European Union External Action Service welcomed conclusion of five-month standoff in Guyana Elections. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The EU Saturday welcomed the” peaceful and democratic conclusion” of the electoral process in Guyana and congratulated President Irfaan Ali on his swearing-in. Five months
Credit: avrupa.info.tr / Joseph Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Joseph Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, accused Somalia’s Parliament of a “serious disrespect for the constitutional foundations of the country”
Credit: europol.europa.eu / Four houses and arrested three individuals suspected of forgery of documents. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF The French Border Police (Police Aux Frontières) within the French National Police (Police Nationale), supported by Europol, dismantled a large criminal network involved in document fraud. On the
Credit: U.S. Department of State / Ambassador Ronald J. Gidwitz is the new U.S. envoy to the EU. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF President Trump appointed the U.S. ambassador to Belgium Ronald J. Gidwitz to serve as the acting ambassador to the European Union (EU). The posting
Credit: France24 screen shot / Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore with French President Macron and Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou at the Pau Summit in France Jan. 13, 2020. France and the G5 Sahel (Mali, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania) agree for a “Coalition for
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / Oriol Junqueras was elected to the European Parliament 26, May 2019. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that Spain should have freed jailed leader of the Catalan Republican Left (ERC), Oriol
Credit: eurojusteuropa / Eurojust is tasked with handling of serious cross-border and organized crime by fostering investigative and prosecutorial co-ordination in the European Union. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF Eurojust Thursday heralds a new phase in its development, as it officially becomes the European Agency for Criminal
Source: https://www.abc.es/internacional / Dissident José Daniel Ferrer García has been in prison in Cuba since October 1, 2019 By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The European Parliament condemned the “arbitrary detention” of leading Cuban dissident José Daniel Ferrer and called for his immediate release. MEPs
Credit: eeas.europa.eu / Relations between the European Union and Cuba are based on a political dialogue that promotes cooperation, respect for human rights, the modernisation of the Cuban economy, and the development of joint responses to global challenges. Both the EU and Cuba seek
Credit: eib.org / The Luxembourg-based European Investment Bank (EIB) is the world’s largest international public bank By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A Mandate by the European Investment Bank to finance investments in Cuba would be the “angel” the socialist nation needs to