At the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg, Minister Tanja Fajon strongly condemned the recent Israeli attack on the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and emphasized that the Middle East does not need more weapons, but more diplomatic activities, an immediate ceasefire, and respect for international law.
The economic strategy was approved by the government on Thursday. The aim of the document is for the Czech Republic to move into the top ten EU countries with the highest gross domestic product per capita by 2040.
Over the weekend, a meeting of Mediterranean EU member states took place in Cyprus, where Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob warned of the economic lag of the EU behind the USA and China due to excessively high energy prices and limited access to investment resources.
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia – the six states of the Western Balkans have been waiting for years to be admitted to the EU. Now, a summit is taking place in Berlin where new impulses are to be set.
“Albania goes well-organized, clear in what it seeks, convinced that it will represent its best values. Now the government has fulfilled most of its obligations,” expressed the Albanian chief diplomat.
About a month before the start of the World Climate Conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the 27 environment ministers of the EU are trying to agree on a joint negotiating position. This could be difficult when it comes to nuclear energy. While countries like France see it as part of the solution, others – like Austria – want to rely solely on renewables.