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Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/880 of 18 June 2018 amending Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/901 of 25 June 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/900 of 25 June 2018 amending Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Myanmar/Burma

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/833 of 4 June 2018 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran

On 18 July, EU ambassadors confirmed the agreement reached with the Parliament to increase the budget of the structural reform support programme by €80 million.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17

Following the second EU-CELAC ministerial meeting, participants adopted a declaration.

Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission and Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, met in Tokyo for the 25th Summit between the EU and Japan and issued the following statement.

During the press conference after the summit in Tokyo, President Donald Tusk highlighted the strong relations and partnership between the European Union and Japan.

At the press conference of the summit, held in Beijing, President Tusk presented the main topics the leaders discussed during their meeting.

Angebliche Einmischung in das Namensabkommen mit Mazedonien sowie die verstärkte Zusammenarbeit mit Ankara belasten die russischen Beziehungen zu Griechenland.

Nachdem die USA das Abkommen mit dem Iran gekündigt haben sind die Fronten verhärtet. Die Präsidenten Ruhani und Trump fletschen nun öffentlich die Zähne.

Hinter dem Siegel "Ohne Gentechnik" steht eine ganze Industrie - seitens der Gentechnik auch. Der EuGH fällt diese Woche eine wichtige Entscheidung über die Klassifizierung manipulierter Pflanzen und Lebensmittel.

Michel Barnier hat die Bedeutung des Weißbuchs der britischen Regierung zu den Post-Brexit-Beziehungen heruntergespielt und betont, dass es nicht die Grundlage für die Austrittsgespräche mit London bilden werde.

Der G20 ist vorüber, die Abschlusserklärung warnt vor globale Ungleichgewichten, ohne die USA explizit zu nennen. Deren Vorschläge, Handelsbarrieren zumindest innerhalb der G7 fallenzulassen, lehnte Frankreich ab.

A delegation of seven members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, led by Chairman David McAllister (EPP, DE), visited Algeria from 18 to 20 July 2018. MEPs met the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Interior, the Vice-President of the Council of the Nation, the President of the People’s National Assembly as well as the Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
During the visit they had fruitful discussions on the political, socio-economical situation of the country, but also on the security and stability of the region. The chair underlined that they came here to listen and observe to better understand Algeria and strengthen the parliamentary cooperation.

In this context, Mr. McAllister stated:

"Algeria plays an important stabilising role in the region and we should continue our cooperation on security as well as on fighting terrorism and radicalisation."

This visit follows the setting up of the EU-Algeria Joint Parliamentary Committee and shows the commitment of the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee to reinforce political dialogue with Algeria.

The delegation consisted of:

David McAllister (EPP, DE), Tokia Saïfi (EPP, FR), Francisco Millán Mon (EPP, ES), Jo Leinen (S&D, DE), Javi López (S&D, ES), Jakop Dalunde (Greens, SE), Dobromir Sośnierz (NI, PL)

Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP

EU-Chefunterhändler mahnt London zur Eile

Mit der Stärkung des jüdischen Nationalstaatscharakters gegenüber grundlegenden demokratischen Prinzipien haben die Initiatoren des israelischen Nationalstaatsgesetzes ihr Ziel erreicht, meint Peter Lintl.

Der konservative Wahlgewinner in Slowenien, Janez Janša, räumte ein, er habe nicht genügend Unterstützung, um eine Regierung zu bilden. Zugleich gab er sich zuversichtlich, das noch ändern zu können.

Der US-Hedgefonds Elliott poltert weiter beim Industriekonzern Thyssenkrupp. Das Wirtschaftsdrama spielt aber nicht nur in Essen, sondern auch in Berlin und Brüssel.