BRUSSELS — The European Union plans to launch a naval mission in the Red Sea within three weeks to help defend cargo ships against attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen that are hampering trade and driving up prices, the bloc’s top diplomat said Wednesday. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that he expects the bloc’s foreign ministers to sign …
BRUSSELS — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have refused to compromise at a fresh round of meetings meant to improve their bitter relations and they continue to jeopardize their chances of joining the European Union, the bloc’s top diplomat said Thursday. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, who has been supervising the “Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue” process, said that negotiators had …
BRUSSELS — The European Union plans to prepare a new round of sanctions against Belarus that will target businesses, the EU’s foreign policy chief said Thursday as a security crackdown on protesters continues in the ex-Soviet nation. European foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said after a meeting of the bloc’s foreign affairs ministers that EU member nations agreed in principle …