EUROPEAN COUNCIL

Finland assumes presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States for 2023–2024

Finland assumed the presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) on 1 July 2023 for one year. The cross-cutting themes of the...

On 1 July, Latvia assumed chairmanship for the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

In the beginning of July 2023, Latvia took over the Presidency of the Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region from Sweden. For the upcoming...

Prigozhin in Belarus: A deadly threat for Ukraine and the Minsk regime

The failed mutiny of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner mercenary group, the role allegedly played by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko and the decision to transfer the mercenary...

EU scrambles for unitarian approach to China ahead of Council meeting

The European Union is gearing up for a meeting of the European Council where leaders will discuss foreign policy, with a special focus on...

EP committee confirms trilogue agreemen on Digital Schengen visas

MEPs of the Civil Liberties Committee have voted to endorse the agreement from inter-institutional negotiations on digitalising visa procedures in the Schengen area. On Thursday,...

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