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Israel says it's cutting ties to EU's Kaja Kallas

Israel's foreign minister says he is severing contact with the EU's foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas. Gideon Saar attributed the move to a media report alleging that Kallas compared Israel to apartheid-era South Africa.

Israel’s foreign minister cuts ties with top EU diplomat over ‘apartheid’ remark

Israel’s foreign minister said on Thursday that he was severing all contact with the European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas over reported remarks in which she allegedly compared Israel to the apartheid regime that once ruled South Africa. Diplomatic relations between Israel and the EU have come under heavy strain since the Gaza war erupted in October 2023, as well as over violence by Israeli settlers towards Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. On Thursday, Gideon Saar accused EU foreig...

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Brandstatter to N1: I want Serbia in EU

Austrian MEP Helmut Brandstätter told N1 on Thursday that he wants to see Serbia become a member of the European Union, but warned that significant ch

Israeli FM says he is severing 'all contact' with EU foreign policy chief

European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar exchanged words on X after Kallas reportedly compared Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza to South Africa’s apartheid-era policies. Saar said he was severing “all contact” with the EU official after Kallas posted that the EU remains committed to a constructive relationship with Israel. In a post on X addressed to Saar, the EU’s top diplo...

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Christodoulides: EU has ‘most decisive role’ in latest Cyprus problem effort

President Nikos Christodoulides said that the European Union has “the most decisive role” to play in the current effort being undertaken to bring about a resumption of negotiations in earnest aimed at solving the Cyprus problem, after he met European Council President Antonio Costa. He linked efforts to solve the Cyprus problem to the government’s […]

FM Sa'ar severs ties with EU chief Kallas after apartheid remarks

The statements were made during Kallas' recent trip to Mexico, and to date, Kallas has not denied, clarified, or responded, which prompted the foreign minister’s decision.

EU clears final hurdle for cultivation of gene-edited crops

By Ciaran Moran,Max Ramsay and Agnieszka de Sousa

Israel FM says cutting contact with EU top diplomat over 'apartheid' remarks

EU foreign policy chief says illegal settlements in West Bank undermine prospects for two-state solution

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Turkish VP calls EU for ‘progress’ after scathing report

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz criticized the European Union at an event in Ankara where projects jointly financed by the bloc and Türkiye were touted, in the wake of a report callin...

Our Veto Was Our Answer to the EU’s Blackmail, Says Viktor Orbán

“FIDESZ’s foreign policy will continue to be a committed supporter of the patriotic European movement, and its objective remains unchanged: Brussels must be reformed,” Viktor Orbán, president of FIDESZ, said at an international press conference held in the Belgian capital on Wednesday. Viktor Orbán, who took part in the Patriots for Europe party family’s meeting […] The post Our Veto Was Our Answer to the EU’s Blackmail, Says Viktor Orbán appeared first on Hungary Today.

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EBRD, EIB and EU support Tunisia’s energy transition and resilience - EBRD

EBRD, EIB and EU support Tunisia’s energy transition and resilience  EBRD