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EU shifting sanctions strategy against Russia

EU shifting sanctions strategy against Russia

The EU countries decided to enforce existing anti-Russian sanctions, rather than preparing new ones: 10 packages of sanctions have had less impact than they hoped.

Three injured in Brussels metro knife attack

Three injured in Brussels metro knife attack

Belgian police have arrested an attacker who knifed three people in a Brussels metro station on Monday, leaving one with critical injuries, officials said. While the motives of the attacker, a 30-year-old man, remain unclear, police …

Pashinyan wants to hold meeting on delimitation in Brussels

Pashinyan wants to hold meeting on delimitation in Brussels

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the government of the country proposed to hold negotiations of commissions on delimitation and border security on October 31. "Armenia invited Azerbaijan to hold a meeting of the …

Aliyev, Pashinyan and Michel to meet in Brussels in November

Aliyev, Pashinyan and Michel to meet in Brussels in November

A trilateral meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, President of the European Council Charles Michel and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will be held in Brussels next month. President of the Republic of Azerbaijan …

Chizhov confirms his departure from Brussels

Chizhov confirms his departure from Brussels

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov has confirmed his departure from Brussels in the near future after finishing his 17-year mission. "I am leaving soon. The term of my assignment has come …

Azerbaijan's FM leaves for working visit to Brussels

Azerbaijan's FM leaves for working visit to Brussels

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov left for a working visit to Belgium's Brussels to attend the meeting of the Azerbaijan-EU Cooperation Council, according to the ministry. As part of the …

Azerbaijan celebration of cultural heritage in Brussels

Azerbaijan celebration of cultural heritage in Brussels

Not least during times of conflict, most would agree on the importance of protecting the cultural identity of a country and its people. The French have turned cultural protection into something of an art form. Azerbaijan does …

EU constructing €8m 'spy-proof' bunker for secret talks

EU constructing €8m 'spy-proof' bunker for secret talks

The EU is building an €8m secure bunker in Brussels so that leaders can discuss secrets without Russian or other eavesdroppers, according to an EU memo describing the project, seen by EUobserver. The chamber could host around 100 …

About $24 bln of Russian central bank assets frozen in EU

About $24 bln of Russian central bank assets frozen in EU

European Union states have reported the freezing of about 23 billion euros ($24.5 billion) of assets of the Russian Central Bank, a top EU official said, revealing for the first time a figure that was expected to be much higher. Russia …