Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Ireland insisted on a Gaza ceasefire, highlighting the EU's lack of a unified position on the Israel-Palestine conflict has repercussions for its global reputation. "We've lost credibility with the Global South, which actually is most of the world, because...
EU leaders failed to issue a joint statement on the Israel/Gaza war at their summit in Brussels on Friday — despite shared views on what should happen after it ends.
The Europeans, on the other hand, have managed to adopt a common position on this issue during a ministerial council held in Luxembourg, October 16. The EU will advocate for the elimination of fossil fuels burned without CO2 capture at COP28, with a peak in their global consumption in...
However, patenting activity has slowed, and China’s R&D investment, which feeds into a state-of-the-art industrial ecosystem, threatens Europe’s position. EU R&D intensity - spending as a percentage of GDP - was 2.25% in 2023, well below the 3% target and far behind the US (...
As Israel faces criticism from its allies over the scale of its assault on Gaza, which has left much of the enclave in ruins amid preparations for an Israeli assault on Rafah, Herzog was clear that Tehran is the real enemy. In response to Iranian drone and missile attacks on Israel...
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – The European Union has warned of deepening humanitarian crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank, amid Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians.
I asked you to prepare a report on the future of Europe’s competitiveness with recommendations to tackle the economic challenges we face at home, and to reach a stronger position in a world of tough economic competition. Since then, the to...
Mituța's position influenced the text adopted by the Parliament before entering inter-institutional negotiations in October 2023. MEPs eventually dropped this provision, due to opposition by the Council and Commission, and the GIA now regulates both groups in the same way since May 2024. ...
“It’s just a question of the moment,” a source from Portugal’s foreign ministrytold Euractiv’s partnerLusaon Wednesday, pointing out that Lisbon has a mediating position in the EU on the issue and is, therefore “in consultations with various states to reach the greatest ...
The meeting, which started on Thursday, had a primary focus on EU enlargement, a 50-billion-euro (54 billion US dollars) funding package to aid Ukraine and the Gaza conflict. The most noteworthy outcome was the opening of membership accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. The EU also...