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EEAS Press Team The death penalty is an inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, representing the ultimate denial of human dignity. On the occasion of the European and World Day against the Death Penalty, the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe strongly reaffirm their unequivocal opposition to the death penalty or its reintroduction, in all cases and in …

Iraq has approved the delivery of fuel to two Lebanese power plants, averting the risk of a nationwide state electricity blackout in the energy-deprived nation. A government official from Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation (Somo) told The National on Thursday that Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani approved the fuel shipment. “We will unload two gas oil tankers at Al Zahrani and …

Emir Sheikh Tamim and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin discussed on Thursday, July 4 2024, ways to develop their countries’ relations during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Astana. Qatari state media reported that the meeting in the Kazakh capital focused “on the two countries’ relations and ways to promote and develop them in …

Sometimes rituals play an important symbolic role. The month of Ramadan is one of those that today has a symbolic role beyond a ritual. Ramadan is considered not only by Muslims and Islamic powers as a symbol of religious identity but also by Western leaders interacting with Muslims.In this article, I try to show that attention and respect to symbols can be considered as a possibility for interaction between people with different religious and ethnic identities but to achieve a peaceful life, it is necessary to agree to the basic principles of human rights before accepting diversity. For this purpose, I show that Ramadan has different functions in different political systems.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg released his Annual Report for 2023. The world faces greater challenges than it has for generations. Rising competition with authoritarian states including Russia and China, war in Europe and the Middle East, terrorism, cyber-attacks and the climate crisis. We need NATO more than ever. Europe and North America, united in NATO, stand strong and ready …

The European Union strongly condemns Wednesday’s attack on the Barbados-flagged and Liberian-owned bulk carrier ‘True Confidence’ while transiting the Gulf of Aden, resulting in reported tragic losses of life and multiple injuries among crew members. This comes after the recent Houthi attack against the Rubymar vessel, with potentially devastating environmental impact in the Red Sea.  The EU reiterates that these …

The European Union expresses its regret over the latest execution of 13 individuals that took place on the same day in Iraq. The EU is also concerned by reports of up to 250 people being at risk of imminent execution in the country. The EU reiterates, as a matter of principle, its strong opposition to the death penalty at all …

Israeli officials headed on Monday to Qatar, where Hamas has its political office, to work on terms of a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, a source told Reuters, a step towards nailing down a ceasefire which Washington says is now close. Israel is under pressure from its main ally the United States to agree a truce soon, to head …

Josep Borrell HR of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/VP of the European Commission HR/VP Blog – Last week, at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), I presented the four main tasks on EU’s geopolitical agenda: supporting Ukraine more and quicker; putting an end to the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and implementing the two-state solution; improving our relations with the “Global …

EU High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell meets China’s Director/Foreign Minister Wang Yi High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell met with his Chinese counterpart, Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday, 16 February in the margins of the Munich Security Conference. They discussed EU-China …