04/02/2020 (Agence Europe) – On the evening of Monday 3 February, the appointment of Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as the new Iraqi Prime Minister in Iraq was welcomed by the spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS). The appointment was described as “an important step towards overcoming the political deadlock in the country”. The spokesperson said that Iraq “urgently” needs a functioning transitional government that can focus on accountability, reforms and the...