ATHENS (AA) – The EU has said that it expects from Israel “full, immediate and effective” implementation of the International Court of Justice’s ruling. “We take note of today’s order of the International Court of Justice on South Africa’s request for the indication of provisional measures,” said a joint statement by EU’s foreign policy ...
ANKARA (AA) – Egypt is a key partner in efforts for a two-state solution in the Middle East, EU foreign policy chief has said. Josep Borrell, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and EU Commissioner for Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi held a joint news conference following a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. “We appreciate the crucial ...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Spain’s foreign minister has said that 88 countries now support the country’s idea for a conference to achieve lasting peace in Palestine and Israel. “The plan was proposed by Spain’s prime minister, was adopted by the 27 EU states in October, and now it is endorsed by countries in the Arab […]
ROME (AA) – The new European military mission in the Red Sea that Italy is promoting with France and Germany will be a “considerable step towards a true European defense,” Italy’s foreign minister said after the three countries presented their plan at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. Antonio Tajani told reporters at the [&hell...
LONDON (AA) – The European Union has expressed concern over controversial Israeli projects in Jerusalem, saying they threaten to permanently change the character of numerous holy sites of the Abrahamic faiths. In a statement, the Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank and Gaza Strip, UNRWA) expressed concern over projects...
LONDON (AA) – The European Union’s border agency, Frontex, and Malta are “systematically sharing the coordinates of refugee boats” trying to escape Libya with a vessel operated by a militia group, a report has said. The report, published by Lighthouse Reports, said Frontex and the Maltese government are sharing the informatio...
BERLIN (AA) – EU member states are discussing sanctions against violent illegal Israeli settlers who have carried out acts of terrorism against Palestinians in the West Bank, Germany’s deputy foreign minister said on Monday. “We are currently discussing what we can do, as EU member states, on this issue. As Germany, we are also consideri...
BERLIN (AA) — Germany on Wednesday said that the EU member states will discuss possible sanctions on Israeli settlers. The German Foreign Ministry spokesman told a news conference in Berlin that the issue will be discussed during an EU foreign ministers meeting next week. “We welcome that the US has adopted a clear stance, as […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has warned of war expansion in the region if Israeli forces continue to commit war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian spoke by phone with European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell about the latest developments on Israel’s a...
Barcelona, Spain — AFP The EU’s top foreign policy official Josep Borrell has called for an extension of the truce in the Gaza Strip, which is to end on Tuesday. The four-day pause has seen tearful reunions of dozens of Palestinian prisoners as well as the return of Israeli hostages in the first relief in […]