For their first meeting since Luxembourg took over the EU presidency in July, the 28 EU Foreign Ministers are discussing Friday and Saturday in Luxembourg the current migrants and refugees influx, the Middle East peace process, the Iranian nuclear agreement and issues in Eastern European countries, as well as Russia.
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will address the European Parliament in Strasbourg on the EU's role in the Middle East Peace Process and on the Iran nuclear agreement.
The President only needs one third of one house of Congress to ensure passage of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) signed in Vienna between the world powers and Iran, because that number is the minimum necessary to uphold a presidential veto.
A successful resolution disapproving the deal will send a clear message to the world: America, on a bipartisan basis, has severe doubts concerning the agreement going forward.
Israeli Minister Miri Regev said that if Barenboim really plans to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic in Tehran he will undermine Israel’s efforts to block the Iranian nuclear deal and aid efforts to delegitimize Israel.
Monaco's ruler, Prince Albert II, has apologized for his country's role in deporting Jews to Nazi camps during WWII, during a ceremony which also saw him unveiling a monument bearing the names of Monaco’s deported Jews.
