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According to the New York Times, a Swedish national named Johan Floderus is being held prisoner in Teheran, Iran.

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Péter Szijjártó, Hungary's foreign affairs minister, urged his counterpart to "exert pressure on Ukraine" and remove OTP Bank from the list of "international sponsors of war."

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'Lamentable': Hungary maintains veto on EU military aid for Ukraine

The Hungarian government is preventing the EU from approving a new tranche of €500 million in military assistance for Ukraine.

26/06/2023

Josep Borrell, the EU's foreing policy chief, compared the Wagner Group to a Frankenstein monster who had rebelled against his creator, President Vladimir Putin.

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Foreign affairs ministers of the European Union gather in Luxembourg on Monday as they digest the aftermath of the attempted military coup in Russia.

26/06/2023

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping after meeting the press in Beijing, April 2023

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EU leaders should balance ambitions abroad with public opinion at home

If the heads of the bloc's member states are to build and maintain a united foreign policy, they will need to capitalise on areas that create consensus, Dr Jana Puglierin writes.

16/06/2023

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, is among those who support a greater use of qualified majority in the EU's foreign and security policy.

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For the EU, moving from unanimity to qualified majority is a Catch-22

The winds of change are blowing through the European Union's foreign policy – but they may not be enough to cause a storm.

13/06/2023

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FILE - Ukrainian refugees sit in a home of a resident in the village of Guissona, Lleida, Spain, Thursday, March 17, 2022.

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EU warns of 'solidarity fatigue' after accepting Ukrainian refugees

The Russian invasion of Ukraine caused the largest intra-Europe movement since the second world war, sending 16 million refugees across the continent.

07/06/2023

Shipping containers with oil

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Where is Russia exporting its oil post EU sanctions?

Russia recently exported more oil than at any other time following its invasion of Ukraine last year.

31/05/2023

Foreign and security policy is one of the few areas in EU policy-making where unanimity is required.

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Hungary and Poland rally allies to defend veto power in foreign policy

Unanimity rules can be used by one single member state to derail or block a collective decision.

23/05/2023

"If we don't support Ukraine, Ukraine will fall in a matter of days," said Josep Borrell.

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'If we don't support Ukraine, it'll fall in a matter of days': Borrell

Speaking in Florence, Josep Borrell reflected on the transformational changes that have swept the EU since the Kremlin launched the invasion of Ukraine.

05/05/2023

France and Germany have joined the nine-strong the "Group of Friends on Qualified Majority Voting."

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Nine EU countries join forces to ditch unanimity on foreign policy

Under current rules, all foreign policy decisions in the EU require the unanimous approval of the 27 member states.

04/05/2023

"You cannot put on the same ground the aggressor and the aggressed and that's why we're supporting Ukraine," said Josep Borrell.

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Borrell urges Xi and Lula to visit Ukraine before talking about peace

Josep Borrell criticised the "benevolent approach" pursued by China and Brazil in regard to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

24/04/2023

High Representative Josep Borrell said the EU sanctions on Russia were like a "slow-acting but certain poison."

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Keeping EU unity over the war 'has not always been easy,' says Borrell

In an interview with Euronews, Josep Borrell described the EU sanctions on Russia as a "slow-acting but certain poison."

15/02/2023

Josep Borrell said Europe was a "garden" because it had replaced war with lasting peace and cooperation.

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Borrell apologises for controversial metaphor but defends speech

The EU's foreign policy chief has faced days of increasing backlash over his controversial remarks on geopolitics.

19/10/2022

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell at a signing ceremony on the sidelines of the EU-Ukraine Association Council at the European Council, Brussels on Sept. 5, 2022.

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EU countries agree to train Ukrainian soldiers as part of new mission

The idea for the EU Military Assistance Mission was first floated by the bloc's High Representative Josep Borrell in a non-paper released in August following a request from Ukraine.

17/10/2022

The issue of visa for Russian tourists featured high on the agenda of the ministerial meeting in Prague.

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EU agrees to scrap Russia visa deal but stops short of tourist ban

Germany, France, Spain and Portugal were among those who opposed an outright visa ban for Russian nationals.

31/08/2022

"This is one person's war" and "We are not fighting against Russia" says EU's top diplomat Borrell

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"We are not fighting against Russia" says EU's top diplomat Borrell

The Global Conversation speaks to EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and former Finnish PM Alexander Stubb.

09/05/2022

Denmark will hold a referendum about joining the EU's common defence and security policy.

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Explained: Denmark's surprising U-turn on the EU common defence policy

The Ukraine war is prompting the Nordic country to reconsider an opt-out clause that dates back to the early 1990s.

07/03/2022

The EU has seen the most dramatic changes of its history in the span of seven days.

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Analysis: In just one week, the EU has changed forever

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has thrust the bloc into a new chapter that until recently would have been unthinkable.

28/02/2022

The EU has sanctioned, among others: Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (left); spokesperson Maria Zakharova (centre) and commander Igor Osipov (right).

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The EU sanctions Russia's defence minister and Putin's chief of staff

The latest raft of EU sanctions hits Putin's closest circle, including several army generals, a spokesperson and the editor-in-chief of the RT channel.

23/02/2022

Dmytro Kuleba asked the EU to impose "some sanctions" on Russia before an invasion takes place.

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EU avoids pre-emptive sanctions on Russia despite Ukraine's pleas

Ukraine's foreign affairs minister has urged Brussels to apply "some sanctions" on Russia before an invasion takes place.

21/02/2022

Josep Borrell stressed member states were on the same page when it comes to the Ukraine-Russia border crisis.

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EU reaffirms unity in Ukraine-Russia crisis amid reports of division

Josep Borrell said the bloc is "well advanced" in preparing sanctions in case Russia decides to invade Ukraine.

24/01/2022