Azerbaijan
Opinion | Is Azerbaijan sincere with its peace rhetoric or just bargaining with the West?
Despite Azerbaijan’s increasing repression against civil society and media, its relations with Western states have grown increasingly positive.
Azerbaijan–EU Relations
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Azerbaijan
EU Enlargement Commissioner Kos visits Azerbaijan, highlights opportunities offered by peace process
EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos is on a trip to the South Caucasus that will also see her visit Armenia, but not Georgia.
Russian Invasion of Ukraine
EU sanctions quietly extend to Azerbaijani refinery for processing Russian petrol
Imports from Azerbaijan’s STAR Refinery were banned in July due to its processing Russian crude.
Azerbaijan
EU Parliament condemns Azerbaijan’s spate of sentences against journalists and researchers
Three members of the European Parliament have called for sanctions against Azerbaijani officials responsible for the country's human rights situation.
Azerbaijan’s Media Crackdown
EU says imprisonment of Azerbaijan’s Abzas Media team a ‘worrying development’
Amnesty International accused the EU of putting gas contracts above human rights.
Azerbaijan
UK sanctions Azerbaijani tanker and five nationals involved in Russian oil trading
The sanctions were announced on 9 May, the day Russia and other former Soviet states commemorate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.
European Union
Editorial | EU–Azerbaijan relations are a blueprint for authoritarians
The EU looks the other way as Azerbaijan jails journalists and crushes dissent. Officials in Tbilisi are surely taking note.
