High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell (europa.eu) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell said human rights are a central element of the political dialogue and cooperation agreement between the EU and Cuba. However, Borrell strongly
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The European Parliament awarded its 2020 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of thought to Belarus democratic opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and other members of the movement in Brussels Wednesday. EU Parliament President David Sassoli presented the Prize to Tsikhanouskaya and
(credit: twitter.com) / Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni is a symbol of press freedom in Algeria. His harassment by the Algerian authorities and his sentencing to two years in prison is emblematic of the heightened repression in the North African nation, Human Rights organizations say. DIPLOMATIC
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES European Union foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell “warmly” congratulated President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris for their “historic victory” in the U.S. elections. Borrell said the EU is looking forward to better ties with the U.S. under
twitter.com/ThierryMariani/ Thierry Mariani, French Member of Parliament of the European Union, Commission of Foreign Affaris meets former Ivory Coast prime minister Guillaume Soro Oct. 16, 2020 Brussels, BELGIUM. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Exiled Ivory Coast opposition leader Guillaume Soro met with members of
Credit: Wikipedia / Belarus Opposition challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Belarusian activist Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said Tuesday “Belarus has woken up” and “the peaceful revolution is taking place.” Tikhanovskaya, who is best known as Belarus’ main opposition leader, fled Minsk and is
Credit: eppgroup.eu/ The EPP Group wants Europe to be better equipped to fight money laundering. DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF BRUSSELS – ʺEurope must be better equipped to fight criminal networks and their attempts to launder their ill-gotten gains. There must be no sanctuary in Europe for
Credit: ec.europa.eu/ Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES “I do not know what it is to be black,” Ursula von der Leyen, a German, and president of the European Commission stated. The
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