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See - Sada Elbalad
2 days ago
- Business
- See - Sada Elbalad
Egypt's Foreign Minister Heads to Brussels for EU Talks
H-Tayea Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Migration, Badr Abdelatty, departed for Brussels on Monday to attend the fifth ministerial meeting of foreign ministers from the European Union and the Southern Neighbourhood countries. The high-level diplomatic gathering comes at a pivotal moment as the European Union prepares to launch the Mediterranean Charter, a comprehensive strategic initiative aimed at redefining its partnership with the countries bordering the southern Mediterranean. The Charter, expected to be unveiled before the end of 2025, seeks to address shared regional challenges and create a more resilient, cooperative, and secure Mediterranean zone. Abdelatty's participation in the summit reflects Egypt's growing role as a regional power and strategic partner to the EU. As one of the largest and most influential countries in North Africa, Egypt has long played a central role in Euro-Mediterranean dialogue. The Brussels meeting is part of an ongoing consultation process that brings together EU member states and their southern partners to shape a common vision for sustainable development, migration governance, energy cooperation, and regional security. The Mediterranean Charter under discussion aims to respond to pressing issues that transcend national borders. From irregular migration and climate change to energy transitions and food security, the Charter is designed as a holistic framework to guide future collaboration. For the EU, this initiative is also about reinforcing stability in its immediate neighbourhood, while for Egypt and other southern partners, it represents a platform to secure greater investment, political dialogue, and mutual support in tackling domestic and regional challenges. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News Israeli-Linked Hadassah Clinic in Moscow Treats Wounded Iranian IRGC Fighters News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Videos & Features Tragedy Overshadows MC Alger Championship Celebration: One Fan Dead, 11 Injured After Stadium Fall Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War News "Tensions Escalate: Iran Probes Allegations of Indian Tech Collaboration with Israeli Intelligence" News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks Arts & Culture Hawass Foundation Launches 1st Course to Teach Ancient Egyptian Language Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream
MTV Lebanon
03-04-2025
- Politics
- MTV Lebanon
FM broaches situation, bilateral relations with European delegation
FM broaches situation, bilateral relations with European delegation Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Rajji received the Director General for the Middle East and North Africa at the European Commission Stefano Sannino, chairing a delegation from the European Union, which also included the European Union Ambassador to Lebanon, Sandra de Waele. Minister Rajji held with the delegation a tour d'horizon on the situation in Lebanon and the broad region, as well as on the bilateral relations between Lebanon and the European Union. Minister Rajji affirmed to the European delegation Lebanon's firm rejection of Israel's ongoing aggression, its daily attacks on the south, and its renewed targeting of the capital, Beirut. Rajji also reiterated his call for the European Union and the international community to exert the utmost pressure on Israel to compel it to withdraw from all Lebanese territories it occupies, to cease its attacks and violations of Lebanon's sovereignty, and to commit to the declaration of a cessation of hostilities and the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701. The meeting also touched on the issue of Syrian displacement in Lebanon. Minister Raji emphasized the "need to launch a process for their rapid return to Syria and prepare the ground for this return," expressing hope that the European Union would "reconsider its approach to this issue following the major changes that have occurred in Syria." Rajji also discussed with the European delegation the economic, financial, and administrative reforms that Lebanon has begun to implement, reiterating the Lebanese government's determination to proceed with these reforms. Discussions also touched on ways to develop the strategic partnership between Lebanon and the European Union and to advance the bilateral relations. Minister Rajji affirmed "Lebanon's cooperation with the EU to develop the new Mediterranean Charter, which aims to strengthen strategic cooperation between the European Commission and the countries of the southern and eastern Mediterranean."
National News
03-04-2025
- Politics
- National News
Foreign Minister broaches situation in Lebanon and region, bilateral relations with European delegation
NNA - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Youssef Rajji, on Thursday received the Director General for the Middle East and North Africa at the European Commission, Stefano Sannino, chairing a delegation from the European Union, which also included the European Union Ambassador to Lebanon, Sandra de Waal. h Minister Rajji held with the delegation a tour d'horizon on the situation in Lebanon and the broad region, as well as on the bilateral relations between Lebanon and the European Union. Minister Rajji affirmed to the European delegation Lebanon's firm rejection of Israel's ongoing aggression, its daily attacks on the south, and its renewed targeting of the capital, Beirut. Rajji also reiterated his call for the European Union and the international community to exert the utmost pressure on Israel to compel it to withdraw from all Lebanese territories it occupies, to cease its attacks and violations of Lebanon's sovereignty, and to commit to the declaration of a cessation of hostilities and the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701. The meeting also touched on the issue of Syrian displacement in Lebanon. Minister Raji emphasized the "need to launch a process for their rapid return to Syria and prepare the ground for this return," expressing hope that the European Union would "reconsider its approach to this issue following the major changes that have occurred in Syria." Rajji also discussed with the European delegation the economic, financial, and administrative reforms that Lebanon has begun to implement, reiterating the Lebanese government's determination to proceed with these reforms. Discussions also touched on ways to develop the strategic partnership between Lebanon and the European Union and to advance the bilateral relations. Minister Rajai affirmed "Lebanon's cooperation with the EU to develop the new Mediterranean Charter, which aims to strengthen strategic cooperation between the European Commission and the countries of the southern and eastern Mediterranean." ================ L.Y
El Chorouk
17-02-2025
- Business
- El Chorouk
European Union Agrees to Review the Partnership With Algeria
The European Union finally accepted Algerian demands and complied with its wishes. The European Union Ambassador to Algeria, Diego Mellado, announced that Brussels is ready to review the partnership agreement signed between the two parties in 2002 in its initials before it enters into force three years later. The European side did not accept to review this agreement, except after major changes occurred in its relations with its first partner, the United States of America during the era of Donald Trump, the superpower, and before him Russia, which tightened the noose on it from the eastern side, which made it search for solutions to its problems with other parties, including Algeria. In a speech by the European Ambassador to Algeria, delivered on Monday at the Marriott Hotel in the capital Algiers, at a forum organized by the European Commission in Algeria in cooperation with the Algerian Agency for Investment Promotion and the Polish Embassy in Algeria, Diego Mellado explained that after twenty years of implementing the partnership agreement, and in the face of new geostrategic realities, it is time to 'reconsider our partnership and review our relations as a whole, especially within the framework of the new Mediterranean Charter.' The European Union has entered an unprecedented crisis since World War II, as it has lost its traditional ally, the United States of America, whose President Donald Trump decided to impose customs duties on European goods. It is also witnessing a military crisis on its eastern border with Russia, which has nibbled away at large parts of Ukraine. At the same time, the Europeans are being excluded from any participation in managing the Ukrainian crisis, amid talk of a summit between Trump and Putin that will end the crisis at the expense of the Europeans. Perhaps this is what the Europeans referred to as 'geostrategic facts'. The European official spoke about the 'fundamental and strategic' nature of relations between Algeria and the European Union, stressing that the year 2025 will be a good opportunity to deepen and strengthen them, based on a 'win-win' partnership, a phrase that Europeans have been repeating for nearly two decades, but it was entirely different, given the huge losses incurred by the Algerian side from this partnership, which was a 'win-lose', as the best description of it. In familiar language, Diego Mellado said that 'it is possible to attract more European investments in Algeria, develop and facilitate our trade and integrate our economies', and he acknowledged the legitimacy of Algeria's approach to diversifying its economy, which in this context is in line with the objectives of the European Union aimed at strengthening its industrial base. Previously in January, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune called for reviewing the partnership agreement with the European Union and justified this urgent demand by what is 'imposed by realistic economic data', marked by the transformations witnessed by Algeria, which no longer exports only hydrocarbons, after it succeeded in diversifying and expanding its exports outside hydrocarbons, especially in the field of agricultural production, minerals, cement, food products, and other goods. Before that, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad had confirmed that the goal is to restore the balance of interests between the two parties, especially for Algeria, which seeks to protect its local production, after reviving several sectors such as industry and agriculture, noting that the Algerian side had been losing in this agreement for two decades, which gives it the right to call for its review. The Algerian authorities no longer trusted the Europeans' promises to increase investments in Algeria, given the previous promises that turned out to be false. Based on the figures previously revealed by Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf, European investments in Algeria did not exceed 13 billion dollars only in two decades, 12 billion dollars of which were transferred to Europe in the form of profits, while the volume of trade exchange was around a thousand billion dollars, a fact that belies the Europeans' claims.
