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Tommy Robinson’s echoes Kremlin propaganda

Tommy Robinson is a figure known for his far-right...

Claudiu Târziu’s Controversial Pro-Russian Stance and Alignment

Claudiu Richard Târziu is a Romanian right-wing politician. He...

Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka: Is She Pro Russian MEP in EU Parliament?

Tatjana Ždanoka, a Latvian MEP affiliated with the Latvian...

Ukraine officially begins negotiations on accession to the European Union

Ukraine on Tuesday began formal negotiations to join the European Union (EU). Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib, who is chairing the current EU session, opened...

EU Ambassadors Visit ECOWAS Commission to Boost Strategic Partnership

A European Union ambassadors delegation visited the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission in Abuja, Nigeria, on June 20, 2024. This diplomatic engagement...

Tunisia’s scathing response to Josep Borrell

The Tunisian embassy in Brussels took charge, through the publication of a Facebook post on June 25, 2024, of responding to the remarks of...

RSF: Russia equates independent media with propaganda, unacceptable

The bans issued by the Russian government affect a large number of media outlets, from the written press to television. The German magazine Der...

Great Lakes: no European consensus on the name of the EU special envoy for the conflict in the East of the DRC

The European Foreign Ministers met in Luxembourg on Monday and one item on the agenda attracted particular attention, namely the debate on the situation...

Russia blocks access to 81 European media outlets, including two Belgian ones, on its territory

Russia announced on Tuesday that it was blocking access to 81 European media outlets in its territory, in "retaliation" for the EU's decision in...

Rwanda manages to torpedo the appointment of the European Union representative for the Great Lakes region

The Kagame regime is opposed to the appointment of a Belgian diplomat, due to the kingdom's criticism of Rwandan interference in the Democratic Republic...

Russia blocks access to 81 European media outlets, including AFP website, on its territory

Russia has decided to block access to European media outlets in retaliation for the European Union's decision to ban four Russian state media outlets,...

EU officially opens accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday the opening of accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. “It is very good news that...

War in Ukraine: Russian army maintains pressure in Kramatorsk region

The Russian army is not letting up the pressure in Donbass, it is even making some slow advances in certain areas. By the admission...

War in Ukraine must not become ‘new normal’: UN

“There has been a very clear intensification of the war in the last two months,” said Denise Brown, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator...

EU ‘agreement in principle’ to launch accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova

Ambassadors from the 27 European Union countries gave their "agreement in principle" on Friday to the opening of formal accession negotiations with Ukraine and...

Iran exchanges prisoners with Sweden, eight Europeans remain captive

Iran and Sweden announced a prisoner swap on Saturday, with the release of a Swedish European Union diplomat held by Tehran and a senior...

Iran, Sweden complete prisoner swap

Iran and Sweden announced a prisoner swap on Saturday, with the release of two Swedes, including a European Union diplomat, and a former senior...

Emmanuel Macron’s influence in the EU is faltering

The defeat of the presidential party in the European elections and the possibility of seeing the extreme right win the legislative elections, weaken the...

Electric vehicles: Taxing Chinese cars “would be harmful” to the EU, threatens Beijing

The European Commission will announce on Wednesday that it will impose additional customs duties of up to 25% on imports of Chinese electric vehicles...

War in Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky’s diplomatic tour continues in Europe

Berlin, Bari in Puglia and finally Switzerland at the end of the week, Volodymyr Zelensky's diplomatic marathon continues, writes Daniel Vallot, from RFI's international...

G7 Summit: History, Role, Key Insights

After Japan in 2023, it is Italy's turn to welcome the G7 member countries from this Thursday 13th until Saturday 15th June. This discussion...

Rotating EU Presidency: Austria’s turn

Ursula Plassnik, the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, sums up Austria's three key words for the next six months: "If you allow me to formulate...

After the European elections, Ursula von der Leyen does everything to keep her presidency of the Commission

The European People's Party (right-wing, EPP) came out on top in the European elections with 186 seats out of 720. Its candidate for the...

Tunisia – Diplomacy: Nabil Ammar meets with EU ambassadors

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Nabil Ammar, met, on Monday, June 10, 2024, during a working lunch, the ambassadors of...

Israel Katz mocks Spanish government for European election defeat

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz mocked the results obtained by the PSOE and Sumar in the European elections on Monday with a fake image...

Mikati meets Spanish PM and European Council President in Jordan

Outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Nagib Mikati met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and European Council President Charles Michel on Tuesday at the King...

Diplomacy: Czech Republic Vice Ambassador visits Ivory Coast

The Deputy Ambassador of the Czech Republic, Denk Matej, on a visit to Côte d'Ivoire, met with representatives of the Ivorian media on Thursday,...

Finland wants European intervention against Russian oil spills

Finland recently launched an urgent appeal to the EU (European Union) for the acquisition of a dedicated oil spill response vessel in the Baltic...

Ukraine meets all criteria to start EU accession negotiations

The European Commission considers that Ukraine and Moldova have fulfilled all the preconditions for a possible opening of accession negotiations with the EU, diplomatic...

The European elections will take place from 6 to 9 June 2024

The date of Europe's next major democratic event is now known. The next European elections will take place from 6 to 9 June 2024,...

Ukraine tightens rules: returning residents can’t leave

Ukraine no longer allows, since June 1, to its men residing abroad and of fighting age, to get out of the country freely if...

Russian soldiers in Ukraine: “To make war on the Ukrainians is to fight against ours”

On the front page of the press this Wednesday, June 5, the results of the general elections in India, where the Hindu Nationalist Party...

Sending French instructors in Ukraine: this option is a “serious error”, estimates Marion Maréchal

"It is an option put on the table by Emmanuel Macron and I consider that it is a serious error," said Wednesday June 5...

Israel targets the European Union for its participation in the inauguration of the Iranian President

The presence of Enrique Mora, diplomat, representing the European Union during the inauguration of Ebrahim Raisi as Iranian president was harshly criticized by Israel. Prime...

Georgian Parliament Adopts Controversial Law; President Proposes Referendum

The text provoked a storm of demonstrations and Western criticism. The Georgian Parliament definitively adopted the controversial law on “foreign influence” on Tuesday, May...

Gaza: Post-war scenarios

After the recognition of the State of Palestine by two of its members, the European Union (EU) seeks, despite its divisions, to secure a...

Ukraine: are we going to let Zelensky strike in Russia?

Will Ukraine finally be able to strike Russian territory using equipment provided by Western countries? Central question for Volodymyr Zelensky who continues his tour...

No consensus to send military instructors to Ukraine, says Borrell

There is currently "no consensus" in the European Union to send military instructors to Ukrainian soil, the head of European diplomacy said Tuesday in...

The head of European diplomacy asks Israel not to “intimidate” or “threaten” the ICC

In an interview on Spanish television, Josep Borrell referred to the Israeli prime minister and his defense minister, who strongly condemned the ICC prosecutor's...

The European Union calls on Israel to “immediately” stop its military operation in Rafah

The European Union (EU) has called on Israel to “immediately” cease its military operation in Rafah, a town in the southern Gaza Strip. This is...

Gaza: the EU tries to secure a place in discussions on the “day after”

Two days before the recognition of the State of Palestine by two of its members, the EU is striving, despite its divisions, to secure...

Evaluating the European Union’s Competence in Defense: Strengths and Challenges

As the June 9 election approaches, we hear and read a little bit about everything and its opposite around the European Union and its...

Kenya elevated to the rank of “major ally” of the United States, a reward for Ruto diplomacy

“A historic decision”, “an important turning point”… The Kenyan press was delighted with this announcement on Friday May 24. It illustrates, according to the...

Diplomacy/Arrest of two Ivorian gendarmes in Burkina Faso: “We will continue to dialogue” (Government)

Ivory Coast has chosen the path of dialogue and consultation with the authorities of Burkina Faso to obtain the release of its two gendarmes...

Kenyan president on “historic” visit to the United States

It is a “historic” visit, underlines the Kenyan press in unison. Since May 20, the President of Kenya, William Ruto, has been traveling to...

Recognition of the State of Palestine: “not a taboo” but not the right time: head of French diplomacy

The recognition of a State of Palestine "is not a taboo for France" but Paris believes that the conditions are not met "to date...

Vietnam wishes to contribute more to peace and development

Vietnam's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international organizations in Geneva made the remark in a...

The three-band diplomacy of Chadian Mahamat Déby

Very fragile on the domestic level where it only imposes itself thanks to the unfailing support of an ultra-repressive security apparatus, Mahamat Déby, who...

At the heart of French diplomacy: Europe facing war

On the occasion of Europe Day and one month before the European elections, on May 9, 2024, the information department of France Télévisions is...

Malaysia wants to try “orangutan diplomacy”

Malaysia plans to offer orangutans to palm oil-buying countries, launching an initiative reminiscent of China's "panda diplomacy", a minister said on Wednesday. According to Minister...

The presence of six member states at Putin’s inauguration does not worry the EU

The European Union is not concerned by the presence on Tuesday of representatives of six of its member states at the inauguration of Russian...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky placed by Russia on wanted list

Russia has launched a wanted notice against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, without making public the reason, according to a notice visible this Saturday, May...

India is not xenophobic, minister responds to Joe Biden

India is not xenophobic, India's foreign minister said, responding to a remark by US President Joe Biden suggesting that this country, among others, was...
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