WorldThe need to stabilise the internal situation in Libya and to preserve the EU values, including human rights, were the recurring points raised by MEPs in a Wednesday afternoon debate with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on growing migratory pressure in the central Mediterranean. Albania needs to implement EU-related reforms credibly, and ensure that its June parliamentary elections are free and fair, if it is to start EU accession negotiations, said Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs on Tuesday. In a separate resolution, they also urged Bosnia and Herzegovina to overcome its ethnic and political divisions and remain united throughout the EU membership application evaluation process, to prove that it is a functioning state. US President Donald Trump and NATO both agree on the need for dialogue with Russia from a position of strength, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday. President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations on behalf of the Lithuanian people and on her own behalf to King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on his jubilee. We are aware of recent information regarding the serious mistreatment of detained human rights lawyers Li Heping, Wang Quangzhang and Xie Yang. If verified, this mistreatment would amount to torture. The priorities of the Maltese Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers are being outlined to parliamentary committees by Maltese ministers at a series of meetings taking place in January. To honour the upcoming International Holocaust Remembrance Day, MEPs held a ceremony in the Parliament on Wednesday together with representatives from Jewish communities in Europe and other dignitaries. Referring to the Holocaust as "the worst tragedy in European history", Parliament President Antonio Tajani said: “Remembering is not only an act of commemoration. It is a crucial process if we want to avoid repeating the same errors.” The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which aims to boost goods and services trade and investment flows, was approved by the International Trade Committee on Tuesday. The full House is to vote on the deal in February. On 23 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Darius Skusevičius represented Lithuania at the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) meeting of Foreign Ministers in Barcelona, which discussed the organization’s guidelines for future activities. Earthquakes in Italy: Commission increases support to affected farming communities2017-01-23, 17:35The European Commission is further mobilising the instruments at its disposal to provide relief to the farming communities affected by the recent earthquakes in Italy by allowing greater flexibility in the implementation of several measures with immediate financial effect. |
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