Josep Borrell claims the bloc’s armies would “run out of ammo in two weeks” if confronted with a conflict such as in Ukraine
Read More »‘Europe is in danger’: top diplomat proposes EU military doctrine
The European Union’s foreign policy chief warned the bloc on Wednesday that it must agree an ambitious doctrine as the basis for joint military action abroad, including with a deployable crisis force. Josep Borrell told reporters his first draft of the “Strategic Compass” – the closest thing the EU could …
Read More »EU’s Borrell hails Baghdad conference as ‘important diplomatic achievement’
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has hailed the recent Baghdad conference, which aimed at promoting regional de-escalation and dialog, as an “important diplomatic achievement,” said Iraq is key to promoting stability between Iran and Saudi Arabia. In a blog post published on the website of the European External Action …
Read More »European Union confirms its support for the Iraqi elections
On Monday, the European Union affirmed its commitment to support Iraq at all levels. The PM’s office said in a statement, “Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi received the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell and his accompanying delegation.” Al-Kadhimi indicated that Iraq greatly …
Read More »MOFA: EU representative to visit Iraq Monday
Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Sunday, that the representative of the European Union, Josep Borrell, will visit Iraq tomorrow. The ministry said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that “Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein will meet tomorrow, Monday, at the ministry’s headquarters, with the representative of …
Read More »