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28 November 2017
Wars in Syria and Yemen, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and migration, key issues of the EU-LAS joint meeting
The EU Political and Security Committee members met with the Permanent Representatives of the League of Arab States (LAS) in Brussels. They discussed most urgent issues in the MENA countries, including migration management, the Israeli Palestinian conflict, the conflict in Syria and the civil war...
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27 November 2017
Commissioner Avramopoulos visits Turkey one week ahead of a visit to Greece by President Erdogan
European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs, Dimitris Avramopoulos, visited Turkey, where he delivered a speech at the 8th Bosphorus Summit, held in Istanbul by International Cooperation Platform (ICP)....
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27 November 2017
UfM member states’ representatives address gender equality in the Euro-Mediterranean Region in Cairo
The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) held in Cairo its 4th Ministerial Conference on “Strengthening the Role of Women in Society.” The conference was chaired by the Jordanian Minister of Social Development, Hala Lattouf....
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24 November 2017
HR/VP Federica Mogherini urges the UN Security Council not to stop investigating the use of chemical weapons in Syria
HR/VP Federica Mogherini issued a statement reacting to the recent failure of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to renew the mandate of the Joint Investigative Mechanism (JIM) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)....
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23 November 2017
Commissioner Avramopoulos commends Morocco’s stability and sees it as crucial factor for migration management
European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos visited Morocco, where he met with Moroccan Interior Minister, Abdelouafi Laftit and Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita, to discuss migration management....
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23 November 2017
The European Commission defines the first five investment areas of the European Investment Plan
The European Commission has defined the first five investment areas of the new European Investment Plan (EIP), which will mobilise €44 billion of sustainable investment for Africa and the EU Neighbour countries....
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21 November 2017
Cypriot, Greek and Egyptian heads of state and government gather to discuss energy cooperation and developments in the region
Cypriot President Nicos Ansatasiades, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Egyptian President Abd el Fattah al Sisi gathered in Nicosia for the 5th edition of the annual Egypt-Greece-Cyprus Trilateral Summit....
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