Pope Francis Visits Belgium

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  Photo by Josh Applegate on Unsplash   Pope Francis has talked about “the tragic instances of child abuse” in Belgium. He was speaking on the first full day of an official four-day visit to the country, the first by a Pope for nearly 30 years. A Pope was last in Belgium in 1995 when…

China’s Peace Plan an Exercise in Self-Promotion?

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  Photo by Tulip Sunflower on Unsplash   The recent High-Level Week of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, attended by leaders from 193 countries, became one of the most significant diplomatic events in 2024. Key global issues discussed included climate change, rising sea levels, poverty and inequality, global health…

Low Carbon Hydrogen

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  Photo by Karan Suthar on Unsplash   The Commission is seeking feedback from the public on draft new rules for low carbon hydrogen. It has launched a public consultation  on a draft delegated act clarifying EU rules for defining low-carbon hydrogen and derived fuels under the decarbonised gases and hydrogen package. It says this is “another important…

EU Support Grows for Autonomy Plan for Sahel

Meeting in the margins of the 79th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, held talks  with Denmark’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lars Løkke Rasmussen. In a Joint Communiqué issued at the end of this meeting, both sides agreed that “Denmark considers the…

Opportunities for Spanish Business in Reconstruction of Ukraine

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The Assembly of the European Regions (AER), the Centre for International Studies (CEI) and Ágora Diplomática have organized a conference entitled “Interregional economic cooperation as a driving force for the reconstruction and economic growth of Ukraine”, with the presence of senior representatives of the Ukrainian regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa, Sumy and the cities of Kharkiv…

Chinese Expansion

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  Photo by Gerry Roarty on Unsplash   Russia’s war of invasion of Ukraine has not only brought suffering to the people of Ukraine but has also become a significant turning point in global geopolitics. In the context of growing uncertainty on the international stage, China may use the upcoming sessions of the UN General…

Russia’s Refusal to Engage in Peace Talks

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  Photo by Dmitry Ant on Unsplash   Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated that Russia will not participate in the second World Summit scheduled for the end of 2024. She described the summit as an attempt to impose the unviable Zelenskyy Peace Formula and present Russia with an ultimatum…

Morocco’s Atlantic Initiative for Sahel

Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, highlighted, in the United Nations in New York, an Atlantic Initiative for Sahel, during a ministerial meeting chaired by US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. Launched in 2022 under Rabat’s Atlantic African States Process, by King Mohammed VI of Morocco, this strategy is…