World EU foreign policy chief wants more federalised healthcare approach Josep Borrell, the European Union Minister for Foreign Affairs, has told Euronews that the COVID-19 pandemic has made health a security issue - and a more federalised approach is now called for. 07/05/2020
World News EU calls for independent probe into origin of COVID-19 European diplomats say the war of words between Washington and Beijing is not helpful in understanding where the new coronavirus came from and how to prevent the next pandemic. 05/05/2020
World News EU must develop 'appetite for power' says foreign policy chief "We should be able to act, not everyday making comments or expressing concern," Europe's top diplomatic told the Munich Security Conference. 16/02/2020
World News Europe’s top diplomat says Trump peace plan unlikely to succeed Josep Borrell, the European Union's new foreign affairs chief, is traveling to Iran to meet the country's leaders as part of a visit to the Middle East. 02/02/2020
World News European ministers meet to salvage Iran nuclear deal European foreign ministers met to discuss the Iran crisis and the 2015 nuclear deal at an emergency meeting in Brussels on Friday. 10/01/2020
World News EU's foreign affairs Borrell warns of 'violence escalation' in Libya It comes after his meeting with foreign affairs ministers from France, Italy, Germany and the UK. 07/01/2020
United Kingdom Euroviews. Magnitsky sanctions are coming. What form they’ll take depends on the EU and UK ǀ View What exactly do the new EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell and UK Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab mean when they talk about Magnitsky sanctions? The question matters because both have committed to introducing them in their respective jurisdictions in the near future. 23/12/2019
Yemen Euroviews. The EU must push for peace in Yemen to avoid a decade of humanitarian disaster ǀ View As we enter 2020, if the openings for peace are to set Yemen on a path to stability, the EU must be at the forefront of efforts to make the next ten years the decade of delivery, not the decade of disaster. For Yemen, that will require peace. 12/12/2019
World News Euroviews. Redefining the EU as more global is our best hope of counteracting great-power competition ǀ View Europe is recognising that great-power competition is back and that autopilot solutions, or knee-jerk reactions, are no more than the illusion of a plan. The game that Europe loves so much to play, multilateralism, is under threat. 11/10/2019
Europe News The Brief: Day 5 hearings - the outspoken diplomat and digital defender Commission hearings continue with Vera Jourova (Czech Republic) and Josep Borrell (Spain). 07/10/2019
Iran Euroviews. The EU's misguided Iran strategy is akin to letting the fox into the hen house ǀ View If the European Commission - and foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in particular - would have the EU assume a more active role in world affairs, they will be presented with a host of difficult choices, few of them black or white. Take, for example, the question of Iran. 02/10/2019
Spain Meet EU High Representative nominee Josep Borrell Spanish socialist Josep Borrell, undiplomatic head of European diplomacy? 04/07/2019
World News 4 things to know about the 4 nominated for EU top jobs They are the new faces of the European Union: Ursula von der Leyen, Charles Michel, Christine Lagarde, and Josep Borrell. Here are facts about the nominated for EU top jobs. 02/07/2019