Europe and Latin America

Photo by Parker Hilton on Unsplash

Photo by Parker Hilton on Unsplash MEPs and Latin American parliamentarians have highlighted the importance of revitalising rules-based multilateralism and working together to recover from recent crises. The 15th Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) that took place this week in Madrid concluded its work on Thursday (27 July) with participants highlighting the need to continue promoting and strengthening…

Address by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Photo by AXP Photography on Unsplash

Photo by AXP Photography on Unsplash We republish here in full the address by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the First Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Central Asian countries. I am indeed pleased to see you all today at the First Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Central Asian countries….

Improved Bilateral Ties for Israel and Morocco

Photo by Charles Smart on Unsplash

Photo by Charles Smart on Unsplash According to an official statement from the Royal Office of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco, the King has received a letter from the Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. In this letter, the Israeli Prime Minister has announced the decision of the State of Israel to ‘recognise the sovereignty of Morocco…

Russia Weaponises Hunger

Photo by Tim Krauss on Unsplash

 Photo by Tim Krauss on Unsplash Russia’s decision to halt an agreement that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa where hunger is a growing threat has been condemned. Russia’s announcement on Monday that it would end the agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain, also to the Middle East and Asia, has provoked a…

EU-Tunisia Agreement

Photo by Ryan Spencer on Unsplash

Photo by Ryan Spencer on Unsplash The EU and Tunisia have signed what both sides call a “comprehensive” new agreement. It was penned by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, alongside the President of Tunisia, Kaïs Saied. They have agreed to…

Israeli-Palestine Conflict Debated in EP

Photo by Latrach Med Jamil on Unsplash

Photo by Latrach Med Jamil on Unsplash Some MEPs have criticised a European Parliament recommendation adopted this week in Strasbourg on the EU’s relations with the Palestinian Authority. It received strong criticism from the European Conservatives and Reformists Group. After the vote, ECR Shadow Rapporteur Charlie Weimers said, “Instead of focusing on the EU’s relations with the Palestinian…

Morocco-EU Fisheries Agreement

Photo by Elisa Schmidt on Unsplash

Photo by Elisa Schmidt on Unsplash Morocco will decide on the future of cooperation with the European Union (EU) in the field of fisheries in the light of the government’s own assessments and in consultation with European partners, said, on Wednesday in Rabat, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita. “The Morocco-EU fisheries Agreement…

Ukraine and NATO

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Allowing Ukraine to join Nato could end the bitter war with Russia, according to a rights expert. Oleksandra Matviichuk, a human rights lawyer and Nobel Prize winner, was speaking amid the current debate about Ukraine’s possible Nato membership. The issue was discussed this week at a key Nato summit in Lithuania. Matviichuk, heads the non-profit organisation…

Uzbekistan Presidential Election 9 July

Photo by AXP Photography on Unsplash

Photo by AXP Photography on Unsplash “The 9 July early presidential election was technically well-prepared”, – said Ambassador Urszula Gacek, head of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) observation mission during a press conference held today in Tashkent on the preliminary findings following the early presidential election in Uzbekistan. The event was attended by…

More Ammunition for Ukraine

Photo by Joe on Unsplash

Photo by Joe on Unsplash A new deal between EU institutions could mean “more ammunition” being freed for Ukraine. This comes after negotiators from the European Parliament and the Member States agreed on the initiative to increase the ammunition production capacity of the European defence industry (the so-called ‘ASAP’ package), which will also be to the benefit of…