External Action Service
EU foreign ministers set five conditions for cooperation with Taliban
Brdo pri Kranju – The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell has announced that EU foreign ministers have agreed on five benchmarks which will form the basis for the bloc to engage in cooperation with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Slovenia aiming for progress on migration, asylum policies
Ljubljana – Slovenia’s EU presidency will try to achieve progress in negotiations on legislation under the framework of the asylum and migrations pact. Strengthening the Schengen zone and security are also high on the list of priorities.
INTERVIEW Victor Negrescu: We want a solid transatlantic partnership, with a powerful European Union
Romania wants a solid transatlantic partnership, with a powerful European Union, Minister-delegate for European Affairs Victor Negrescu says in an interview to AGERPRES.
He maintains that the more Romanians get involved in what the presidency of the Council of the European Union means, the wider the consensus around this topic will be.
EU MPs to call on Turkey to release imprisoned Greek soldiers
European lawmakers are expected on Tuesday to pass a resolution calling on Turkey to release two Greek soldiers held since the start of March after accidentally crossing the border on a patrol in northeastern Greece, EurActiv has reported.