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Greece, Cyprus, France block Bayraktar financing
Greece, Cyprus and France reportedly blocked the financing for the supply of Turkish-made Bayraktar drones and artillery shells for Ukraine, which were to be purchased with European funds.
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China Strikes Back at EU, Bulgarian MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk on Black List
China on Monday blacklisted 10 EU individuals and four entities in response to Brussels' sanctions against Chinese officials over alleged human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region.
Logar condemns retaliatory sanctions by China
Brussels/Ljubljana – Slovenian Foreign Minister Anže Logar has condemned sanctions imposed by China in retaliation for the EU’s sanctions against it due to its treatment of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
China introduced sanctions against EU individuals including a member of Slovenia’s permanent representation to the EU, according to Logar.
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Croatia Returned 7,000 Refugees in 2020, Bosnian Minister Says
A minister in a Bosnian canton bordering Croatia said the EU member state had forcibly returned over 7,000 migrants and refugees to Bosnia last year, asking why his own country had not done the same to its neighbours.
UK parliament presses Johnson to release Russia report
A prominent member of Britain's parliament has demanded that Prime Minister Boris Johnson release a report on Russian interference in British politics after delays, local media reported Jan. 20.
#DiplomaticCentennial/Cristian Istrate: Romania, respected European, global actor for constructive participation in multilateral organisations
A century from the Greater Union, Romania is a respected European and global actor, not least because of a constructive way of translating the objectives of its foreign policy and the political family to which it belongs - the European Union and NATO - while taking up responsibilities of general interest, ambassador Cristian Istrate, head of the Permanent Mission of Romania to the International
EU Launches Second Stage of Naval Operation Against Human Smugglers
The European Union (EU) is expected to launch the first step of the second stage of its naval operation EUNAVFOR Med against human smugglers in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday.
Spy agencies in 'technology arms race', says British chief
Spy agencies are caught in a "technology arms race" with terrorists and criminals, the new head of Britain's MI6 said on March 31 in his first public comments since becoming chief.
UK agencies called on to seek female spies
British lawmakers say the country's intelligence agencies, which inspired James Bond, are not doing enough to promote real-life Jane Bonds.
A report on women in the intelligence services says female staff are being held back by a layer of middle managers, dubbed "the permafrost," who have "a very traditional male mentality and outlook."
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MAE: Romania takes over as chair of the OSCE's Security Committee
Romania has taken over the annual chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe's [OSCE] Security Committee, to remain in charge from January 1 until December 31, 2015, following to be particularly committed to fighting terrorism, transnational organised crime, the illegal migration phenomenon in the OSCE range of influence, improving cyber security, combating human tr