Category: EU Reporter

Russia’s president Vladimir Putin threat of nuclear war is another sign of his desperation in Ukraine, says the European Commission.

Russia’s president and foreign minister should personally face justice for “aggression” against Ukraine, the Czech Republic’s foreign minister has said.

Germany’s foreign minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday called on Iran’s leadership to listen to the women protesting in the streets over the death of a woman in police custody, Reuters reported. Mahsa Amini, 22, fell into a coma and died while waiting with other women held by Iranian morality police, who enforce strict rules requiring […]

The EU strongly condemns Russia’s plans to hold referenda in parts of Ukraine and will not recognise the results of the votes, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement on Tuesday. “Russia, its political leadership, and all those involved in these ‘referenda’ and other violations of international law in Ukraine will be […]

Germany’s data-retention law — aimed at combating major online crime — is not compatible with EU law, the European Court of Justice ruled.

Referendums organized by Moscow in occupied areas of four Ukrainian regions will have no effect, Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday, after Russian-backed officials announced the plans. “The Russians can do whatever they want. It will not change anything,” Kuleba told reporters in New York, according to Reuters. “Ukraine has every right to liberate its territories […]

Belgian bishops on Tuesday published a document allowing the blessing of same-sex unions, Reuters reported. The text suggested a ritual including prayers and a benediction for stable same-sex union, but specifying that it is not what the church considers “sacramental marriage”. The Vatican previously refused to give religious approval to same-sex marriage in the church, although […]

The European Commission unveiled on Tuesday a plan to ensure that the majority of the EU population who qualify for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings are offered such checking by 2025. Nearly €100m in total would be made available to help EU countries implement the new recommendations, which include extending the age target-groups, and […]

The EU wants to expand its so-called ‘solidarity lanes’ to help Ukraine exports its goods towards member states. EU officials briefing reporters say around 2.6 million tonnes of Ukrainian agricultural goods were exported via such lanes in August.

Swedish minister for European affairs Hans Dahlgren told EUobserver no decision can be expected on majority vote next year. Mikuláš Bek, the Czech minister for European affairs, said enlargement and changes to the decision-making are politically interlinked.