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The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, speaks to reporters following a Foreign Affairs Council, 27 May 2024

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EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said Friday 24 May that the EU faces a choice between support to rule of law and support to Israel

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The EU must define its stance on the International Court of Justice's call on Israel to halt its Rafah offensive, Borrell said.

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The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell

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The removal of the navigation buoys is part of a 'broader pattern of provocative behaviour' by the Kremlin, the EU's chief diplomat says.

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Josep Borrell has asked Georgia to withdraw the "foreign influence" law, also known as the "Russian law."

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The statement came 24 hours after the law passed its third reading in the Georgian parliament.

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The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell

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Spain, Ireland and other like-minded EU member states could recognise the State of Palestine on 21 May, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, has said.

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A photo provided by the Israel Defense Forces shows a tank with an Israel flag on it entering the Gazan side of the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

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The European Commission is reinstating funding for a key UN agency, UNRWA, that was accused of harbouring staff who participated in the 7 October massacre.

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Palestinians flee from the eastern side of the southern Gaza city of Rafah after the Israeli army orders them to evacuate ahead of a military operation, in Rafah, Gaza Strip

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European leaders and ministers have urged Israel to refrain from launching its long-anticipated military operation in Rafah, an attack which is believed to be imminent.

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Soldiers of Ukraine's National Guard 1st brigade Bureviy (Hurricane) practice during combat training at a military training ground in the north of Ukraine, 8 November 2023

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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen talks during a session at the European Parliament, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Strasbourg, eastern France.

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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that Georgia is at a crossroads, as the country grapples with protests against government plans to introduce a foreign influence law which critics fear could be used to stifle the press.

01/05/2024

Mourners pray over the bodies of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat, at the Al Aqsa hospital in Gaza Strip, Saturday, April 27, 2024

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International pressure is building on Israel over its plans to invade Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah and a ceasefire agreement.

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The EU has decided to tighten sanctions on Iran to curtail the production of missiles.

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The European Union has reached a political agreement to tighten sanctions on Iran in retaliation for the recent barrage launched against Israel.

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High Representative Josep Borrell chaired the joint meeting of foreign and defence ministers in Luxembourg.

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European Union countries who own air defence systems are under pressure to step up their assistance for Ukraine.

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The European Union has urged Georgia not to pass a controversial 'foreign influence' law.

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The European Union has strongly warned Georgia against passing a controversial "foreign influence" law.

17/04/2024

The EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell speaks after a VTC meeting of EU foreign ministers, 16 April 2024.

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The European Union will "start the necessary work" to hit Iran with heavier sanctions after Saturday's aerial attack on Israel, the bloc's top diplomat has said.

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A view of the frigate "Hessen" in the harbour, in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, prior to departing for the Red Sea.

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So far, the European mission has proven successful in stopping the Iran-backed rebel group's attacks.

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Foreign affairs ministers met on Monday in Brussels to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war.

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After weeks of disagreements, the European Union has reached a "political agreement" to sanction extremist Israeli settlers, says Josep Borrell.

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