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Day: 15th October, 2019

Amélie de Montchalin, French Secretary of State for European Affairs; Johannes Hahn, European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations at the General Affairs Council
Business NewsBalkansNeighborhood enlargement

No agreement for North Macedonia and Albania. The reform of the accession process, a disguised veto?

(B2) The Europeans are torn on a subject: should we open EU accession negotiations for Albania and North Macedonia or not? Mischievous, France seems to have found 'the' scheme to

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The Minister of Defense specifically targeted by US sanctions - here in a meeting (credit: MOD Turkey)
Business NewsEurope Türkiyesanctions

The US blacklists the Turkish Defense Ministry. NATO allies warned to take tougher sanctions

(B2) The Americans have totally turned their backs. After the authorization given a week ago by President Donald Trump to the Turkish offensive in Syria, Washington now condemns in very harsh terms this offensive, qualified

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UN Special Envoy Geir Perdersen with Spanish Minister Josep Borrell during the meeting (credit: EU Council)
Business NewsGulf Middle EastStabilization - Peace

Political situation in Syria: a peace to be consolidated

(B2) The hope for a possible political settlement in Syria was still present, despite the Turkish offensive, at the Foreign Affairs Council on Monday (14 October), even if the spirits were rather pessimistic Two priorities in Syria La Haute

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Jean-Yves le Drian, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France and Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs, Monday 14 October in Luxembourg
Watch bookEU diplomacy

Focus on the Foreign Affairs Council of 14 October 2019

(B2) The Turkish offensive in Syria, like Ankara's particular position vis-à-vis Cyprus, eclipsed the other points on the agenda of the meeting of the 28 Foreign Ministers at the Council of the EU on Monday (14

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