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Grigory Melkonyants, a prominent Russian election expert and co-chair of the independent elections monitoring group Golos, was sentenced in a politically motivated case to 5 years of imprisonment today. The fabricated charges under so-called “undesirable organisations” legislation were due to his firm stance and work for democracy, pluralism and fundamental freedoms. The EU has repeatedly over ...
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The European Union expresses its strong support for the recent announcement of a truce and the subsequent de-escalation of tensions in Tripoli. However, we are deeply concerned by the reports of civilian casualties and significant destruction of civilian infrastructure that have occurred, and we express sympathy to all casualties and their families. The EU strongly calls for accountability of thos...
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Madam president, first of all, thank you for hosting me here in Pristina. It's a real pleasure to be here today with you. I would like to welcome your personal commitment as President of Kosovo* to its European path. The enlargement to the Western Balkans is the most important geopolitical investment for the European Union. It's my personal commitment too. I can't stress enough how import...
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It is my pleasure to be in Podgorica. Thank you dear Jakov for having us here. Enlargement is the most important geopolitical investment in the stability, peace and prosperity in the Western Balkans and the whole of Europe. It is inspiring to see how Montenegro has advanced on its European path. It is the result of your ambition, hard work and focus to become an EU member state. You are d...
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I would like to thank the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina for their kind welcome in Sarajevo. The European Union remains committed to the European future of Bosnia and Herzegovina. And this year, on the 30th anniversary of Srebrenica genocide and the Dayton/Paris agreement, I believe that it is an important message to remember. I came to Sarajevo to bring this message of continued engag...
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Hello, everybody, It is good to be here at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit. It is my second time here. This is an extremely important topic because the fights that are going around in the world are not only about the things we see, but they are also about democracy. It is about autocracies fighting democracies. We see autocracies on the rise. And, if we take Ukraine, for example, it is al...
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Thank you for your welcome, hospitality and for a good meeting. In December, when I started my mandate as the President of the European Council, I sent a clear signal of my personal commitment and the priority I attach to the enlargement of the European Union to the Western Balkans. And today, I start here, in Serbia, the visit to all the six Western Balkans partners. This is the fourth time...
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The Eurogroup in the banking union format were briefed from the Chairs of the Single Supervisory Mechanism and the Single Resolution Board. Ministers also exchanged views on the health of the euro area financial system in light of recent geopolitical challenges. In regular format, they reviewed preparations for the June annual meeting of the ESM Board of Governors. In inclusive format, ministers d...
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We started our meeting by welcoming the new Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister of Germany, Lars Klingbeil, who outlined the main economic priorities of the new German government. We continued with our biannual discussion with the chair of the Single Supervisory Mechanism, Claudia Buch, and the chair of the Single Resolution Board, Dominique Laboureix. They provided insights into their respectiv...
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Good morning everybody, It is great to be back in the UK. Today we are going to discuss very important topics, including the EU-UK relations and of course what is happening in Ukraine and how we can really proceed with the ceasefire and also peace in the end. Right now, we have seen what Putin has said, but what they have done, overnight – again, over 100 drone attacks on Ukraine. In order...
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