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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11653

25 October 2016
EXTERNAL ACTION / Syria
Verhofstadt slams Europe's weakness vis-a-vis Russia
Brussels, 24/10/2016 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 21 October, the leader of the ALDE Group at the European Parliament, Guy Verhofstadt, criticised the lack of political consensus among European leaders when it comes to relations with Russia.  He stated that Europeans say that all options are on the table but due to lack of agreement, they fail to spell out that the options could include extra sanctions on Russia (see EUROPE 16651).

"The response by EU leaders to Russian brutality is to keep their arms crossed in the hope that...

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