Tag: External relations
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MEPs set out their vision for a new EU strategy for China | News | European Parliament
The EU should continue talking to China about global challenges like climate change and health crises, while raising its concerns over systemic human rights violations.Committee on Foreign AffairsSource : © European Union, 2021 – EP
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Nicaragua: MEPs demand the repeal of punitive laws against the opposition
MEPs condemn restrictive laws devised to criminalise political opponents in Nicaragua and call for all arbitrarily detained political prisoners to be immediately released.Committee on Foreign AffairsSource : © European Union, 2021 – EP
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Human rights breaches in Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and Iran
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on the human rights situation in Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and Iran.Committee on Foreign AffairsSubcommittee on Human RightsSource : © European Union, 2021 – EP
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Human rights: MEPs want corruption punished under EU sanctions regime
Parliament has adopted a resolution welcoming the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, while calling for corruption to be included as a punishable offence.Committee on Foreign AffairsSubcommittee on Human RightsSource : © European Union, 2021 – EP
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North Korea has no plans to have contacts with the United States
North Korea is not considering any contacts with the United States. This was stated by Foreign Minister Yi Song-guon, quoted by Reuters. Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program has been a problem for Washington for years. “We are not even considering the possibility of contact with the United States, let alone making one that would lead us…
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Strong support for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s integration into the European Union | News | European Parliament
In a report adopted on Thursday, Parliament welcomes Bosnia and Herzegovina’s commitment to advancing on its EU path, but demands further substantial reforms.Committee on Foreign AffairsSource : © European Union, 2021 – EP
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A French “sister” of the Statue of Liberty leaves for the United States
The work is based on a 3D digitization of a plaster model from 1878, used by sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi to build the Statue of Liberty, donated by France to the United States in 1886. A French “sister” of the Statue of Liberty in New York left for the United States, world agencies report. The…
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Dozens of Macedonians once again lined up for Bulgarian passports
Mineral water and books by authors such as Simeon Radev and the Miladinovi brothers were distributed by Viktor Stoyanov from the Macedonia Foundation to those waiting in front of the Bulgarian Citizenship Directorate in Sofia, Trud newspaper reported. The queue of applicants to submit documents curled up again in front of the service of the…
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The US named areas for possible cooperation with Russia
Washington declared its readiness to cooperate with Russia in a number of areas, only if it meets the interests of both countries. In particular, joint work can be started in the field of strategic stability, humanitarian access in Syria, as well as in the Arctic. This was stated by the Assistant to the President of…
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MEPs call for more sanctions against Belarus following ‘Ryanair hijacking’ | News | European Parliament
Parliament calls on the EU to punish those involved in forcing a plane to land in Minsk on 23 May and in the detention of journalist Raman Pratasevich.Committee on Foreign AffairsSource : © European Union, 2021 – EP