On 15-16 June the World Summit will take place at the Bürgenstock Hotel in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland, as announced by the presidents of Ukraine and Switzerland back in mid-January. This is the first event aimed at restoring peace and security in Ukraine, with approximately 100 states and organisations set to participate. In 2022,…
Photo by Farid Ershad on Unsplash The EU has agreed to pump in an extra €150 million in humanitarian aid for the crisis in Afghanistan./ It says the move is needed “in view of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.” On Monday, the EU said it had activated its emergency aid reserve to avoid a risk of famine…
Photo by Keszthelyi Timi on Unsplash Concerns have been expressed about Hungary’s upcoming presidency of the EU. On July 1 Hungary takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the second time. The Hungarian presidency comes at a crucial time for the EU, with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, a migration crisis and an economy under pressure. …
Photo by Carl Raw on Unsplash The betting industry has suddenly found itself in the international spotlight – and not just in the European Union. Moves are afoot in Europe to raise standards in a sector – betting – that rarely finds itself on the political agenda. But it is not just in the EU that such reform…
Speaking at the opening of the high-level meeting of Heads of Counter-Terrorism and Security Agencies in Africa the “Marrakech Platform”, held on Tuesday 4th June in Fez Morocco, Nasser Bourita the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs highlighted the Royal Vision of Kind Mohammed VI of Morocco for African cooperation and multilateral partnership in the fight…
Photo by Etienne Bösiger on Unsplash The Global Peace Summit on 15th June in Switzerland will boost negotiations to end the Russian War of invasion against Ukraine. The forthcoming summit, set to convene at the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland in two weeks, holds immense promise for advancing negotiations to resolve the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. With…
Photo by Tom Ritson on Unsplash A former high ranking Taiwanese government minister has called for current tensions between China and Taiwan to be defused. But, speaking on Friday in Brussels, he also voiced concern about China’s recent military exercises against the island which have sent shockwaves throughout the world. He was a keynote speaker…
We publish here in full the text of the address of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev to the International Conference entitled “Mitigating Environmental Impact of Landmines: Resource Mobilization for Safe and Green Future.” Today, mines and unexploded ordnance continue to remain an acute problem posing threat to people’s security across many countries. Along with jeopardising…
Photo by Ben Wicks on Unsplash Human Rights Without Frontiers calls upon the UN, the EU and states supporting Ukraine to fund Ukrainian NGOs rescuing at high risks Ukrainian children deported by and to Russia, writes Willy Fautre. Since the beginning of the year, it was publicly reported by Kyiv that several Ukrainian non-governmental organizations had rescued more…
Photo by Lance Reis on Unsplash A group of Ukrainian military personnel who have lost limbs in the war with Russia are taking part in the 20km run in Brussels today 26th May. The eight Ukrainian veterans are in Brussels to raise awareness about the well-being and rehabilitation programmes for injured Ukrainian defenders. All have sustained amputations or…
