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Ukraine: Bombings at the Donetsk airport – Kremlin talks of “escalation”
Bombings were also heard from the area of the village of Elenovka – OSCE confirms “multiple incidents” of mortar bombings in the area
EU threatens Dodik with army: "Within 24 hours"
On the other hand, the Greens in the European Parliament state that the European Union can react militarily if necessary, i.e. to send 6.000 soldiers to Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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NATO angry at Biden? "It requires urgent clarification"
In an article by "Bloomberg", which refers to an unnamed diplomat, the agency states that Washington's position on that issue "infuriated the government of one of those countries".
"They demand an urgent clarification of what President Biden is planning," the source said.
At a Bilateral Meeting, Blinken and Lavrov Exchanged Threats and Hopes
The foreign ministers of Russia and the United States held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the OSCE summit, which is being held in the suburbs of Stockholm, writes Le Monde.
Greek ForMin Dendias: You can count on our full support in efforts to join Schengen, OECD
Romania can count on Greece's "full support" in its efforts to join the Schengen Area and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), visiting Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in a joint statement delivered today with his Romanian counterpart Bogdan Aurescu. Dendias also spoke about the importance of supporting the Western Balkan countries.
Bosnia Completing Fewer War Crimes Cases, OSCE Warns
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina said in an information sheet published on Tuesday that only 18 war crimes cases were completed last year, compared to a total of 49 in 2020.
It also said that at the end of 2020, "there remained a backlog of 571 unresolved cases involving 4,498 suspects".
OSCE Withdraws from Observation of Russian Elections
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has withdrawn from the monitoring of the upcoming elections to the State Duma lower house of parliament, and its further assessments concerning the September election will hardly deserve attention, Russian Foreign Ministry stated at a briefing on Thursday.
International Observers from OSCE - Elections in Bulgaria, Fair and Transparent
The July 11 early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria were competitive, and fundamental freedoms were generally respected, Artur Gerasimov, Cpecial Co-ordinator and head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's (OSCE) short-term observation missionto Sofia, told a press conference Monday.
At Gymnich meeting, ForMin Aurescu emphasizes need for integrated approach to Eastern neighborhood conflicts
The protracted conflicts in the Eastern Neighborhood and the wider Black Sea region, EU-Africa relations and the EU's strategic vision for the Indo-Pacific region were some of the subjects discussed at the informal meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) held Wednesday and Thursday in Lisbon, under the Portuguese Presidency of the EU Council, the Foreign Ministry informs in a release.
ForMin Aurescu to attend informal meeting of EU foreign ministers
Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu is attending today an informal meeting of the European Union heads of diplomacy (Gymnich format) in Lisbon, Portugal, under the Portuguese presidency of the EU Council.