schengen’ mobility network, commissioner says

The European Union and NATO have agreed on a €100 billion infrastructure project that would lay the foundations for a “military Schengen” zone to speed troop and equipment movement...

German foreign minister presents six-point plan to reform European Union

Johann Wadephul called for replacing the principle of unanimity in foreign policy issues with a qualified majority vote

EU rehearses its own defense pact

The European Union conducted its first operational simulation of the mutual defense clause embedded in the Lisbon Treaty, testing how member-states would respond to an attack on on...

Daily Memo: Accelerating EU Decision-Making, US Counterterrorism Strategy

EU foreign policy. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul presented proposals to accelerate EU decision-making, particularly in foreign and security policy. Elements of the plan i...

EU Commission calls for ratification of US trade deal

The European Commission has called on member states and the European Parliament to finally reach an agreement on ratifying the EU-US trade agreement announced last August.

Finland open to qualified majority voting on EU foreign policy issues

Helsinki supports decision-making on certain EU foreign policy issues by qualified majority voting (i.e. 80% of member-states), Finland Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen told Kathime...

EU needs to ‘trigger’ mutual defense clause, says defense and space commissioner

Article 42.7 of the European Union Treaty – similar to NATO’s Article 5 mutual defense clause – needs to be put into effect, with clear procedures for activation and coordination,...

Η Ευρώπη να υπερασπιστεί την Ειρήνη, το Διεθνές Δίκαιο και τα δημοκρατικά δικαιώματα

Συνάντηση Σ. Φάμελλου με την πρόεδρο της Κοινοβουλευτικής Συνέλευσης του Συμβουλίου της Ευρώπης, Πέτρα Μπάιρ - «Κομβικός ο ρόλος του Συμβουλίου της Ευρώπης»

Ε.Ε.: Κυρώσεις για εποίκους στη Δυτική Οχθη – Πρώτα σενάρια διαλόγου με τη Ρωσία στο Συμβούλιο ΥΠΕΞ

Οι υπουργοί Εξωτερικών συζητούν νέα μέτρα για τη Δυτική Οχθη, κυρώσεις για τη μεταφορά Ουκρανών παιδιών στη Ρωσία και τις προϋποθέσεις πιθανών μελλοντικών διαπραγματεύσεων με τη Μό...

Ε.Ε.: Κυρώσεις για εποίκους στη Δυτική Οχθη – Πρώτα σενάρια διαλόγου με τη Ρωσία στο Συμβούλιο ΥΠΕΞ

Οι υπουργοί Εξωτερικών συζητούν νέα μέτρα για τη Δυτική Οχθη, κυρώσεις για τη μεταφορά Ουκρανών παιδιών στη Ρωσία και τις προϋποθέσεις πιθανών μελλοντικών διαπραγματεύσεων με τη Μό...

The great unblocking? EU foreign ministers eye sweeping changes as Orbán exits

From aid for Ukraine to sanctions against Russia and Israel, EU diplomats say the bloc is now poised to make changes.

European Union support for the UN ‘more vital than ever’, Security Council hears

A senior United Nations official on Monday hailed the European Union (EU) as “a major economic and diplomatic actor and a strong advocate of multilateralism.” Read the full story,...

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Jaishankar Attends Gymnich Meeting In Cyprus, Holds Talks With EU Foreign Affairs Ministers

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has arrived in Cyprus to participate in the Informal Meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers (Gymnich), co-chaired by EU High Representat...

EU moving toward implementing sanctions on Israeli West Bank settlements, ambassador confirms

The European Union Foreign Ministers' Council is scheduled to meet on May 11, where actions against Israeli settlements could potentially be approved. 

US-EU cooperation

As many are debating how the western world might navigate the tense situation created by President Trump’s attacks on Europe, US Ambassador to the European Union Andrew Puzder offe...

Athens pushes Balkan EU path

Athens is seeking to sustain momentum for the European Union accession process of Western Balkan states through the Delphi Declaration, signed by Foreign Minister George Gerapetrit...