LONDON (AA) – The EU has announced that it is suspending sanctions on Syria’s energy, transport, and banking sectors to aid the country’s reconstruction after the fall of the Bashar Assad regime. In a statement, the EU said the move aims to “facilitate engagement with Syria, its people, and businesses, in key areas of energy […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – NATO’s secretary general says that any security guarantees for Ukraine provided by Europe need to be backed up by the US. “Strong security guarantees, if provided by European countries, need a backup by the United States,” Mark Rutte said during a speech at Comenius University in Slovakia. He also reaffirmed that th...
BRUSSELS (AA) – A senior EU official has stated that the EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) deployed at the Rafah Border Crossing continues its operations under the cease-fire agreement and will not be affected by US President Donald Trump’s statements. The official, who wanted to stay anonymous, said that the mission was deployed on J...
BRUSSELS/ISTANBUL (AA) – The EU’s spokesman for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has expressed the 27-member bloc’s regret over a US executive order authorizing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “The EU expresses its r...
LONDON (AA) – The EU has given €60 million (some $62 million) assistance package for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) through the European Peace Facility (EPF). “This assistance measure will contribute to strengthening the capacities of the LAF to enable them – in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1701 – to redepl...
ANKARA (AA) – Egypt has called on the European Union to provide humanitarian relief assistance and launch early recovery projects in Gaza after a cease-fire agreement that suspended Israel’s genocidal war on the Palestinian enclave. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met Sunday evening in Brussels with President of the European Council A...
BRUSSELS (AA) – Bulgaria and Romania have officially joined the Schengen zone, following a decision by the EU Council on December 12, 2024. Although the two countries gained Schengen access by air and sea in March 2024, their full integration was delayed due to vetoes from Austria, Hungary, and the Netherlands, which cited concerns over [&hell...
LONDON (AA) – The EU plans to reopen its delegation in Syria, signaling a shift in its diplomatic approach to the war-torn country. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced this during a European Parliament session. While the EU delegation in Damascus was never officially closed, there has been no accredited ambassador or active diplomati...
BRUSSELS (AA) – All EU member states “are under an obligation to execute arrest warrants issued by the ICC,” EU spokesperson Peter Stano has said in a written statement, specifically noting the warrants issued for two top Israeli officials in the ongoing war on Gaza. The International Criminal Court (ICC), in a landmark move last [&helli...
ATHENS (AA) – EU member states should fulfill their obligations under international law by complying with the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu, says the EU foreign policy chief. Stressing that all EU members are parties to the Rome Convention, which founded the International Crimi...
