The EU extends the fishing quotas affected by “Brexit” and cuts Iberian hake

The EU extends the fishing quotas affected by “Brexit” and cuts Iberian hake

Press conference after the agreement. Capture – The Twenty-seven achieved this Thursday, after almost 24 hours of uninterrupted negotiations, close an agreement on the annual distribution of Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and fishing quotas for the Atlantic and the North Sea and the plan for the Mediterranean, which to a large extent reached an agreement … Read more

Rinkēvičs: The EU will in future be able to impose sanctions on those guilty of serious human rights violations

Rinkēvičs: The EU will in future be able to impose sanctions on those guilty of serious human rights violations

By approving the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, the European Union (EU) will be able to impose sanctions on those responsible for genocide, war crimes and serious human rights violations, Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs (JV) told LETA after participating in the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. He explained that while sanctions have so far been … Read more

London to feature “latest roll of dice” in resumption of trade negotiations with EU

London to feature “latest roll of dice” in resumption of trade negotiations with EU

By Alistair Smout, Gabriela Baczynska – The chief negotiator for Brexit of the European Union. Michel Barnier, arrives at the Brussels-South railway station on his return from London, in Brussels, Belgium. December 5, 2020. REUTERS / Yves Herman LONDON / BRUSSELS, Dec 5 (Reuters) – UK and European Union negotiators will meet in Brussels on … Read more

EU green light to sanction Belarusian officials but not Lukashenko, message from

EU green light to sanction Belarusian officials but not Lukashenko, message from

The leaders of theEuropean Union gave the green light on Friday to sanction the Belarus and agreed on a message of firmness accompanied by threats of sanctions to the Turkey, after tough negotiations, according to diplomats. The heads of state and government of the EU, meeting in summit in Brussels, reached an agreement, after long … Read more