BRICS governance & decision making stories

Sep 12, 2026

BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration after marathon negotiations

BRICS nations unanimously adopted a joint declaration at the New Delhi summit after negotiations lasting until 4am, condemning the Pahalgam terror attack and calling for restraint in the Middle East conflict.

Sep 12, 202618 sources

Jul 16, 2026

Greece blocks EU’s 21st Russia sanctions package over Russian LNG shipping ban

Greece vetoed the EU's 21st Russia sanctions package to shield Dynagas, a Greek LNG shipping company owned by George Prokopiou, from a proposed ban on transporting Russian LNG to third countries. Athens' objection delayed the package by at least a week after three days of failed negotiations.

Jul 16, 20264 sources

Top claims

▪The United Nations Security Council should expand its permanent membership
▪The BRICS member nations reaffirmed their commitment to combating terrorism in all forms, including stopping the cross-border movement of terrorists, disrupting terror financing, and dismantling safe havens
▪The BRICS New Delhi Declaration explicitly condemned the April 22, 2025 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 civilians and injured many others

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BRICS1 BRICS geopolitical alignment & influence1 BRICS Summit 20261 BRICS summits & declarations1 Dynagas1 Energy security & geopolitics1 EU foreign policy1 European Union1 George Prokopiou1 Greece1 Kaja Kallas1 Liquefied natural gas (LNG) geopolitics1 Middle East1 Russia1 Russia’s energy war & global shocks1 Sanctions1 Sanctions & economic countermeasures1 Terrorism & counterterrorism1

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