In a joint letter, a cross-partisan group of Members of European Parliament have urged EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell to take urgent actions to protect Armenia from the Azerbaijani aggression. Among the signatories are German ECR MEP Lars Patrick Berg and Swedish ECR […]
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By Pieter Cleppe The latest 24 hours have seen a lot of movement on the possible reactivation of the Iran nuclear deal, dubbed JCPOA. Last week, the EU sent Iran the “final text” of a revived deal, aimed at restricing Iran’s nuclear programme, in exchange for relieving sanctions. In response to the events, the United
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Writing for the Council on Foreign Relations, academic Michelle Gavin, a senior fellow for Africa Studies and the former United States Ambassador to Botswana, highlights Russia’s growing influence in Africa, writing: “Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s four-country Africa swing attracted a great deal of attention in Western media outlets, which framed his trip as a
This week, the EU and Azerbaijan agreed to strengthen the existing cooperation, signing a new Memorandum of Understanding on a Strategic Partnership in the Field of Energy, in a bid to secure alternative gas supplies for Europe. Both sides are also negotiating a new comprehensive agreement, to allow for enhanced cooperation in a wide range
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Oil supply disruptions in Libya have escalated in past weeks, further increasing concern in Europe over its energy supply. This was due to protests, blockades and shutdowns at key oil infrastructure in the unstable country, as only 650,000 b/d in oil was pumped in June, which is the lowest level since October 2020 and meant
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Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) was ordered last week by a Russian court to suspend its operations, citing environmental arguments, meaning that Kazakhstan annual supply of 67 million tons of oil through Russia to Europe is under threat. This was only two days after President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told Council President Charles Michel his country is ready
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The EU’s decision to only grant Georgia EU candidate status after addressing certain priorities, unlike Ukraine and Moldova, continues to make waves. Commenting to Stuttgarter Nachrichten, German ECR MEP Lars Patrick Berg states: “Denying Georgia accession status is a terrible sign and a big strategic mistake by the EU”, adding that there is a danger
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Writing for The Jerusalem Post, Dr. Maya Sion-Tzidkiyahu discusses the idea raised by French President Emmanuel Macron to establish a “European Political Community”, referring to a gathering of 12 countries surrounding the European Union: eight candidate member states (five in the Western Balkans, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia), three that are not interested to join the
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The European Union Foreign Affairs Council on Monday approved a strategic partnership with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). EU agrees new strategic partnership with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) The EU has approved a new strategic partnership with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which consists of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab
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In order to deal with the energy crisis, the European Commission is looking at Egypt and Israel to increase import of natural gas. It is proposing this to EU member states in a memorandum of understanding. According to a draft obtained by Reuters, the Commission states: “The natural gas to be shipped to the European Union
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