EU High Representative Federica Mogherini appointed Jean Paul Jacque as legal expert to review EULEX Kosovo mandate following the corruption allegations.
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EU High Representative Federica Mogherini said stability, security and peace in the Middle East was in the European interest and urged Israeli and Palestinian leadership to make rapid progress on a two state solution.
On the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the event has changed the world “forever” as Germany unity “became a catalyst for European unity.”
EU’s High Representative for foreign policy and security Federica Mogherini hailed an initiative of German and British foreign ministers aimed at resuming reforms in Bosnia in order to further proceed on its EU path. The idea will be discussed at the next Foreign Affairs Council on 17 November, while Mogherini plans to visit Sarajevo at the earliest to talk to the new leadership on the way forward.
Meet Poppy, the first completely open-source, 3D printed, humanoid robot (@poppy_project). Poppy is a robot that anybody can build and program. That means it’s not just a tool for scientists and engineers: the team of developers aims to make it part of vocational training in schools, giving students the opportunity to experiment.
Nearly 25 percent of the EU population, or almost one out of every four person, was at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to latest Eurostat survey.
The European Union will not recognise so-called elections in Doentsk and Luhansk, considering them an obstacle to peace in Ukraine, EU’s High Representative Federica Mogherini said in a statement.
Today the Juncker Commission is officially starting its term of office that will run until 31 October 2019.
Following seven rounds of gas negotiations moderated by Günther H. Oettinger, Vice-President of the European Commission, Russia and Ukraine have reached an agreement on a 4.6 billion dollar winter package that will secure gas for Ukraine and ultimately for Europe, the European Commission said in a statement.
“We are closely following the developments in Kosovo related to allegations against current and former members of the EU’s Rule of Law Mission, EULEX Kosovo,” the spokesperson of EU’s High Representative for Foreign Policy said in a statement.