Tag: eu council
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Ukraine opposes diplomatic channel by EU Council President in busy day for EU Council in Brussels
It was a very busy day yesterday in Brussels, with a European Council summit focused on Ukraine, China, trade, the EU’s next long-term budget and the Middle East. Prime Minister Robert Abela was also present for the summit, while Malta also took part in a meeting of the “Friends of Cohesion”, a group of member…
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Europe has no interest in an open ended war – Kaja Kallas
Following the EU Council meeting held earlier today in Brussels, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas gave a brief and reiterated Europe’s position on the ongoing war in Iran. Vice-Commissioner Kallas said that Europe is not interested in an open ended war and called for de-escalation. Iran is waging a war against the global economy she…
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The Prime Minister travelled to the EU Summit by private jet, while the President of the EU Parliament flew to Malta with KM Malta Airlines
Yesterday, Prime Minister Robert Abela simply used the Council meeting to play local partisan politics, as usual trying to project himself as “a man of peace” in contrast to the “warmongering” Opposition. He is completely out of touch from what’s happening outside of his small world of Maltese village politics. He can’t even grasp the…
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EU High Representative announces that EU Foreign Ministers agreed on no action whatsoever over Russia’s sabotage attacks
The EU High Representative Kaja Kallas has announced that the EU will not seek retaliatory measures against Russia after a Maltese-flagged vessel cut a fibre-optic cable between Latvia and Sweden. This is the third sabotage attack by Russia against European under seawater cables in the last few months. EU High Representative Kaja Kallas is currently…
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Exclusive: Germany foils plans by the European High Representative Josep Borrell to discuss ICC arrest warrant
The Maltese Herald can reliably confirm that Germany, along with a group of other EU member states, has thwarted plans by the European Union’s outgoing High Representative, Josep Borrell, to discuss at the European Council the ICC arrest warrants against Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu and his ex-defense minister. After the International Criminal Court recently issued…
