The European Union and its member states should stop supporting the Egyptian government’s brutal rule and set concrete human rights benchmarks as criteria for progress in relations, Human Rights Watch said today. Egypt’s foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry, is expected to meet with the EU foreign affairs High Representative Josep Borrell …
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EU signs gas deal with Israel, Egypt in bid to ditch Russia
The European Union, Israel and Egypt have signed a tripartite natural gas export deal as the bloc seeks to diversify away from Russian energy.
Joint NGO letter ahead of the EU-Egypt Association Council meeting
To: Josep Borrell, High Representative for Foreign Affairs / Vice-President of the European Commission Foreign Ministers of the EU member states Brussels, May 25, 2022 RE: Joint NGO letter ahead of EU-Egypt Association Council meeting
Sisi to EU Commissioner: GERD is an existential issue for Egypt, its people
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday stressed Egypt’s firm position in reaching a binding legal agreement regarding rules for filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in accordance with the relevant international laws.
Egyptian, Cypriot FMs: We continue consultations on regional issues, East Mediterranean Gas Forum
Egypt and Cyprus continue to coordinate and consult on the situation in Libya and the Palestinian issue and activate the East Mediterranean Gas Forum, said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in a joint press conference with his Cypriot counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides on Thursday in Cairo.
NGOs’ Joint Response to the EBRD’s 2022-27 Strategy for Egypt
On March 6, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) published its 202227 Egypt Country Strategy. The undersigned organizations commend the EBRD’s more realistic appraisal of the human rights situation in Egypt compared to the previous Assessment and Strategy in 2017. We appreciate the EBRD’s recognition of the striking …
EU court rules in favour of Mubarak family on assets freeze
The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday in favour of the family of late Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and confirmed the unfreezing of assets blocked over a decade ago.
Egypt seeks to boost gas exports to Europe as Russia-Ukraine war drags on
Egypt hopes to boost its natural gas exports at a time when European Union (EU) countries are gradually giving up reliance on Russian hydrocarbons, including gas, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Ukraine Crisis and Egypt’s Potential to Be Energy Gateway to Europe
The world is setting to turn their focus on renewables, due to the implosion of an energy crisis that came about as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Egyptian-American joint talks discuss transporting natural gas in the Mediterranean
The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek al-Molla met with the president of Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company, Clay Neff, to discuss joint cooperation between the two sides in transporting gas from the eastern Mediterranean fields to re-export it using the infrastructure owned by …