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Angela Merkel, Petro Poroshenko and Francois Hollande in June 2015 (Credit: Ukrainian government)
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Minsk agreements: the account is not there. Sanctions against Russia extended (V2)

(B2) According to our information, Angela Merkel and François Hollande should, before their counterparts, Heads of State and Government, draw up a progress report on the Minsk process which does not encourage optimism. This assessment, which is based

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Mogherini surrounded by European commissioners during discussions with the Iranian government (Credit: SEAE)
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Iran, a meaningful visit

(B2) The head of European diplomacy, Federica Mogherini, was on a visit to Tehran this weekend to try to resolve the last “challenges” in the application of the nuclear agreement. Accompanied by seven European commissioners (1),

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Klymenko during his visit to Brussels at the Press Club Brussels Europe
Watch book

Notebook (16.06.2015). European summit (language). EEAS structures. SGA for the PSDC. EULEX Kosovo (extension). EUNAVFOR Med (force chief). EUTM Mali (head of mission). Security officers. Pierre Vimont.…

(B2) Published in recent days: Operation EUNAVFOR launched in phase 1 only? N°26 The 2015 defense summit, a progress meeting? The priorities of the 28 on internal security for 2015 and beyond

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The fine weather that marked the end of the meeting in Riga did not allow for a perfect consensus between ministers on the future of sanctions (© NGV /B2)
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[Verbatim] Russia. Europe is reluctant to quickly extend the sanctions. What if uncertainty was the best measure!

(BRUSSELS2) In Riga, the foreign ministers did not really succeed in agreeing on the moment when it will be necessary to renew the sanctions against Ukrainians and Russians, considered to be responsible for the instability in

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