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Introductory remarks by President Barroso following the G20 Summit

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/11/722 Tout d'abord, je voudrais féliciter la Présidence française du G20. Je crois qu'il est juste de reconnaître l'exceptionnelle volonté et les capacités de la présidence française du G20, du président Sarkozy mais aussi de toute son équipe....

11th EU-Mexico Joint Committee - final joint communiqué

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:15:00 +0100

Joint statement by European Commission President Barroso and European Council President Van Rompuy on the 1st day of the G20 summit in Cannes

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/11/754 Brussels, 3 November 2011 Euro area crisis management Europe is fully aware of its responsibility in these difficult times. We, as the world's largest market, have to play a major role in the global recovery....

Statement by President Barroso on the conclusion of a bilateral agreement between Georgia and Russia on Russia’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO)

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/11/759 Brussels, 3 November 2011 "The EU welcomes the announcement that an agreement has been reached between Georgia and Russia on Russia’s WTO accession. Russia is the EU's third largest trading partner and a very important market for EU exporters ...

Digital Agenda: EU & US conduct readiness tests for cyber attacks in "Cyber Atlantic 2011"

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 3 November 2011 - The first test of trans-Atlantic responses to cyber incidents, including cyber attacks, took place in Brussels today. Experts from the US Government joined counterparts from EU Member States ...

Local EU Statement on the gunfire against the US embassy in Sarajevo

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:12:00 +0100

Local EU Statement on the Election of Azerbaijan to a Non Permanent Seat of the United Nations Security Council

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:55:00 +0100

Statement by Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, following her talks with Koichiro Gemba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/11/757 Tokyo, 2 November 2011 Statement by Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union forForeign Affairs and Security Policy, following her talks with Koichiro Gemba, Minister of ForeignAffairs of Japan Catherine Ashton, High Representative ...

President Barroso appeals for national and political unity in Greece

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/11/758 Cannes, 2 November 2011 Arriving at the G20 in Cannes and ahead of this afternoon's consultation and working meetings, European Commission President Barroso made the following statement: "I want to make a very urgent and heartfelt appeal for ...

Commission calls for respect for civilian life in Somalia

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/11/756 Brussels, 1 November 2011 Kristalina Georgieva, the European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, has called on all parties in the conflict inside Somalia to respect international humanitarian law ...

Joint press release by president of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso on the next EU-US Summit on 28 November in Washinton DC

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/11/755 Brussels, 1 November 2011 At the invitation of President Obama President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso will represent the European Union at the next EU-US Summit on 28 ...

Second operation of EU support to Turkey after the earthquake

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Ankara, 31 October 2011 – Today, at the Ministry for EU Affairs, the EU and the Turkish Red Crescent are signing a grant agreement for the supply of some 1,200 temporary housing units accommodating 6,000 persons rendered ...

New EU study shows significant economic benefits from a Doha deal

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 31 October 2011 - A study published today shows that the economic benefits arising from the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations in the World Trade Organisation amount to an increase of world exports ...

WTO trade negotiations: Doha Development Agenda

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/11/751 Brussels, 31 October 2011 The economic benefits The EU is the largest trading bloc worldwide and therefore stands to gain from improving the global trading environment. It exported goods and services worth €1....

EUROPEAN UNION-AUSTRALIA MINISTERIAL CONSULTATIONS

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/11/752 Brussels, 31 October 2011 The European Union and Australia today opened negotiations on a treaty-level Framework Agreement. Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission, ...

Catherine Ashton EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Remarks with Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, following launch of negotiations on an EU-Australia Framework Agreement Canberra, 31 oct. 11

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/11/720 Thank you, Kevin. Can I begin by offering condolences on behalf of all of the 27 member states of the European Union to the families and friends of the three servicemen killed in Afghanistan and to those who've been injured....

EU High Representative Catherine Ashton to visit Japan

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 31 October 2011 - Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the European Commission, will visit Japan from 1 to 3 November....

EU-Lebanon: turning challenges to opportunities

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Beirut, 28 October 2011 - "The changes in the Arab world are offering a chance to advance also our cooperation with Lebanon," Commissioner Štefan Füle said during his first visit to Beirut....

Statement by President Barroso ahead of the meeting of UNSG Ban Ki-moon with the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus, Demitris Christofias and Dervis Eroglu, on 30/31 October in New York

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/11/748 Brussels, 28 October 2011 I warmly welcome the initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to convene the upcoming meeting in New York with the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus....

Commissioner Piebalgs supporting peace agenda, reduction of inequalities and rural development in Columbia

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 28 October 2011 - European Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, will visit Colombia between 31 October and 3 November to take stock of the results achieved in EU-funded cooperation programmes, notably ...

European Commission earmarks funding to help victims of Central America floods

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 28 October 2011 - The European Commission intends to give €4 million humanitarian aid to assist people affected by floods in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua....

EU - Colombia: main areas of development cooperation

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/11/743 Brussels, 28 October 2011 During his visit to Colombia between 31 October and 3 November, European Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, will visit key projects to assess results on the ground and progress of EU – Colombia cooperation. ...

Did you know…? Facts and figures about the European Union and the G20

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/11/746 Brussels, 28 October 2011 Did you know…? Facts and figures about the European Union and the G20 Please also consult the online flip book with tables and graphs at: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/president/g20/index_en....

Statement by EU Commissionr Cecilia Malmström on the endorsement of the European Parliament of the EU-Australia Passenger Name Record Agreement

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/11/744 Brussels, 27 October 2011 Statement by EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström on the endorsement of the European Parliament of the EU-Australia Passenger Name Record Agreement "I am pleased by today's decision of the European Parliament to endorse ...

Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Press point following the meeting with Prime Minister Najib Mikati Official visit to Beirut, Lebanon Beirut, 27 October 2011

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/11/717 I am delighted to be in Beirut for the first time on an official visit. This morning, I have had the honour to meet with President Sleiman, Speaker Berri and Prime Minister Mikati, to hear their views and assessment of the current situation ...

Better mobility between the EU and Armenia

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 27 October 2011 –Today Cecilia Malmström, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Jerzy Miller, Poland's Minister of the Interior and Administration, and Edward Nalbandian, Armenia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, officially ...

EU and Sri Lanka ink deal to boost air transport

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 27 October 2011 - The European Commission and Sri Lanka initialled today in Colombo an aviation agreement which will restore a sound legal basis for developing future aviation relations between Sri Lanka and ...

European Union and New Zealand to pursue Framework Agreement

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 27 October 2011 - EU High Representative /Vice-President of the European CommissionCatherine Ashton andNew Zealan dForeign Minister Murray McCullytoday held bilateral talks in Perth....

European Commission welcomes Vanuatu's accession to the World Trade Organisation

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 26 October 2011 – The General Council of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) today cleared the way for the WTO accession of Vanuatu, one of the 14 island states in the Pacific....

Republic of Moldova to gradually integrate into the European common aviation market

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 26 October 2011 - The Republic of Moldova and the European Union have today initialled a comprehensive air services agreement at a meeting in Chisinau, the capital of the Republic of Moldova....

EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle, to visit Lebanon (27-28 October)

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 26 October 2011 - The European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle, will visit Lebanon on 27 and 28 October. It will be his first visit in the country and his discussions ...

Message of congratulations from President Barroso to Mr Awn Al Khasawneh, Prime Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/11/736 Brussels, 25 October 2011 "On behalf of the European Commission, I would like to extend to you my warmest congratulations on your appointment as the new Prime Minister of Jordan. The European Union views Jordan as a key partner in the region ...

Local EU Statement on the recent incidences of violence in Mindanao

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:28:00 +0200

EU and Eastern Partnership region move forward with transport cooperation

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 25 October 2011 - Following adoption of the Commission's communication on renewed approach to transport cooperation (see IP/11/844 ), Vice-President Siim Kallas met transport ministers of the EU Member States ...

EU and China set to boost co-operation on education, culture, youth and research

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Beijing, 24 October 2011 – The European Union and China are preparing to take their co-operation to a new level on issues relating to education, culture, youth, research and multilingualism....

High Representative / Vice-President Catherine Ashton on bilateral visit to China

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/11/726 Brussels, 23 October 2011 Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, will travel to China for a two day bilateral visit starting on 24 October....

President Barroso and President Van Rompuy express their condolences following the earthquake in Southeast Turkey

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/11/727 Brussels, 23 October 2011 "We are greatly saddened by the news of the terrible earthquake that has struck the Van province in Southeast Turkey. Our thoughts are with the injured and the families of the victims and we should like to convey ...

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Statement by President Barroso at the press conference following the European Council Press conference Brussels, 23rd October 2011

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/11/701 Today indeed we still have a heavy agenda. But this morning we started to discuss growth. As you know the Commission has presented recently a Roadmap addressing the most urgent issues on the euro area, but we have underlined again that part ...

EU and Russia agree terms for Moscow's eventual WTO accession

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 21 October 2011 - The EU’s Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht today announced that the last remaining bilateral issues for the EU in Russia's accession to the World Trade Organisation have been resolved....

The European Commission reaches out to the victims of South East Asian floods with €10 million in humanitarian assistance

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 21 October 2011 - In response to the typhoons and flooding that are seriously affecting South East Asia, the European Commission has allocated €10 million to support the emergency response and provide relief ...

EU to deploy observers for elections in Nicaragua and the Central American Parliament

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 21 October 2011 - Upon invitation of the Nicaragua authorities, the European Union is deploying an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Nicaragua and elections ...

Joint statement by President José Manuel Barroso and President Herman Van Rompuy on the reported death of Muammar Gaddafi

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/11/721 Brussels, 20 October 2011 "The reported death of Muammar Gaddafi marks the end of an era of despotism and repression from which the Libyan people have suffered for too long. Today Libya can turn a page in its history and embrace a new democratic ...

EU support to Libya

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/11/722 Brussels, 20 October 2011 From the start of the Libyan crisis, the EU has stood by the people of Libya in their quest for freedom. Together with the international community, it will continue to help Libya's process of democratic transition ...

Local EU Statement on some repressive draft laws in Belarus

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:06:00 +0200

Three months of famine: European Commission increases its aid to Horn of Africa

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 20 October 2011 - The European Commission is mobilising an additional €24 million to assist vulnerable people threatened by famine and the effects of drought in the Horn of Africa....

Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade EU – Ukraine trade negotiations: a pathway to prosperity INTA Committee Workshop Brussels, 20 October 2011

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/11/692 Chairman Moreira, First Vice Prime Minister Klyuyev, Minister Korolec, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen, Twenty years ago Ukraine found independence and freedom....

Algirdas Šemeta EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud "Customs cooperation at the Eastern borders" High-level seminar on customs cooperation in the EU Eastern neighbourhood Brussels, 20 October 2011

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/11/694 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, The Polish presidency of the EU kindly invited me to address this high-level seminar on customs cooperation in the EU Eastern neighbourhood; I found it a welcome opportunity to follow up on our common ...

EU report highlights concerns over rise in protectionism across G20

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 19 October 2011 - In a monitoring report issued today the European Commission finds a lack of progress in the reduction of trade barriers within the group of G20 countries....

DRC: EU to observe the Presidential and Legislative elections

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 19 October 2011 - At the invitation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the European Union is deploying an Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for the Presidential and Legislative elections, scheduled ...

Commissioner Š. Füle on Iceland' s path towards the EU

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 18 October 2011 - The European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle will visit Iceland on Wednesday and Thursday for the first time since the country applied for the EU ...

Speech: 'How can we respond to a world where the frequency and intensity of disasters is increasing?' by Kristalina Georgieva

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/11/677 Kristalina Georgieva European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis response How can we respond to a world where the frequency and intensity of disasters is increasing? Prevention and Insurance of Natural ...

Speech: 'The EU and Norway: addressing Arctic and maritime challenges' by Maria Damanaki

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/11/673 Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to be today here in Oslo to speak about the cooperation between the European Union and Norway concerning Maritime and Arctic Policy. I would like to thank the Norwegian Shipowners' Association for ...

,,Talk at St Antony's College Oxford University by Štefan Füle

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/11/679 Ladies and Gentlemen, Professors and Students, It is a great pleasure to address you here today. Like St. Antony's College, the European Union traces its origins back to the 1950s. The past sixty years have brought instability and challenges, ...

Appui aux populations affectées par l’insécurité alimentaire dans la Région des Savanes au Togo

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:23:00 +0200

Amélioration de la productivité et de la rémunération juste du travail des petits producteurs au Togo

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:22:00 +0200

The Commission to provide shelter, food, water and healthcare to victims of Pakistan's floods

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 17 October 2011 - The European Commission is to boost its funding for emergency relief to Pakistan. In addition to € 98 million for humanitarian assistance provided so far in 2011 (€86 million from the EC ...

The European Commission and its humanitarian partners: collaboration that saves lives

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/11/699 Brussels, 17 October 2011 For the fourteenth year in a row, the European Commission convenes its humanitarian partners for their Annual Conference in Brussels on 18 and 19 October. More than 350 participants from the partner organisations ...

Speech: 'Rising to the China Challenge' by Karel De Gucht

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/11/668 First of all, I would like to thank Business Europe and the European Policy Centre for the invitation today. China is in many ways defining the economic age we live in, and it is extremely important that our understanding of the business ...

Call for Proposals for the establishment of the European Union Academic Programme in Macao

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:51:00 +0200

Local EU Statement Demolition of a Palestinian mosque in Khirbet Yarza situated in Area C in the Northern West Bank

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:04:00 +0200

Joint Press Briefing following 11th session of EU-Kazakhstan Co-operation Committee

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:55:00 +0200

EU development policy: Commission to increase aid impact, concentrating on fewer sectors, focusing on countries most in need

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 13 October 2011 - The EU will re-prioritise its delivery of aid to developing countries to ensure maximum impact on poverty reduction. Today, EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, presented the ...

Indian monsoon floods: Commission responds to desperate needs

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 13 October 2011 - The European Commission will provide emergency funding of €3 million for the victims of the ongoing monsoon floods in India. The disaster has displaced between 200,000 and 300,000 people ...

Background information on Communications "Agenda for Change" in EU development policy and EU budget support

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/11/696 Brussels, 13 October 2011 Why does EU development policy need to be changed? Europe and the world are facing far-reaching political shifts; the world is going through economically uncertain times....

Speech by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the situation in Ukraine