Foreign Ministers Nikos Dendias and Sameh Soukri had a brief, out-of-schedule meeting and informal conversation with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel. Nikos Dendias and Sameh Soukri traveled from Athens to Luxembourg, where they will attend today’s 9th European Union-Egypt Association Council. Earlier, Nikos Dendias hosted a working lunch with his Egyptian counterpart at […]
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Luxembourg dissatisfied with EU concessions to Hungary on sanctions front
Hungary’s success in removing a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin from the last round of European Union sanctions was “unacceptable,” Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bethel said today. The EU on Thursday gave its final approval to a new package of sanctions as punishment for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – including a gradual embargo […]
Luxembourg: ‘Erdogan bargains for NATO, tries to raise prices’
“Tayyip Erdogan is just trying to raise the price,” said Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean-Asselborn, who expressed confidence that Turkey would not take responsibility for becoming the country that would prevent Sweden and Finland from joining. “I doubt that the issue of the Turkish president really has to do with Finland and Sweden and with Kurdish […]
Luxembourg: None of NATO countries allowed to block Finland and Sweden’s accession
Convinced that eventually all 30 NATO member states will support Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO and “no country will take responsibility to prevent them”, said Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, from the informal meeting of NATO ministers in Berlin. “If both countries want it, then neither of the 30 countries is allowed to oppose […]
N. Anastasiadis met with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiadis, had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Betel, who is paying an official visit to Cyprus, today at the Presidential Palace. Mr. Betel arrived in the morning at the Presidential Palace where he was officially received by the President of the Republic of […]
Cyprus: The Prime Minister of Luxembourg is in Nicosia today
The Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bethel is paying an official visit to Cyprus today. According to a written statement, A. Joseph, Director of the Press Office of the President of the Republic of Cyprus N. Anastasiadis, the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister of Luxembourg will discuss the latest developments regarding the […]
France: ‘Barrier to Marine Le Pen’ demanded from the French in Luxembourg
The Luxembourg foreign minister called on the French to block the far-right leader Marine Le Pen, whose rise to the French presidency would lead to “the overthrow of order in Europe” and the “edifice of peace”. “I hope that the outcome (of the election) will be such that we do not have Le Pen in […]
Luxembourg sends anti-tank and other military equipment to Ukraine
Luxembourg will send military defense equipment to Ukraine, Defense Minister François Bausch announced on Monday. In particular, according to an announcement by the Luxembourg Minister of Defense, his country will send to Ukraine 100 NLAW anti-tank weapons, jeeps and 15 military tents. In addition, François Bauss added that Luxembourg offers allied countries the possibility of […]
Supreme Court tosses ruling against Iran central bank in case over 1983 bombing
Edwin Marian Johnston hold up a photo of her son US Marine CPL Edward Johnston who died in the bombing of his Lebanon barracks in 1983 outside Federal Court September 7, 2007 in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Monday tossed out a decision by a federal appeals court in […]