Glenn Diesen: Europe’s new political class is rejecting reality
Russia considers NATO’s incursion into Ukraine to be an existential threat, and NATO has openly stated its intention to make...
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Libyan coast guard accused of attacking migrant rescue ship
The Libyan coast guard has been accused of firing on an active rescue vessel in the central Mediterranean Sea on...
UN’s new elections roadmap for Libya garnering further support
On August 21st, UN Special Envoy for Libya Hanna Tetteh presented a new political roadmap to bring about national elections...
Dalia Ghanem: Algeria-Italy ties are reshaping the Mediterranean
After shutting out traditional partners France and Spain, Algeria has quickly expanded ties with Italy with larger geopolitical implications for...
Rachel Marsden: EU throws tantrum as Trump meets Putin
Brussels has been relegated to running behind Trump, pleading to let Zelensky have any say in a Russia-Ukraine war resolution. ...
Slovenia becomes first EU country to ban weapons trade with Israel
Slovenia announced on July 31st that it will ban all weapons trade with Israel, becoming the first European Union member...
Martin Jay: EU commission exposed for bribing journalists
A recent report has exposed the European commission guilty of bribing journalist to the tune of hundreds of millions of...
US and EU agree to 15% tariff in major trade deal
The United States and European Union have agreed to a 15% tariff rate on most EU goods entering the US,...
Libya: EU is ready to play hardball in migration negotiations
Magnus Brunner, the European Commissioner for Migration, suggested in an interview that the EU could consider using development aid and...
Emmanuel Cohen-Hadria: The Morocco-Algeria balancing act for the EU
The European Union is seeking to reinvigorate its bilateral relationships with its Southern Mediterranean neighbours by adopting a more transactional,...
Israel agrees to “expand” Gaza aid access, EU says
The EU reached an agreement with Israel on July 10th to improve humanitarian aid access to Gaza, allowing more food...
EU delegation refused entry into eastern Libya by government
An EU migration delegation has been refused entry by the eastern government of Libya, after the delegation visited the rival...
Algeria and Morocco with highest EU deportation orders in Eurostat report
Figures published by the EU’s official statistics agency, Eurostat, reveal a rise in issued leave orders for third-country nationals in...
Algeria added to EU ‘high risk’ money-laundering blacklist
The European Union has announced on 10 June that it has added Algeria on its blacklist of high-risk countries for...
EU condemns breaking of ceasefire in Libya
The European Union has condemned the fact that there have been recent violations of the ceasefire in Tripoli during the...
