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The migration pact is now in effect, mandating all EU states to demonstrate solidarity in accepting migrants. This development has significant implications for Poland, prompting a clarification of its responsibilities and addressing prevalent misconceptions about the pact’s enforcement and requirements.
Ukraine and Moldova have formally initiated their first cluster of accession negotiations, termed “Fundamentals,” following an agreement reached on Friday. This development marks a significant step in their efforts to strengthen ties and align more closely with European Union standards.
The European Union’s new Pact on Migration, effective Friday, aims to standardise migration management across member states. It includes measures for faster asylum processing and a “mandatory solidarity” system; however, actual contributions from countries have fallen significantly short, raising concerns about the pact’s efficacy.
The EU faces what is arguably its stiffest foreign policy test since the war in Ukraine. A devastating attack on Israel by Hamas has been met with a massive Israeli response in the Gaza Strip. It is being described as the worst chapter in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the war of October 1973. We discuss how convincing – or otherwise – the EU’s response has been so far, as well as the EU’s messaging mess when it comes to the question of continued development aid to the Palestinians.
A former prime minister of Slovakia who plans to end the country’s military support for Ukraine is poised to return to office after his political party signed a deal Wednesday with two other parties to form a coalition government.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday visits NATO headquarters in Brussels for the first time since the Russian invasion, the military alliance said. Zelensky was in Romania on Tuesday for talks with President Klaus Iohannis about security and grain exports. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
Italian Minister Adolfo Urso has warned that The war declared by Israel creates “an emergency situation that risks triggering other problems, for example energy,” Urso told EU News.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday accused Moscow of supporting the Palestinian militant group Hamas in its war against Israel. This came after the president travelled to Romania for the first time since Russia’s invasion to speak to President Klaus Iohannis about artillery and air defence supplies. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).
EU foreign ministers are meeting Tuesday to discuss the bloc’s development aid to the Palestinian territories following a diplomatic row over an announcement of a suspension of Palestinian aid by Oliver Varhelyi, EU commissioner for neighbourhood and enlargement. FRANCE 24’s Dave Keating explains that several EU memeber states “reacted angrily” to Varhelyi’s statement ahead of Tuesday’s meeting.
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