Easier migrant returns and a new (and broader) definition of safe third countries. These are two of the promises made by Ursula von der Leyen to the leaders of the Twenty-Seven. Two promises that meet Giorgia Meloni’s requests and which could pave the way for new pacts like those of Italy with Albania. The letter The President of the Commission ...
The European Union will pay an additional one billion euros to Türkiye in 2024 to support the healthcare and education of Syrian refugees in the country. This was announced today by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen from Ankara, where she flew to meet the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has forcefully returned to the ...
The European Union has adopted its fifteenth package of sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, which includes tougher measures against Chinese entities accused of supporting the war effort and a greater number of ships of the so-called navy shadow of Moscow. Ending up on the blacklist approved by the EU Foreign Affairs Council are, among others, ...
Europe intends to remain fully alongside Ukraine even when Donald Trump becomes president of the United States. To discuss future steps, Volodymyr Zelensky will be in Brussels for a meeting organized by the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte. The Ukrainian president is expected to meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Polish President Andrzej Duda, President of ...
“I want to announce that I am resigning from the position of the European Conservatives and Reformists. This wonderful political community deserves a full-time president with more energy than I can now devote.” This was stated by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the closing speech of Atreju, the Fratelli d’Italia event underway in Rome. “I accepted when I was asked ...
Georgia’s ruling party has managed to elect a far-right loyalist as president in a controversial electoral process, as the country’s constitutional crisis and pro-EU protests deepen. The Black Sea nation has been in turmoil since the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in October’s disputed parliamentary elections. His decision last month to delay European Union membership talks triggered a new ...
After weeks of uncertainty and turbulence, France has a new prime minister. French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Francois Bayrou as prime minister and tasked him with forming the new government, a statement from the Elysée said. Macron then appointed the centrist Bayrou, leader of the MoDem (Moderate Democrats), after long consultations to find a successor to Michel Barnier, who ...
A real collapse. In the central Mediterranean, the journeys of migrants from North Africa and mainly directed towards Italy have drastically reduced in 2024. This is certified by the data released on 13 December by Frontex, the European border control agency. In the first eleven months of this year there were 60% fewer irregular border crossings along the Central Mediterranean ...
France and Poland could send troops to Ukraine as a peacekeeping force in the event of a ceasefire agreement between Kiev and Moscow. Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk discussed the possibility. The French president went to Warsaw to discuss the war in Ukraine and how to continue supporting the country led by Volodymyr Zelensky, in light of ...
After years of waiting, Bulgaria and Romania have finally managed to fully enter the Schengen club. The EU Home Affairs Council has decided to eliminate land border controls for the two Eastern European countries starting from January 1, 2025, after those at sea borders and airports were eliminated in March. “It is a historic moment to finally welcome Bulgaria and ...