The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, welcomed on Monday 20 January the announcement of the political support of eight EU Member States for the establishment of a European maritime surveillance mission in the Strait of Hormuz.
According to him, this mission is a "contribution to peace in the region and to ensuring a safe navigation environment. This is not a Council decision, but a coalition of goodwill", he told the media after the...