Secretary General António Guterres said a “critical step forward” had been taken to allow the “safe export” of millions of tonnes of wheat through the Black Sea, but stressed that a formal agreement between Russia and Ukraine had not yet been signed. Read more
EU Von der Leyen: gas cuts from Russia planned EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces ‘contingency plan’ to cope with possible gas cuts from Moscow. Currently 12 member states are directly affected by partial or total reductions in gas supply. WESTERN EUROPE Italy Draghi-Erdogan summit: 9 agreements to strengthen cooperation Coordination for the […]
EU Michel, ‘candidate status for Ukraine and Moldova’ The European Parliament approved the report calling for the immediate granting of candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova with 529 in favour, 45 against and 14 abstentions. “In the context of Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine, such a choice would show leadership, determination and foresight,” […]
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The Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) adopted some important first-stage texts on asylum and migration, based on the proposals presented by the Commission in the framework of the Pact on Migration and Asylum. Read more
The Eurogroup endorsed a recommendation by euro area member states to the Council. Ministers agreed with the European Commission’s and the European Central Bank’s positive assessment of Croatia’s fulfilment of convergence criteria. Read more
The UN humanitarian agency OCHA reported that basic necessities for nearly 64,000 people were delivered to Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, two towns in the government-controlled areas of the eastern Donetska oblast in Ukraine. Read more
Food assistance to 1.7 million people in South Sudan has been suspended due to a shortage of funds and increased needs. Read more
While the number of refugees and migrants crossing the Mediterranean to reach Europe has decreased since 2015, the journeys are becoming more fatal. Since the peak in 2015, when more than one million refugees and migrants crossed the Mediterranean to reach Europe, the number of those making these journeys has been on a downward trend, […]
The political agreement between leaders of the political parties represented in the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina was adopted on 12 June in Brussels. Among other things, it includes the commitment to uphold the principle of the rule of law and to conduct free and democratic elections, as well as to develop democratic institutions […]
