European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. | Photo Credit: Reuters The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell late on Friday accused Israel of having “created” and “financed” the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which launched unprecedented attacks on Israel on October 7. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has in recent days reaffirmed his … Read more
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borell. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell arrived in China on Thursday, looking to manage the bloc’s “de-risking” strategy with its largest trading partner while laying the foundations for a planned summit this year. The visit comes just days after war broke out between … Read more
This picture taken on October 11, 2023 shows an aerial view of buildings destroyed by Israeli air strikes in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City. | Photo Credit: AFP The “overwhelming majority” of European Union (EU) countries supported continuing aid payments to the Palestinian Authority, according to the bloc’s top diplomat Josep … Read more
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, centre, with Union Ministers Piyush Goyal and Rajeev Chandrashekhar meets with High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell Fontelles, second from right, in Brussels on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Days after saying the European Union (EU) had to curb the import … Read more
Stalled negotiations over Iran‘s nuclear programme have been unblocked after fresh talks in Tehran, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Friday, adding that he believed a final deal was within reach. Borrell said a mission by EU envoy Enrique Mora this week to help revive the 2015 nuclear pact between Iran and world powers … Read more
More than 100,000 Russian troops have massed on Ukraine‘s border and in annexed Crimea, the office of the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said after EU foreign ministers were briefed by Ukraine’s foreign minister. In a press conference on Monday, Borrell had originally spoken of more than 150,000 troops, and declined to give a source … Read more
The European Union agreed Monday to impose targeted sanctions against Russian officials and entities allegedly involved in the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny but officials insisted the move should not undercut Europe’s continued high-level contacts with President Vladimir Putin. Foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg backed a Franco-German proposal to impose a travel ban … Read more
A Chinese diplomatic offensive to improve ties with Europe and counter U.S. influence has failed to yield clear gains so far. On the last leg of a two-week fence-mending tour of the continent, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stopped in Germany on Tuesday, having met with skepticism even in friendlier countries. China is eager to … Read more