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EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: European Parliament committee probes human rights in EU-Southern Neighbourhood deals ― EU approves €4 billion aid to Egypt ― Sudanese refugees fleeing Egypt ― Italian NGOs demand end to Italy-Libya co-operation ― EU allocates €202…

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) · June 26, 2025

The European Parliament (EP) Subcommittee on Human Rights has organised a public hearing on the human rights implications of the EU’s memoranda of understanding (MoU) with its partners in the Southern Neighbourhood. The EP has approved €4 billion...

EU EASTERN BORDERS: Baltic countries and Poland call on EU to increase focus on eastern border ― Estonian NGO helps to relaunch mental health support helpline for Ukrainians ― Finland’s border law set for 18-month extension ― NGO criticises Poland’s tr…

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) · June 26, 2025

The Baltic countries and Poland have called on the EU institutions to increase their focus on the bloc’s eastern border. An NGO in Estonia has relaunched a helpline to provide mental health support for Ukrainians living in Ukraine and elsewhere in...

President Lai meets Japan’s former Economic Security Minister Kobayashi Takayuki

Taiwan President News · June 25, 2025

TAIWAN, June 25 - Details 2025-06-16 President Lai meets delegation led by Representative Bera, co-chair of US Congressional Taiwan Caucus On the morning of June 16, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Representative Ami Bera,...

Philip Rudge – A Tireless Campaigner for Refugee Rights in Europe

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) · June 26, 2025

By Martin Barber and Jeff Crisp We were both working at the British Refugee Council (BRC) in 1984, when Philip Rudge arrived to set up the office of the modestly-named European Consultation on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) on the top floor of 3-9...

Prime Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof

Prime Minister of Canada · June 24, 2025

CANADA, June 24 - Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Dick Schoof, on the margins of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in The Hague, the Netherlands. Prime Minister Carney...

Prime Minister Golob: "The agreement we have signed will contribute to coexistence and positive stories on both sides of the border"

Government of Slovenia · June 23, 2025

SLOVENIA, June 23 - The two prime ministers first held a one-on-one meeting and then signed an agreement between the governments of Slovenia and Croatia on the construction, management, and maintenance of existing bridging structures on the state...

UCIC, Co-Built by Taicang and Rhein-Neckar, Builds a Bridge for Deepening China-Germany Innovation Cooperation

GlobeNewswire, Inc. · June 26, 2025

WEINHEIM, Germany, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On June 25, UCIC, an offshore incubation center co-built by Taicang, China and Rhein-Neckar, Germany officially opened in Weinheim. The launch marks a major milestone in Taicang's efforts to...

Prime Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister of Belgium Bart De Wever

Prime Minister of Canada · June 23, 2025

CANADA, June 23 - Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, met with the Prime Minister of Belgium, Bart De Wever. Prime Minister Carney congratulated Prime Minister De Wever on taking office in February and emphasized the longstanding ties between...

EU-Israel Association Agreement: Delay and distraction is not neutral, it is a decision

Oxfam · June 23, 2025

Today, EU Foreign Policy Chief, Kaja Kallas, presented a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement at the meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers. In response, Agnes Bertrand Sanz, Oxfam Humanitarian Expert, said: “There are moments in history...

Minister Fajon: Urgent return to diplomacy and political dialogue needed in the Middle East

Government of Slovenia · June 23, 2025

SLOVENIA, June 23 - With regard to the broader Middle East region, ministers focused on recent developments in Iran. In this context, Minister Fajon reiterated Slovenia’s call for restraint on all sides in actions that could escalate tensions in...

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Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Costa and Polish Prime Minister Tusk following the meeting of the European Council of 26 June 2025

European Commission · June 26, 2025

European Commission Statement Brussels, 27 Jun 2025 Let me start, dear Donald, with a word on the Polish Presidency as it draws to a close. Your Presidency was challenging, but you delivered. You closed 37 major ...

Will Nigel Farage Be Prime Minister? Quite possibly it seems

The Times ·

Eleven years ago I was ordering a sandwich in my work canteen and the phone rang. “Ben Dowell? Nigel Farage here,” came an unmistakable voice and I suddenly remembered that, weeks before, I had requested an interview with the Ukip leader. Once I...

Delaying welfare reform is better than bad welfare reform, prime minister

The Independent (U.S.) · June 26, 2025

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez dismisses Trump’s tariff threat

Olive Press · June 26, 2025

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez has responded to US President Donald Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on Spanish goods because his government won’t spend 5% of the country’s GDP on defence. Sanchez, speaking in Brussels on Thursday, said that Spain is...

European companies shipping critical missile parts to Russia, Zelensky tells EU

The Kyiv Independent · June 26, 2025

European firms continue to ship critical weapons components to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky told the European Council on June 26 in a plea for tougher EU sanctions against Moscow. "Some European companies are still sending critical...

EU weighs fast-track trade deal with U.S. as Trump tariff deadline looms

Profit by Pakistan Today · June 26, 2025

European Union leaders are to tell the European Commission on Thursday whether they want to reach a quick trade agreement with the United States on terms that favour Washington or keep fighting for a better deal. A quick deal seems to be the...

EU: Sanchez denounces “double standards”

EUROPE DIPLOMATIC · June 26, 2025

Brussels 26.06.2025 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he would demand that the European Union (the EU) to suspend the Association agreement with Israel. He noted that the union “follows a double standard” by imposing sanctions against...

EU says it's 'ready' to make a trade deal with Trump as China finalizes its own

Cryptopolitan · June 26, 2025

The European Union has confirmed it’s now open to signing a trade deal with President Trump, right as the United States locks in a separate deal with China. On Thursday, during a summit in Brussels, EU officials said a new American proposal had...

EU summit: Viktor Orbán insists 95% of Hungarians don't want Ukraine in the bloc

The Journal · June 26, 2025

HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER Viktor Orbán has vowed total opposition to progressing EU membership talks with Ukraine. Speaking to reporters this morning at the European Council summit in Brussels, Obrán said: “The problem is the war. If a member of...

EU Ministers Unite on Sustainable Tourism Strategy at Warsaw Summit

Greek Travel Pages · June 25, 2025

Family photo of the EU Tourism Ministers. Photo source: The Chancellery of the Prime Minister / PAP S.A European Union tourism ministers convened in Warsaw this week to chart a new course for the sector, placing sustainability, safety, and...

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EU EXTERNAL PARTNERS: European Parliament committee probes human rights in EU-Southern Neighbourhood deals ― EU approves €4 billion aid to Egypt ― Sudanese refugees fleeing Egypt ― Italian NGOs demand end to Italy-Libya co-operation ― EU allocates €202…

EU EASTERN BORDERS: Baltic countries and Poland call on EU to increase focus on eastern border ― Estonian NGO helps to relaunch mental health support helpline for Ukrainians ― Finland’s border law set for 18-month extension ― NGO criticises Poland’s tr…

President Lai meets Japan’s former Economic Security Minister Kobayashi Takayuki

Philip Rudge – A Tireless Campaigner for Refugee Rights in Europe

Prime Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof

Prime Minister Golob: "The agreement we have signed will contribute to coexistence and positive stories on both sides of the border"

UCIC, Co-Built by Taicang and Rhein-Neckar, Builds a Bridge for Deepening China-Germany Innovation Cooperation

Prime Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister of Belgium Bart De Wever

EU-Israel Association Agreement: Delay and distraction is not neutral, it is a decision

Minister Fajon: Urgent return to diplomacy and political dialogue needed in the Middle East

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Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Costa and Polish Prime Minister Tusk following the meeting of the European Council of 26 June 2025

Will Nigel Farage Be Prime Minister? Quite possibly it seems

Delaying welfare reform is better than bad welfare reform, prime minister

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez dismisses Trump’s tariff threat

European companies shipping critical missile parts to Russia, Zelensky tells EU

EU weighs fast-track trade deal with U.S. as Trump tariff deadline looms

EU: Sanchez denounces “double standards”

EU says it's 'ready' to make a trade deal with Trump as China finalizes its own

EU summit: Viktor Orbán insists 95% of Hungarians don't want Ukraine in the bloc

EU Ministers Unite on Sustainable Tourism Strategy at Warsaw Summit

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