Israel/Palestine: Statement by the Spokesperson on the recent Israeli decision for new settlements

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The recent Israeli decision to establish over 30 new settlements in the occupied West Bank is illegal under international law and severely undermines prospects for peace and the two-state solution. The European Union strongly condemns Israel’s unilateral actions aiming to expand its presence in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion ...
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European Biogas Association: 60 experts formulate key recommendations to fast-track action on biomethane grid injection across Europe

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Brussels, 8 April 2026 — A group of 60 experts attending the second edition of the Grid Ready Forum today in Brussels has put forward concrete measures to accelerate biomethane injection into Europe’s gas grids. Delays in implementing EU gas rules risk slowing the rollout of biomethane at a time when the rapid expansion of domestic, renewable gas supply is strategically critical for global competi...
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Statement by President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Starmer, Prime Minister Carney, Prime Minister Frederiksen, Prime Minister Jetten, Prime Minister Sanchez, President of the European Commission von der Leyen, President of the European Council Costa

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We welcome the two-week ceasefire concluded between the United States and Iran today. We thank Pakistan and all partners involved for facilitating this important agreement. The goal must now be to negotiate a swift and lasting end to the war within the coming days. This can only be achieved through diplomatic means. We strongly encourage quick progress towards a substantive negotiated set...
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International Federation of Journalists Centenary World Congress: the countdown has begun

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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will bring together more than 300 representatives of journalists’ organisations in Paris from 4 to 7 May 2026 for its Centenary World Congress, with the support of its French affiliates SNJ, SNJ-CGT, CFDT and Force Ouvrière. The IFJ represents 188 journalists’ unions and associations worldwide, and speaks on behalf of more than 600,000 journalists...
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Handicap International and ICBL Launch The Nobel Piece Campaign: “A call to Rebuild What We Achieved Together”

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BRUSSELS, 1 April 2026 — Handicap International – Humanity and Inclusion (HI) and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) today launch The Nobel Piece, a global campaign aimed at regaining political support for the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. In times of war and conflict, this Treaty is increasingly under pressure. The campaign launch coincides with International Mine Awareness Day on the 4th...
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EU-UK relations: member states greenlight EU-UK deal on Gibraltar

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The Committee of Permanent Representatives has agreed today the texts of the agreement and decisions of signature and provisional application of the Agreement between the EU and the UK in respect of Gibraltar. The texts will be formally adopted as soon as the checks of the Council lawyer-linguists are concluded. The Agreement is expected to enter into provisional application on 15 July 2026. Th...
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Ukraine: Press conference by the High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas following the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers

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Good evening, everybody. Thank you, dear Andrii, for hosting us here in Kyiv today. This morning, we visited Bucha to mark four years since its liberation. In March 2022, the images of murdered civilians and mass graves sent shock waves around the world. Bucha exposed the systematic and calculated brutality of Russia's war. A year in peace talks has not delivered a breakthrough for the si...
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