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EU formally signs post-Brexit trade deal with UK

EU formally signs post-Brexit trade deal with UK

The European Union’s top officials formally signed the long fought-over post-Brexit trade deal with the United Kingdom on Wednesday. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Charles …

CoE Commissioner urges to resume talks on Karabakh conflict

CoE Commissioner urges to resume talks on Karabakh conflict

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović urged to stop military escalation and resume negotiations for a peaceful settlement to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, according to the Council of Europe's website. "I …

Karasin: Russia to attend CoE ministerial in Tbilisi

Karasin: Russia to attend CoE ministerial in Tbilisi

Former Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigori Karasin said that a Russian delegation will attend the Council of Europe ministerial in Tbilisi in May 2020. He added that as of now he does not know the composition …

Tusk names most spectacular mistakes in EU history

Tusk names most spectacular mistakes in EU history

Brexit has been one of the most spectacular mistakes in the history of the EU, former European council president Donald Tusk has said. According to Tusk, Brexit was "the most painful and saddest …

Georgia takes up chairmanship of Council of Europe Committee

Georgia takes up chairmanship of Council of Europe Committee

Starting today until May 15, 2020 Georgia will chair the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE), according to the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The chairmanship is to be handed over to Georgia from France at …

EU anti-Russia sanctions end on January 31?

EU anti-Russia sanctions end on January 31?

The decision of the Council of the European Union to extend anti-Russia economic sanctions takes effect today, according to documents published in the Official Journal of the European Union. "The decision will remain in place …

Croatia’s representative elected new Council of Europe head

Croatia’s representative elected new Council of Europe head

Participants in the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) have elected Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Marija Pejcinovic Buric Secretary General …

EU officially extends 'Crimean' sanctions on Russia

EU officially extends 'Crimean' sanctions on Russia

The European Union officially extended economic sanctions against Crimea and Sevastopol by one year, according to the European Council's statement released today. The European Union’s Committee of Permanent …

 Kosachev on possibility of Russia’s return to PACE

Kosachev on possibility of Russia’s return to PACE

The Russian Federation Interagency Commission for Council of Europe Affairs will meet on June 11 to discuss cooperation with the Council of Europe, including the current situation within its Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), Chairman of the Russian …

Russia to stay in PACE

Russia to stay in PACE

Members of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers have agreed that Russia will stay in the Council’s Parliamentary Assembly (PACE), German foreign minister Heiko Maas said. According to him, it …

Russia ready to pay fee to Council of Europe

Russia ready to pay fee to Council of Europe

Russia is ready to return a debt of 60 million euro to the Council of Europe, which has been accumulated over two years of non-payment, a diplomatic source familiar with the situation said. Earlier, chairman of the Russian Federation …