Author: Web Master

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, I have to confess it is the first time that I am speaking on a terrace, in front of this beautiful landscape and with the planes landing at the airport [in the background]. Mark Twain once said: “History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes”. And it is true. When I look back 75 years ago, when NATO was founded, I see that history rhymes a lot. ...
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Russian court sentenced yesterday the director Zhenya Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk, to six years in prison for "justifying terrorism" through their award-winning theatre play “Finist, the Brave Falcon”, which actually speaks against terrorism. This sentence is absurd – as if Dostoyevsky were responsible of a murder by Raskolnikov. The decision further illustrates the increasing ...
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High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell will travel to Washington, DC, to participate in the NATO Summit from today to 11 July, together with the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. High Representative/Vice-President Borrell will also attend the Summit on behalf of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The Summit is an ...
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The press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting will take place on Thursday, 11 July at 15.00. The briefing will be "off the record" and will be given by Tuomas Saarenheimo, President of the Eurogroup Working Group. The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the Europa buildi...
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This morning, Russia conducted several waves of large-scale attacks on several Ukrainian cities, namely targeting Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih and Pokrovsk, among others. These attacks have caused a large number of civilian casualties, with dozens killed and many more injured. Okhmatdyt, the largest children’s hospital in Ukraine, was directly hit by a missile. A maternity hospital was later damaged t...
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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s participation at the informal summit of the Organisation of Turkic States in Shusha on 5-6 July took place, exclusively, in the framework of the bilateral relations between Hungary and this organisation. Hungary is now the EU Member State serving the rotating presidency of the Council until 31 December 2024. That does not entail any external representation of the U...
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Thank you, my dear Minister. I am very pleased to be here in Larissa with Minister [for National Defence of Greece, Nikos] Dendias. I have been working with you, together as Foreign Affairs Minister, now I see you as Defence Minister. Congratulations for your work, and thank you, to all of you – to all officers that are working on this operation. You know that since last October, the secu...
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The European Union welcomes the announcement of a humanitarian truce in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The EU praises efforts by the United States of America and strongly welcomes the commitment by both DRC and Rwanda, hoping this humanitarian truce will lead to a permanent ceasefire, and allow to build a sustainable political solution in the context of Luanda and Nairobi proce...
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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s visit to Moscow takes place, exclusively, in the framework of the bilateral relations between Hungary and Russia. Hungary is now the EU Member State serving the rotating presidency of the Council until 31 December 2024. That does not entail any external representation of the Union which is responsibility of the President of the European Council at the Head of State...
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The EU takes note of the release of a number of political prisoners in Belarus. We are relieved by the news that they finally reunited with their families and loved ones. There are still more than 1400 political prisoners in Belarus, including prisoners without any possibility to communicate with those outside for indefinite periods of time, with serious health issues, disabilities, over the ag...
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