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Trump’s pounding of Iran less harsh than expected, leaves arrangement open

October 16, 2017 by Dennis Kefalakos Leave a Comment

Trump did again what he has been good at. This time he pounded the non-nuclear proliferation agreement with Iran. To be reminded, this was the P5+1 nations (US, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany) agreement of 2015 with Iran , by which the latter country accepted to stop its nuclear program and be duly inspected […]

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Trump’s Russian affair spills over and upsets Europe

July 27, 2017 by Dennis Kefalakos Leave a Comment

The turmoil in the American political system, caused by President Donald Trump’s Russian affair is having spillovers in Europe. Of course, it’s not the first time that Trump and his out of control political ‘inspirations’ instigate trouble for the Old Continent and the rest of the world. This time however, the US Congress prepares new […]

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Mario Draghi didn’t do it but Kim Jong-un did

September 12, 2016 by Dennis Kefalakos Leave a Comment

Last Thursday, Mario Draghi, the President of the European Central Bank, was unable to move the capital and money markets with his customary monetary policy Press conference in Frankfurt am Main. On the contrary, North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un, a global castoff, did it the next day just by pressing a button. However, it took […]

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The EU Diplomacy in North Korea promotes peace or war?

April 8, 2013 by Leo Buonapartis 2 Comments

It was last Friday that the seven EU embassies located in Pyongyang received a formal warning by the North Korean regime to evacuate the premises and leave the country as soon as possible. As it was explicitly stated by the world’s most obscure totalitarian regime, the local authorities could not guarantee their safety after the […]

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Press conference by Dimitris Avramopoulos, Member of the EC, on progress under the European Agenda on Migration Date: 06/09/2017 Location: Brussels – EC/Berlaymont © European Union , 2017. Source: EC – Audiovisual Service Photo: Georges Boulougouris

British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street, returning to the House of Commons for the first Prime Minister Questions since the summer recess. September 6, 2017. (UK Government work, some rights reserved).

European Central Bank Press Conference in Frankfurt am Main, Germany- 7 September 2017. ECB President Mario Draghi (on the left) and Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President walk to the Press Conference room.( ECB audiovisual services. Some rights reserved).

Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Member of the EC in charge of Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, will hold a press conference. Date: 19/07/2017 Reference: P-034881/00-08 Location: Brussels – EC/Berlaymont.© European Union , 2017 / Source: EC – Audiovisual Service / Photo: Lukasz Kobus.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stressed how hugely important the German automotive industry is for jobs and growth. “We know how important your sector is for our country,” she said at the start of the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt/Main on Thursday 14 September. Photo: Bundesregierung / Kugler

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, at ECB Youth Dialogue. Lisbon School of Economics. ECB work, some rights reserved.

Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, prepares to read his introductory statement at the Press Conference in Frankfurt am Main, on 7 September 2017, after the meeting of the Governing Council . (ECB Audiovisual Services work, some rights reserved).

State of the Union Address 2017 by Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the EC Date: 13/09/2017. Location: Strasbourg – EP. © European Union , 2017. Source: EC – Audiovisual Service. Photo: Etienne Ansotte

Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission (on the left), receives the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the opening of the 12th EU-China Business Summit, ‘Strengthening the pillars of global trade and investment’. (02/06/2017, Brussels – Palais d’Egmont.© European Union, 2017, EC – Audiovisual Service/Photo: Etienne Ansotte).

Trump’s pounding of Iran less harsh than expected, leaves arrangement open

Trump’s Russian affair spills over and upsets Europe

Mario Draghi didn’t do it but Kim Jong-un did

The EU Diplomacy in North Korea promotes peace or war?

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