EU Foreign Affairs Council

Gerapetritis calls for immediate halt to Israeli-Palestinian hostilities, advocates two-state solution

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis on Monday called for an end to hostilities in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while supporting the idea of a two-state solution for a lasting peace in the region.

Foreign minister says Greece fully supports humanitarian corridor for Gaza

Greece will continue to fully support the maritime corridor offering aid to besieged Palestinians in Gaza, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said on Monday,  in a doorstep statement as he arrived for the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting on Monday.

Dendias in Brussels for EU foreign ministers meeting

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is expected in Brussels Monday for an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting chaired by the bloc's top diplomat Josep Borrell.

Ministers will discuss Russia's war on Ukraine, the Sahel and coastal countries of West Africa, and more.

After the meeting, Dendias is scheduled to travel fo South Africa and Mozambique. [AMNA]

EU Adopts New Sanctions Framework, Blacklists Human Rights Abusers

The European Union has adopted a new sanctions framework, which makes it possible to blacklist all those whom Brussels suspects of human rights violations, denying them entry to the EU and freezing their assets. The framework will come into force on December 10. However, it does not contain any names yet, Russian daily Izvestia writes.

Dendias to present photos, video from Greek-Turkish frigates collision

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias is expected to present photographic material and videos from Thursday's collision between the Greek frigate Limnos and the Turkish vessel Kemal Reis in the Eastern Mediterranean at Friday's extraordinary EU Foreign Affairs Council.

Standoff peaks with incident in East Med

Concerns that the standoff between Greek and Turkish fleets in the Eastern Mediterranean could lead to an accident were confirmed on Thursday, albeit not in a dramatic way, when two frigates collided.

More specifically, according to reports, there was a collision between the Limnos frigate and the Turkish vessel Kemal Reis, apparently due to a mistake by the latter's skipper. 

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