Freedom of expression, in all its forms, is the very essence of democracy. Only with a thriving, free and independent media landscape, we can hold governments, businesses and society at large accountable, says in a declaration the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists – 2nd November. 

Specifying the forms of cooperation in the field of investment, digital economy, transport, high technology, energy, tourism and security will dominate today the discussion between Bulgaria’s PM Boyko Borissov and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.

 A “positive contribution” from the United States expects Greek PM Kiriakos Mitsotakis as Turkey is calling into question the sovereignty of Greece and Cyprus through its recent attempts to drill for gas in waters where Cyprus has exclusive economic rights. Mitsotakis met today US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who came to Athens yesterday evening for a two-day visit.

The United States is interested in discussing military cooperation with ally Greece amid increasing activity in the Eastern Mediterranean, the US State Department told Turkish media Ahval on Friday.

Trilateral talks about gas from Russia being piped to Europe through Ukraine were “constructive” and have taken steps in the right direction, Energy Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said last Thursday after a round of talks in Brussels.

The European Union agreed on Thursday to extend its anti-migrant-smuggling mission Sophia along the Libyan coast by six months, but still without naval support, news wires reported.

Iran's atomic agency chief hit out Sunday at European powers, saying their broken promises gave the Islamic republic little choice but to scale back its commitments under a nuclear deal. Ali Akbar Salehi was speaking to reporters alongside Cornel Feruta, the acting head of the International Atomic Energy Agency who was on a one-day visit to Tehran.

The European Union will not recognise the results of Sunday's Russian local and regional elections in Crimea because the region belongs to Ukraine and not Russia, a spokeswoman for the EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said on Monday.

Federica Mogherini, EU’s foreign policy chief, started today with a visit to Cuba her trip to the Caribbean and Latin America.

Our job as European institutions is not to teach you how to do what you are already doing so amazingly. But we can invest in people like you. We can help you make your voices heard, and show the way to others who share your passion, your ideas, your values, your experiences, said EU’s foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Friday at a conference that she hosted in Brussels, dedicated to religious engagement, social inclusion and foreign policy.