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Dutch MEP: talks between EU and Taliban "unacceptable"

The European Parliament is demanding clarification from the European Commission about planned talks with the Taliban. At the initiative of MEP Tineke Strik (GroenLinks), the Parliament has summoned European Commissioner Brunner to account for the plans.

Europe & EU

Former Dutch foreign minister Veldkamp will be new EU ambassador to China

Former Dutch foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp will be the new ambassador of the European Union to China, sources in The Hague confirm. Veldkamp is expected to take up his post in Beijing this summer. The EU ambassadorship in China is regarded as one of the Union’s most politically and