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Joint statement by European Commission President Barroso and European Council President Van Rompuy after the G8 working session on the global economy

Sat, 19 May 2012 21:04:00 +0200

MEMO/12/362 Camp David, 19 May 2012 We had an important debate with the other G8 leaders on the global economy in Camp David this morning. We were comforted to hear that all leaders agree on the need to take action to boost confidence and nurture recovery ...

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Statement by President Barroso ahead of the G8 Summit Joint EU press conference with European Council President Van Rompuy Council Camp David, 18 May 2012

Sat, 19 May 2012 13:59:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/369 Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to be here at Camp David for the G8 summit representing the European Union together with President Van Rompuy. The choice of the venue by President Obama will allow us to have candid ...

Food security: EU supports G8 initiative for a "New Alliance" with partner countries, donors and the private sector

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:14:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 18 May 2012 - The European Commission welcomes the "New Alliance to improve Food and nutrition security" launched today, on the eve of the G8 Summit. The EU has been an active partner in the preparation of ...

László Andor European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Quality employment for young people: how to deliver? Meeting of G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Guadalajara, Mexico 18 May 2012

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:45:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/364 László Andor European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Quality employment for young people: how to deliver? Meeting of G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Guadalajara, Mexico 18 May 2012 Ministers, I want to thank ...

Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Speech at the Chapter 23 Kick-Off Meeting with Turkey Launch of the Positive Agenda with Turkey Ankara, 17 May 2012

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:01:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/368 Having launched the implementation of the positive agenda, we are here now to kick- start the work under what is perhaps the most important chapters, chapter 23. The issues it covers, related to judiciary and fundamental rights, are the ...

On behalf of the European Union, Catherine Ashton joins in the celebration of the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:15:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton remains concerned about the situation in Mali

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:07:00 +0200

Remarks by Commissioner Füle after the first working group on chapter 23 with Turkey

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:02:00 +0200

MEMO/12/360 Brussels, 17 May 2012 ''It was a pleasure to open the concrete work on the positive agenda and it is not a coincidence that we start with the chapter 23 on judiciary and fundamental rights....

José Manuel Durão Barros President of the European Commission State of the World Economy and Finance and its impact on development in 2012 General assembly of the United Nations New York, 17 May 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:16:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/365 Mr President, Mr Secretary General, Heads of State and Government, Distinguished Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to speak here today in the United Nations, amongst such distinguished speakers and before ...

The European Union at the G8 summit in Camp David (U.S.): Questions and Answers

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:02:00 +0200

MEMO/12/357 Brussels, 17 May 2012 What are the topics on the agenda? Leaders at this year's G8 summit will address the following main topics: regional and political developments and security issues; economic and global issues; energy and climate issues; ...

Positive EU-Turkey agenda launched in Ankara

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:09:00 +0200

MEMO/12/359 Brussels, 17 May 2012 The new positive agenda intended to bring fresh dynamics into the EU-Turkey relations was launched by Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle and the Turkish Minister for European Affairs ...

High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints 17 new Heads and Deputy Heads of Delegation

Wed, 16 May 2012 17:13:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 16 May 2012 - Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, announced today her intention to appoint 15 new Heads of the European Union ...

The European Union at the G8 summit in Camp David (U.S.) on 18-19 May 2012: "Acting together"

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 16 May 2012 - This year's G8 summit under the motto "Acting Together" is chaired by U.S. President Obama in Camp David and takes place back-to-back to the NATO summit in Chicago from 20-21 May, one month before ...

Commission carries out the first Schengen 'health check'

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 16 May 2012 - Over 400 million Europeans currently enjoy passport-free travel across the Schengen area. With Europeans making more than 1.25 billion journeys every year, vigilance is required to defend citizens' ...

Commission Vice-President Kallas seeks stronger EU-Turkey cooperation on transport

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 16 May 2012 - The Commission Vice-President responsible for transport, Siim Kallas visited Ankara to enhance transport cooperation between the EU and Turkey....

Enhancing business cooperation between SMEs in Colombia and the EU

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/349 Brussels, 16 May 2012 European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani together with European CEOs from all main industrial sectors will visit the Republic of Colombia on 16 and 17 May. Coming from similar visits to the United States and ...

Enlargement Commissioner Füle : 'We want to trigger a new virtuous circle in EU-Turkey relations'

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/358 Brussels, 16 May 2012 Brussels (16th May) - Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle will visit Ankara on Thursday to launch the positive agenda in EU-Turkey relations....

'EU-Turkey relations' - Speech by Enlargement Commissioner Füle

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:30:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/360 President Meral, Deputy Prime Minister, Commissioner Rehn, Members of Parliament. ambassadors and other distinguished guests, First I would like to thank Tuskon and its President Mr. Meral for inviting me to this dinner debate – which is ...

La République d'Haïti: Catherine Ashton salue la ratification par le Parlement Haïtien de la nomination du Premier Ministre M. Laurent Lamothe

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:08:00 +0200

Somalia: Catherine Ashton welcomes the successful operation conducted by EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta to disrupt pirates' logistical dumps

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:22:00 +0200

European Neighbourhood Policy Package : Remarks by Catherine Ashton

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:43:00 +0200

MEMO/12/352 Brussels, 15 May 2012 It is very good to be here to be able to present progress from last year. You recall that last year we presented our review of the Neighbourhood Policy, during the ongoing historic changes in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya....

European Neighbourhood Policy Package : Remarks by Commissioner Füle

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:51:00 +0200

MEMO/12/355 Brussels, 15 May 2012 ''Thank you, Cathy As you already said, the EU has done a lot in the last year to implement the new European Neighbourhood Policy and to start delivering on our commitments....

15th EU-Ukraine Cooperation Council : Remarks by Commissioner Füle

Tue, 15 May 2012 20:51:00 +0200

MEMO/12/356 Brussels, 15 May 2012 The Minister has set out very clearly how we believe Ukraine can get back on the road to political association. This message was given clearly to the Ukrainian side today....

Georgia : European Investment Bank supports upgrade of road infrastructure with EUR 170 million

Tue, 15 May 2012 16:27:00 +0200

BEI/12/58 Tbilisi/Luxembourg, 11 May 2012 The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 170 million to the Republic of Georgia to upgrade and rehabilitate the East-West highway, which is a priority transport infrastructure linking Georgia’s capital ...

EU bolsters its support to reformers in its Southern and Eastern neighbourhoods

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:06:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 15 May 2012 - In May 2011, in the midst of dramatic changes sweeping the Southern Neighbourhood, the EU completed a major review of its European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)....

European Neighbourhood Policy Package, Country Progress Report – Algeria

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/329 Brussels, 15 May 2012 ENP Package – Algeria The EU and Algeria are linked by an Association Agreement (AA) signed in 2002 and which entered into force in 2005. In December 2011 Algeria officially indicated its willingness to start exploratory ...

European Neighbourhood Policy Package, Country Progress Report – Armenia

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/330 Brussels, 15 May 2012 The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy published on 15 May 2012 the annual “neighbourhood package”, consisting of a joint communication (“Delivering on ...

European Neighbourhood Policy Package, Country Progress Report – Azerbaijan

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/331 Brussels, 15 May 2012 The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy published on 15 May 2012 the annual “neighbourhood package”, consisting of a joint communication (“Delivering on ...

European Neighbourhood Policy Package, Country Progress Report – Belarus

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/332 Brussels, 15 May 2012 Belarus is not a full participant to the ENP. It participates only in the multilateral track of the Eastern Partnership. No Country Progress Report is prepared for Belarus because there is no ENP Action Plan in force....

European Neighbourhood Policy Package, Country Progress Report – Egypt

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/333 Brussels, 15 May 2012 The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy published on 15 May 2012 the annual “neighbourhood package”, consisting of a joint communication (“Delivering on ...

European Neighbourhood Policy Package, Country Progress Report – Georgia

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/344 Brussels, 15 May 2012 The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy published on 15 May 2012 the annual “neighbourhood package”, consisting of a joint communication (“Delivering on ...

European Neighbourhood Policy Package, Country Progress Report – Israel

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:03:00 +0200

MEMO/12/335 Brussels, 15 May 2012 The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy published on 15 May 2012 the annual “neighbourhood package”, consisting of a joint communication (“Delivering on ...

European Neighbourhood Policy Package, Country Progress Report – Jordan

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:06:00 +0200

MEMO/12/336 Brussels, 15 May 2012 The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy published on 15 May 2012 the annual “neighbourhood package”, consisting of a joint communication (“Delivering on ...

European Neighbourhood Policy Package, Country Progress Report – Lebanon

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:12:00 +0200

MEMO/12/337 Brussels, 15 May 2012 The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy published on 15 May 2012 the annual “neighbourhood package”, consisting of a joint communication (“Delivering on ...

ENP Package – Libya

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:01:00 +0200

MEMO/12/338 Brussels, 15 May 2012 Libya is not a full participant to the ENP. It participates only in the multilateral track of the Eastern Partnership. No Country Progress Report is prepared for Libya because there is no ENP Action Plan in force....

PEV Rapport de suivi 2011 – Maroc

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/339 Brussels, 15 May 2012 La Commission européenne et la Haute Représentante de l’Union européenne pour les Affaires Etrangères et la Politique de Sécurité ont publié le 15 mai 2012 un ensemble de documents annuels «voisinage»....

ENP Package, Country Progress Report – Republic of Moldova

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/340 Brussels, 15 May 2012 The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy published on 15 May 2012 the annual “neighbourhood package”, consisting of a joint communication (“Delivering on ...

ENP Package, Country Progress Report – occupied Palestinian territory (oPt)

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/341 Brussels, 15 May 2012 The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy published on 15 May 2012 the annual “neighbourhood package”, consisting of a joint communication (“Delivering on ...

ENP Package – Syria

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/342 Brussels, 15 May 2012 Syria is not a full participant to the ENP. It participates only in the multilateral track of the Eastern Partnership. No Country Progress Report is prepared for Syria because there is no ENP Action Plan in force....

PEV Rapport de suivi 2011 – Tunisie

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/343 Brussels, 15 May 2012 La Commission Européenne et la Haute Représentante de l’Union pour les Affaires Etrangères et la Politique de Sécurité ont publié le 15 mai 2012 un ensemble de documents annuels « voisinage », qui se compose d’une Communication ...

ENP Package, Country Progress Report – Ukraine

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:00:00 +0200

Emissions trading: record use of international credits in 2011

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 15 May 2012 - Emissions of greenhouse gases from installations participating in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) decreased by more than 2% last year, according to the information provided by Member ...

Enlargement Commissioner Füle: 'I am convinced that Albania can meet the various challenges that we discussed today'

Tue, 15 May 2012 13:45:00 +0200

MEMO/12/348 Brussels, 15 May 2012 This 4th meeting of the Stabilisation and Association Council was very constructive and forward looking. It was very important that there was – for the first time - also a representative of the opposition at the table, ...

EU savings tax rules and savings agreements with third countries: frequently asked questions

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:27:00 +0200

MEMO/12/353 Brussels, 15 May 2012 Why is an EU approach to tackling evasion in the area of savings taxation important? A strong unified stance is essential in tackling tax evasion when part of a Single Market....

Conclusions of the 3166th Council meeting Foreign Affairs - Brussels, 14 May 2012

Mon, 14 May 2012 23:04:00 +0200

Increasing the Impact of EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:57:00 +0200

The Future Approach to EU Budget Support to Third Countries

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:51:00 +0200

Annual Report 2012 to the European Council on EU Development Aid Targets

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:43:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton speaking after the Foreign Affairs Council 14 May 2012

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:37:00 +0200

Syria: EU Foreign Minsters' conclusions

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:38:00 +0200

Syria: Council strengthens EU sanctions once more

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:36:00 +0200

Somalia: "Responsibility for the design and delivery of a political solution lies with Somalis themselves" - EU Foreign Ministers

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:33:00 +0200

Middle East Peace Process: "The EU reaffirms its commitment to a two-state solution" - EU Foreign Ministers

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:23:00 +0200

3166th Foreign Affairs Council meeting, 14 May 2012 - Catherine Ashton spells out the agenda

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:26:00 +0200

Afghanistan: EU Foreign Minsters' conclusions

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:58:00 +0200

Yemen: EU Foreign Minsters' conclusions

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:30:00 +0200

Burma/Myanmar: EU sanctions suspended

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:28:00 +0200

Development Ministers endorse the Agenda for Change

Mon, 14 May 2012 21:31:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 14 May 2012 – EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs welcomes European Ministers for Development' conclusions on the proposals of the Commission for a new orientation of EU development policy through ...

Enlargement Commissioner Füle and Foreign Minister of Iceland Skarphéðinsson discussed the state of the accession negotiations

Mon, 14 May 2012 19:28:00 +0200

MEMO/12/345 Brussels, 14 May 2012 Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met with the Foreign Minister of Iceland Őssur Skarphéðinsson in Brussels today to discuss the state of the accession negotiations....

EU's first Economic Partnership Agreement with an African region goes live

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:07:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 14 May 2012 – The trade and development agreement concluded by the EU and four Eastern and Southern African states Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles and Zimbabwe will take effect today....

EU Commission Vice-President Tajani in Mexico: 'We are here to intensify our business cooperation to assist both our economies to grow'

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:19:00 +0200

MEMO/12/326 Brussels, 14 May 2012 European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani together with European CEOs from all main industrial sectors will visit the United Mexican States from 14 to 15 May. Following a similar visit to the United States, this ...

Meeting between President Barroso and U Shwe Mann, Speaker of Lower House of the Parliament of Myanmar

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:04:00 +0200

MEMO/12/328 Brussels, 12 May 2012 The President met the Speaker of the Lower House of the Parliament of Myanmar, U Shwe Mann. During the meeting the Speaker explained at length the peaceful transition underway in Myanmar and the commitment of the authorities ...

Syria : EU Delegation extremely concerned at continued arrest and detention of political figures

Mon, 14 May 2012 09:11:00 +0200

Yemen: Attack on Bulgarian Ambassador Borisov condemned

Sun, 13 May 2012 15:53:00 +0200

Algeria elections: EU welcome for postive step in reform process

Sat, 12 May 2012 16:53:00 +0200

The EU continues to support the democratic process in Myanmar

Sat, 12 May 2012 09:38:00 +0200

MEMO/12/323 Brussels, 12 May 2012 The President met the Speaker of the Lower House of the Parliament of Myanmar, U Shwe Mann. During the meeting the Speaker explained at length the peaceful transition underway in Myanmar and the commitment of the authorities ...

3166th Foreign Affairs Council meeting - background note

Fri, 11 May 2012 18:14:00 +0200

Agenda of EU Foreign Ministers, 14 May 2012 - 3166th Foreign Affairs Council

Fri, 11 May 2012 18:07:00 +0200

Syria: Catherine Ashton condemns attacks in Deraa and in Damascus

Fri, 11 May 2012 18:03:00 +0200

Russia: Concern over arrests of opposition leaders in Moscow

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:25:00 +0200

EU-Iraq: "I am delighted to sign an Agreement which I am convinced is good for Iraq, good for the EU, and good for our long term relationship" - Catherine Ashton

Fri, 11 May 2012 15:32:00 +0200

The EU follows closely the domestic situation in Egypt ahead of the Presidential elections

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:55:00 +0200

EU and Iraq sign historic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:25:00 +0200

Burma/Myanmar: Catherine Ashton and U Shwe Man, Speaker of the Lower House, discuss political and economic reforms

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:23:00 +0200

'The Future of Transatlantic Trade' - Speech by Trade Commissioner De Gucht

Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/347 Ladies and Gentlemen, As the European Commissioner responsible for trade, I am delighted to be here in Hamburg for the birthday of its port. And I am very happy to be speaking to the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany, which assembles ...

EU-Zimbabwe: Catherine Ashton meets with re-engagement team

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:15:00 +0200

Cambodia: EU Statement on Economic Land Concessions

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:10:00 +0200

Joaquín Almunia Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy Europe’s banking sector after the crisis: Oversight, regulation and responsibility 23rd World Savings Banks Institute Congress Marrakech, 10 May 2012

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/348 Ladies and Gentlemen, When I received the kind invitation to address the WSBI world congress, I accepted without hesitation because policy makers and the banking community need to carry out a serious debate on the banking models of the future, ...

Antonio Tajani: Fostering industrial co-operation with the United States

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/315 Brussels, 10 May 2012 European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani, together with European CEOs from all main industrial sectors, will visit the US from 10 to 12 May. As part of the new series of "Missions for Growth", the aim of the ...

Speech 'A Trade Defence System for Today's Global Economy' by Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/346 Ladies and Gentlemen, These are not easy days to be a trade commissioner arguing for open markets: In many parts of the world, also in some of our Member States, there is a protectionist wind in the air....

Catherine Ashton on Europe Day: "I am convinced that Europe must remain actively engaged around the world"

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:23:00 +0200

Statement by High Representative Catherine Ashton and Commissioner ŠtefanFüle on the Parliamentary elections in Armenia on 6 May 2012

Tue, 08 May 2012 16:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/311 Brussels, 08 May 2012 Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, jointly with ŠtefanFüle, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood ...

Speech 'Rio +20: Oceans, land, water, fisheries' by Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Environment

Tue, 08 May 2012 15:48:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/342 Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Rio +20: Oceans, land, water, fisheries Sessions on Rio +20 during the Informal Ministerial Roundtable on Climate Change Brussels, 7-8 May 2012 I am pleased to have you here in Brussels ...

Local EU Statement on Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike

Tue, 08 May 2012 18:38:00 +0200

Local declaration by the European Union on the adoption of the Law for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Journalists by the Senate and House of Deputies of Mexico.

Tue, 08 May 2012 16:41:00 +0200

Cyprus: EUR 2 million project to preserve the island's cultural heritage

Tue, 08 May 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 08 May 2012 - The European Commission has launched a two million euro project to preserve the cultural heritage in Cyprus. The project is part of the European Commission's aid programme for the Turkish Cypriot ...

Framework Agreement between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Nepalese Government

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200

PRESS RELEASE BEI/12/56 Kathmandu/Luxembourg, 7 May 2012 On Monday 7 May, the EIB, the European Union's long-term financing institution, and the Government of Nepal signed a Framework Agreement under which the Bank can start financing capital investments ...

Speech 'Brazil and the European Union: Allies in a Changing World' by Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:06:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/333 Ladies and Gentlemen, One of the things we have learned over the course of this crisis is that no country or region is an island. The torrents of goods, services and capital that flow physically and electronically between our economies bind ...

Strategy Paper 2012-2013 for Cooperation under the Instrument of Stability adopted by the Commission

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:17:00 +0200

Joint statement by the Danish EU Presidency and Commissioner Potočnik welcoming new international agreement to tackle air pollution

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:02:00 +0200

MEMO/12/308 Brussels, 04 May 2012 Today the EU reached an international agreement to update the Gothenburg Protocol, setting more ambitious targets to reduce trans-boundary air pollution. The revised objectives of the Protocol will see a reduction in ...

Catherine Ashton welcomes the adoption of Security Council resolution on the roadmap for Sudan and South Sudan

Sat, 05 May 2012 15:07:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton on the elections in Serbia

Sat, 05 May 2012 15:04:00 +0200

Dagestan: "heinous terrorist attacks" condemned

Fri, 04 May 2012 16:21:00 +0200

Customs: EU and USA agree to recognise each other's "trusted traders"

Fri, 04 May 2012 16:45:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 04 May 2012 – EU and U.S. certified trusted traders will enjoy lower costs, simplified procedures and greater predictability in their transatlantic activities, as a result of a mutual recognition decision ...

Statement on EU-US agreement to secure the global supply chain by Algirdas Šemeta, EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union

Fri, 04 May 2012 16:45:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/328 "Today an important step forward has been taken in EU-US trade relations– and in securing the global supply chain. After several years of negotiations, the EU and USA have agreed to mutually recognise each other's "trusted traders"....

EURO 2012, Ukraine : Statement by Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner responsible for sport

Fri, 04 May 2012 10:59:00 +0200

MEMO/12/304 Brussels, 4 May 2012 Like millions of sport fans, I am looking forward to this summer's EURO 2012 football championships with great anticipation. The tournament will provide a stage for some of the world's best players and I'm sure we will ...

Guinea-Bissau: Council imposes sanctions on coup leaders

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:09:00 +0200

Euroepan Council President Herman Van Rompuy meets Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, Li Keqiang, Brussels 3 May 2012

Thu, 03 May 2012 12:49:00 +0200

World Press Freedom Day, 3 May 2012

Thu, 03 May 2012 10:13:00 +0200

Local EU Statement on 1st May demonstrations in Swaziland

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:56:00 +0200

Stefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy addressing the members of the Albanian Parliament

Thu, 03 May 2012 12:35:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/322 Madame Speaker, [Mr President, Mr Prime Minister], honourable members of Parliament, ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to be in Tirana today. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to address the Assemblyandthrough you ...

President Barroso's remarks after his meeting with Vice-Premier Li

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/303 Brussels, 3 May 2012 It was a pleasure to meet again Vice-Premier Li. Our discussions were wide-ranging, substantive and constructive – as was the EU-China Summit held in Beijing last February....

Speech 'Deepening EU China co-operation on energy' by European Commission President Barroso at the EU-China High Level Meeting on Energy

Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/323 Vice Premier, Excellencies, Distinguished Ministers on the Chinese and the European side, Dear Günther Öettinger Excellencies, honoured guests, ladies and gentlemen. It is with particular pleasure that I welcome Vice Premier Li to Brussels ...

Demand for immediate release from captivity of French journalist Romeo Langlois

Wed, 02 May 2012 15:43:00 +0200

Local EU Statement on Koh Kong incident

Wed, 02 May 2012 05:39:00 +0200

European Commission President Barroso to meet Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/300 Brussels, 2 May 2012 European Commission President José Manuel Barroso will meet Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday, 3 May 2012. The EU-China bilateral relations are growing in breadth and depth through the inclusion of many new key ...

Statement by José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission following his meeting with Karim Massimov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/319 It is a pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Karim Massimov of Kazakhstan to the European Commission. We just had a very productive and open meeting, where we took stock of our bilateral relations....

Kenya: New EU support to strengthen food security among vulnerable mothers and children

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 02 May 2012 - During his visit to Kenya, EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, announced new support to address food security in Kenya, which is often affected by recurrent drought....

Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs in Kenya: press conference speaking points

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/299 Nairobi, 2 May 2012 Introduction Kenya is a very important partner of the European Union. We value our cooperation with the country and the government. This visit comes at a very important time for the Kenyans but also for the region of the ...

Transatlantic Cyber Conference : The European Response to the rising Cyber Threat

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/315 I'd like to thank the organisers, Center for Strategic and International Studies, the European Security Roundtable and SRA International for bringing us all together today. This conference is an excellent way to encourage even closer transatlantic ...

EU creates new Caribbean and Pacific Investment Facilities to support key investment in infrastructure

Wed, 02 May 2012 10:15:00 +0200

Š.Füle visits Albania to discuss reforms and European agenda

Wed, 02 May 2012 12:23:00 +0200

MEMO/12/298 Brussels, 2 May 2012 Brussels - Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle will visit Albania on Thursday 3rd May 2012 to discuss reform efforts and progress in the EU agenda with his Albanian counterparts....

Remarks by Catherine Ashton at the end of her South East Asia visit, Bangkok, Thailand

Tue, 01 May 2012 17:43:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton on the agreement on OSCE facilitation of voting in Kosovo in Serbian elections

Tue, 01 May 2012 10:19:00 +0200

Remarks by High Representative Catherine Ashton at the end of her visit to Burma/Myanmar

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:52:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton opens the EU office in Burma/Myanmar

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:05:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton welcomes the resumption of freight rail transit through Transnistria

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:33:00 +0200

Remarks by Catherine Ashton following her meeting with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Yangon, Burma/Myanmar, 28 April 2012.

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:04:00 +0200

L'Union européenne soutient le renforcement du système judiciaire en République démocratique du Congo

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:36:00 +0200

Cecilia Malmström European Commissioner for Home Affairs Responding to the Arab Spring and rising populism

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/312 1. Introduction I am delighted to be here with you and meet such a sophisticated audience to talk about a number of key challenges facing the European Union. I am really impressed by the great attention paid to Europe at Harvard and am especially ...

Stefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Regional Cooperation in the Balkans: time for a new boost EPC Policy Dialogue on Regional Cooperation in the Balkans Brussels, 30 April 2012

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/313 Dear friends, Today's European Policy Centre debate on regional cooperation in the Balkans comes at a crucial juncture for the region and for the structures of regional cooperation. The momentum is positive....

Commissioner Piebalgs in Kenya to boost EU response to food insecurity in the region

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 30 April 2012 - Tomorrow, European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will begin a two-day visit to Kenya during which he will address the issues related to food insecurity in Kenya and in the ...

More humanitarian funding for victims of Pakistan's floods and conflicts

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 30 April 2012 - The European Commission is giving an additional €20 million to assist victims of last year's monsoon floods in Pakistan and people displaced by recent military interventions....

EU development cooperation with Kenya

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/294 Brussels, 30 April 2012 focuses on two main sectors: transport infrastructure and agriculture & rural development. Other areas in which EU funds are used are macroeconomic support, trade and private sector development as well as good governance ...

Bandar Seri Begawan plan of action to strengthen the ASEAN-EU

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:37:00 +0200

Syria: Catherine Ashton bids all parties to cease violence immediately

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:53:00 +0200

The EU regrets cancellation of the Abkhazia Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) meeting

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:46:00 +0200

35 years of Friendship and Cooperation: 19th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:07:00 +0200

Statement by Catherine Ashton on the explosions in Dnipropetrovsk in Ukraine

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:42:00 +0200

Co-Chairs’ Statement of the 19th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:29:00 +0200

Remarks by Catherine Ashton following the EU-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Brunei, 27th April 2012

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:05:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton visits Burma/Myanmar to open a new chapter in the relationship

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:28:00 +0200

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Speech by President Barroso: "A EU-US partnership for growth and jobs" AECA Brussels, 26 April 2012

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/305 Ambassadors, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here and to share with such a distinguished audience some views on the EU-US relationship, in particular in the context of the growth and jobs initiative that was launched in November ...

Commissioner Štefan Füle met President Nicolae Timofti

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:17:00 +0200

MEMO/12/289 Brussels, 27 April 2012 I had the pleasure to meet today Nicolae Timofti and congratulate him on his recent election as President of the Republic of Moldova. It was a timely, useful and encouraging meeting....

Statement by José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission following his meeting with Nicolae Timofti, President of Moldova

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/311 Good morning ladies and gentlemen, It is a pleasure to welcome President Nicolae Timofti of Moldova to the European Commission today. I congratulated President Timofti for his recent election and commended his strong commitment to Moldova's ...

Information from the Spokeswoman of the European Commission following the phone call between President Barroso and the Prime Minister of China Wen Jiabao

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:56:00 +0200

MEMO/12/286 Brussels, 26 April 2012 "Prime-Minister Wen Jiabao called President Barroso for an exchange on issues of mutual interest. Prime-Minister Wen informed President Barroso of the results achieved in his most recent European tour that took him ...

Commissioner Georgieva condemns killing of first-aid volunteer in Syria

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:43:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 27 April 2012 - The Syrian government must guarantee the safety of humanitarian aid workers and grant unfettered access to conflict zones within the country, Commissioner Georgieva said today....

Brussels, 26 April 2012 Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the abolition of the death penalty in the US State of Connecticut

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

EUROPEAN UNION EN Brussels, 26 April 2012 9277/1/12 REV 1 PRESSE 179 Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the abolition of the death penalty intheUSState of Connecticut The European Union warmly welcomes the signing ...

Declaration by Catherine Ashton on behalf of the EU on the abolition of the death penalty in the US State of Connecticut

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:40:00 +0200

Declaration by Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the EU, on the judgment in the case of Mr. Charles Taylor

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:44:00 +0200

Indonesia: The strong relationship between EU-Indonesia will deepen with the ratification of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement later this year

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:38:00 +0200

Vietnam: Catherine Ashton looks forward to the signature of the new EU-Vietnam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:34:00 +0200

Sudan and South Sudan: Catherine Ashton welcomes adoption of roadmap on Sudan and South Sudan by the African Union Peace and Security Council

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:26:00 +0200

The EU and Brunei to launch negotiations on PCA

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:16:00 +0200

Ukraine: Catherine Ashton preoccupied by the situation of Yulia Tymoshenko

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:00:00 +0200

EU-Lebanon: Increased support for reforms

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:43:00 +0200

MEMO/12/285 Brussels, 26 April 2012 Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met with the Prime Minister of Lebanon Najib Mikati in Brussels today. "We have discussed Lebanon´s reform efforts and the EU´s assistance based ...

Statement by José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission following his meeting with Najib Mikati, Prime Minister of Lebanon

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:06:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/306 Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Najib Mikati of Lebanon to the European Commission today. We had a very good conversation, very open and frank, very constructive and very sincere....

Statement by the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:00:00 +0200

EU-Ukraine: Concerns about treatment of Ms Tymoshenko

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/282 Brussels, 25 April 2012 The treatment of the imprisoned former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and other former politicians was the main topic of the meeting between the Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, ...

Antonio TAJANI "How to ensure a secure supply of raw materials in the global economy" Bundestag Berlin, 25 April 2012

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:51:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/304 Antonio TAJANI Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship "How to ensure a secure supply of raw materials in the global economy" Bundestag Berlin, 25 April 2012 Dear Chancellor Angela Merkel, ...

Stefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Finding durable solutions for refugees and displaced persons International Donors Conference on Durable Solutions for Refugees and Displaced Persons Sarajevo, 24 April 2012

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/299 Mr Chairman, Ministers, distinguished guests, As you know, I have taken a great personal interest in the Sarajevo Process, which aims at finding durable solutions for the hundreds of thousands of refugees and displaced persons from the 1991-1995 ...

Local EU statement on General Elections in Papua New Guinea

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:55:00 +0200

EU-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting set to take relations with South-East Asia to a new level

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release EU-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting set to take relations with South-East Asia to a new level Brussels, 25 April 2012 - Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President ...

EIT team reaches finals of anti-poverty business competition

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 25 April - A team representing the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) will compete in the final of one of the world's leading business competitions in New York City on 26 April....

Catherine Ashton welcomes ratification of Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by the Philippines

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:00:00 +0200

Bahrain: Case of Mr Abdulhadi Al Khawaja

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:57:00 +0200

EU supports historic step in regional cooperation between Western Balkan countries on refugees and displaced persons

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:46:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 24 April 2012 –Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia have renewed their commitment, in Sarajevo today, to finding durable solutions for refugees and displaced persons of the 1991-1995 conflict ...

Remarks by Commissioner Štefan Füle at the press conference following the International Donors Conference on Durable Solutions for Refugees and Displaced Persons

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:40:00 +0200

MEMO/12/274 Sarajevo, 23 April 2012 Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, Today's conference is important in many respects: it is a clear sign that the region wishes to leave the past behind, without forgetting it and move on towards the future as a good ...

Croatia: Commission has adopted the Monitoring Report on accession preparations

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/273 Brussels, 24 April 2012 The European Commission has adopted its Monitoring Report on Croatia’s accession preparations today. This is a part of the regular6-monthly monitoring as foreseen by the Accession Treaty....

Speech 'EU – Latin America/Caribbean Trade: A Partnership for the Future' by Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/297 Ladies and Gentlemen, The relationship between the European Union and the Latin American and Caribbean region is crucial. We do share history, values and languages and these do provide a firm basis for our cooperation....

Foreign Affairs Council 23 April - Main Conclusions

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:17:00 +0200

Remarks by Catherine Ashton following the Foreign Affairs Council

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +0200

Council strengthens EU sanctions against Syrian regime

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:12:00 +0200

Syria: EU Foreign Ministers back deployment of Observers

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:58:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton speaks about Burma, Afghanistan, Mali, Sudan and South Sudan and other issues prior to EU Foreign Affairs Council

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:36:00 +0200

European Union opens new chapter in relations with Burma/Myanmar

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:04:00 +0200

Mali/Sahel: EU Foreign Ministers call for end to violence

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:09:00 +0200

Sudan and South Sudan: EU is "deeply concerned about the escalating conflict"

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:15:00 +0200

Guinea-Bissau: "The European Union strongly condemns the coup d'état"

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:19:00 +0200

Foreign Affairs Council - 23 April - a closer look at main issues

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:52:00 +0200

Burma, Sudan & South Sudan, Guinea-Bissau, Syria, Mid East & Iran on Foreign Ministers agenda

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:46:00 +0200

'EU aid delivers result' - Commissioners Georgieva and Piebalgs comment on the OECD Peer Review on EU

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:49:00 +0200

New EU support for the health sector in Zimbabwe

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:08:00 +0200

Local EU Statement on journalist Idrak Abbasov

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:49:00 +0200

Local EU Statement on the eviction of the An-Natsha family in Beit Hanina, East-Jerusalem

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:41:00 +0200

Enabling Co-operatives to better contribute to growth and jobs

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/268 Brussels, 23 April 2012 Co-operatives are an important part of European economic life and industry. There are 250,000 co-operative enterprises in the EU, owned by 163 million citizens (1 in 3 EU citizens) and they employ 5....

Commissioner Damanaki in Rabat to launch the process of negotiations for a new EU-Morocco fisheries agreement protocol

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/269 Brussels, 23 April 2012 Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, was in Rabat, Morocco, on 20-21 April to launch the the process of negotiations for a new EU-Morocco fisheries agreement protocol....

Environment: Global Outlook Report looks at worldwide efforts in promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 23 April 2012 – Successful initiatives to promote sustainable consumption and production are flourishing around the globe, but further efforts are needed to embed such practices in existing policy frameworks, ...

EU Security & Defence Newsletter Issue 60

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:06:00 +0200

EU - New Zealand enhance their cooperation on crisis management

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:00:00 +0200

Stop Kony 2012: EU fully supports international efforts to end terror of Joseph Kony and LRA

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:30:00 +0200

Informal Defence Ministers meeting: towards a sustained policy of military capabilities

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:39:00 +0200

Statement by EU Commissioner Malmström on the European Parliament plenary vote on the Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement with the United States of America

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/259 Brussels, 19 April 2012 "I welcome today's vote of the European Parliament giving its consent to the new Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement with the United States of America. This is an agreement the three EU institutions can be proud of: ...

Investigation of fraudulent Chinese imports results in 9 million euros of recovered duties

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

olaf/12/02 Brussels 19 April 201 2 A network of companies fraudulently importing Chinese tube and pipe fittings via several countries in South East Asia to evade high EU customs duties was discovered in investigations carried out by the European Anti-Fraud ...

Catherine Ashton on the '5+2' meeting in Vienna on 17-18 April 2012

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:35:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton regrets decision of Swiss Government to re-establish quantitative limitations for residence permits for EU citizens who are nationals of eight EU Member States

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:13:00 +0200

Local EU Statement on the withdrawal of the license of the television broadcaster Noile Idei Televizate (NIT)

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:36:00 +0200

Joint statement by Heads of Mission of EU, NATO, OSCE and U.S. in Skopje

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:17:00 +0200

EU-China High-Level People-to-People Dialogue

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Education & culture: EU and China launch people-to-people dialogue Brussels, 18 April - The European Union and China are taking their co-operation to a new level with the launch of a "people-to-people" dialogue covering ...

Speech by Androulla VASSILIOU, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth at the EU-China High-Level People-to-People Dialogue Inaugural meeting

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:30:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/274 State Councillor, Minister and Vice-Ministers, Dear colleagues, It is an honour and privilege for me to be alongside State Councillor Liu Yandong as, together, we open this first meeting of the China-EU High-Level People-to-People Dialogue. ...

Human Rights: Ashton speech in the European Parliament

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:59:00 +0200

Remarks by Catherine Ashton in the European Parliament on Argentina's decision to expropriate the majority stake held by Repsol in YPF

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:06:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton meets with UNSG Ban Ki Moon

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:52:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton on behalf of the EU concerning the situation of Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:20:00 +0200

Mali: Speech by Catherine Ashton to the European Parliament

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:30:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/271 Junior army officers overthrew President Touré in a coup on 21st March. The takeover grew from a mutiny demanding better weapons and better leadership to fight the Tuareg rebellion advancing across the north....

Syria: Speech by Catherine Ashton to the European Parliament

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:31:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/272 Mr. President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, we are all absolutely appalled by the horrendous levels of violence we have witnessed in Syria. Regime forces have bombarded cities with no regard for civilians....

Myanmar/Burma: Speech by Catherine Ashton to the European Parliament

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:25:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/273 After decades of internal repression, we see dramatic and hopeful changes taking place in Burma. Here is a democratic transition unfolding in a peaceful, collaborative fashion, –acclaimed by the domestic electorate and the international ...

Report on Human rights in the world: Speech by Catherine Ashton to the European Parliament

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:27:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/270 Since 1983, when the European Parliament began adopting an annual report and resolution on human rights, this House has done more than any EU institution to focus on the issue. So while we may sometimes disagree about how best to champion ...

Statement by European Commission President Barroso following his meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:52:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/268 Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen, It was a pleasure and an honour to welcome His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan to European Commission once again. Jordan is a longstanding partner and also an active member of our Neighbourhood Policy. ...

Le Commissaire Piebalgs en Côte d'Ivoire pour relancer le dialogue politique et renforcer l'aide européenne

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

Commission européenne - Communiqué de presse Bruxelles, 17 avril 2012 - M.Andris Piebalgs, Commissaire européen au développement, arrive ce soir à Abidjan pour une visite officielle en Côte d'Ivoire, un an après sa première visite au lendemain de la cessation ...

La coopération entre l'Union européenne et la Côte d'Ivoire: appuyer les services de l'Etat à la population et relancer l'économie

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:08:00 +0200

MEMO/12/248 Bruxelles, le 17 avril 2012 Comment l'Union européenne vient-elle en aide à la Côté d'Ivoire? L’Union européenne constitue le premier bailleur de fonds en Côte d’Ivoire et décide de l'orientation de son aide en partenariat avec le gouvernement ...

'EU Sustainable Energy for all Summit' - Statement by European Commission President Barroso

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:14:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/263 Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to welcome the Secretary General Mr Ban Ki-moon to the European Commission today. We just opened the "EU Sustainable Energy for All Summit," and I am sure that throughout the day ...

New partnership between EU and UN Women to enhance gender equality worldwide

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:22:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 16 April 2012 - A new partnership between the EU and UN Women set up to strengthen cooperation between the two organizations on their work on empowering women and gender equality, was today signed by High ...

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Empowering the world: Can Europe bring an end to energy poverty in our lifetime? EU Sustainable Energy For all Summit Brussels, 16th April 2012

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:08:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/262 José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Empowering the world: Can Europe bring an end to energy poverty in our lifetime? EU Sustainable Energy For all Summit Brussels, 16th April 2012 Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, ...

"Energising Development": Commission's new initiative to help achieve energy access for all by 2030

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:15:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 16 April 2012 - A new EU energy initiative which will provide access to sustainable energy for an additional 500 million people in developing countries by 2030 was today announced by European Commission President, ...

Catherine Ashton condemns the attacks in Afghanistan

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:09:00 +0200

Belarus: Catherine Ashton welcomes release of former Presidential candidate Andrei Sannikaw

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:39:00 +0200

Statement by Catherine Ashton on behalf of the E3+3 following the talks with Iran

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:53:00 +0200

Syria: Catherine Ashton welcomes UN Security Council resolution authorising advance observation team deployment

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:00:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton on the political situation in Guinea-Bissau

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:57:00 +0200

Remarks by High Representative Catherine Ashton before E3+3 talks with Iran

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:01:00 +0200

Ukraine: Catherine Ashton expresses disappointment at the the verdict in the case of Mr. Valeriy Ivashchenko

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:20:00 +0200

G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting Chair's Statement

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:27:00 +0200

North Korea: Catherine Ashton concern at “satellite” launch

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:22:00 +0200

Guinea-Bissau: Catherine Ashton urges authorities to assume their responsibilities and ensure the security of all citizens

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:38:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton deeply concerned at the escalating armed border clashes between Sudan and South Sudan

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:04:00 +0200

New EU-Pacific development partnership to tackle climate change and fight poverty

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release New EU-Pacific development partnership to tackle climate change and fight poverty Brussels, 04 April 2012 - Pacific islands are an alarming case of the adverse effects of climate change where rising sea levels have ...

Statement of the Middle East Quartet, Washington 11 April 2012

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:12:00 +0200

Commissioner Georgieva warns of possible humanitarian disaster in northern Mali

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:15:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 11 April 2012 - Unless there is rapid progress in the coming days to open the humanitarian space and allow in supplies of food and medicines to northern Mali, there will be a major humanitarian disaster which ...

How the European Commission is responding to the Sahel food crisis

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:02:00 +0200

MEMO/12/247 Brussels, 11 April 2012 1. How big is the food crisis in the Sahel in 2012? This is one of the biggest humanitarian crises in the world today. The Sahel region of Western Africa suffers from chronic food insecurity; this has triggered several ...

Local EU statement on Gaza executions

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:57:00 +0200

Bahrain: Catherine Ashton demands urgent attention to the situation of Mr Abdulhadi al-Khawaja

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:05:00 +0200

Iraq: Catherine Ashton welcomes the decision to appoint the members of the Independent High Commission for Human Rights

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +0200

EU and US adopt blueprint for open and stable investment climates

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:11:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 10 April 2012 - EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States Michael Froman agreed on an ambitious set of investment principles and openly invite other countries ...

Malawi: Death of President Mutharika

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:35:00 +0200

Suriname: Bill amending amnesty Law

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:28:00 +0200

EU Facilitator Robert Cooper condemns attack on Serb convoy in Priština

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:19:00 +0200

Zimbabwe: Declaration by Catherine Ashton on behalf of the EU concerning restrictive measures

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:28:00 +0200

Republic of Guinea: Declaration by Catherine Ashton on behalf of the EU concerning restrictive measures

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:25:00 +0200

Côte d'Ivoire: Declaration by Catherine Ashton on behalf of the EU concerning restrictive measures

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:57:00 +0200

Response to Petition concerning the case of Pastor Nadarkhani in Iran

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:27:00 +0200

"In times of crisis, the EU must not forget the poorest in the world", says Commissioner Piebalgs. EU confirms its position as the world's largest aid donor in 2011

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:44:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release "In times of crisis, the EU must not forget the poorest in the world", says Commissioner Piebalgs. EU confirms its position as the world's largest aid donor in 2011 Brussels, 4 April 2012 – With €53 billion of development ...

Publication of preliminary data on Official Development Assistance, 2011

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/243 Brussels, 4 April 2012 Are there differences of methodology between the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the EU? How do we compare data? The OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) is the ultimate authority ...

Maria Damanaki European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries EuroMediterranean Conference on Research and Innovation Barcelona, 3 April 2012

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/257 Maria Damanaki European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Boosting maritime innovation in the Mediterranean EuroMediterranean Conference on Research and Innovation Barcelona, 3 April 2012 Dear Ms Chairman, MEP Ayala Sender, ...

Asghar Farhadi – first winner of the EU MEDIA prize, 65th Cannes Film Festival

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:11:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 4 April 2012 - The Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, Ms Androulla Vassiliou, will award the first EU MEDIA prize to the Iranian director Asghar Farhadi on Sunday, 20 May 2012 ...

Sudan: Concern over "take no prisoners policy" statements by Sudanese leaders

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:47:00 +0200

Colombia: Catherine Ashton welcomes the liberation of ten members of the security forces who had been held hostage by the FARC

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:26:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton on the UN-sponsored Declaration of global principles for domestic election observation

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:11:00 +0200

Guatemala: Catherine Ashton warmly welcomes accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:36:00 +0200

Local European Union Statement on Syria - on the continued detention without charge of Mr Mazen Darwish and seven other human rights defenders

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:42:00 +0200

The European Commission updates the European safety list of airlines subject to an operating ban.

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:06:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 03 April 2012 - The European Commission has adopted today the 19th update of the European list of air carriers which are for safety reasons subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the ...

Speech by Stefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood at the EuroNest Parliamentary Assembly Baku, 3 April 2012

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:34:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/256 I am happy to be here, in Baku, 21 years after Azerbaijan, as well as Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine regained their independence. I am thankful for the invitation and I want to express my gratitude to Azerbaijan’s ...

Myanmar: Catherine Ashton congratulates the Government and people on the conduct of the by-elections

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:55:00 +0200

Response to Petition concerning the situation of Christians in Syria

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:34:00 +0200

Information from the Spokeswoman of the European Commission

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/241 Brussels, 2 April 2012 President Barroso met this afternoon with the Secretary-General of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, to discuss EU-NATO relations and also the preparation of the next NATO Summit to be held in Chicago....

Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade EU-ASEAN Trade and Investment 2012 EU-ASEAN Business Summit Phnom Penh April 1, 2012

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:02:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/253 Prime Minister Hun, Dr Pitsuwan, Vice Prime Ministers, Ministers, Minister Cham, Business leaders, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to be here in Phnom Penh to speak to you this morning....

New South African Ambassador H.E. M. Nkosi to the EU presents credentials to European Commission President Barroso

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:20:00 +0200

Euro-Mediterranean Conference on Research and Innovation Euro-Mediterranean Conference Barcelona, 2 April 2012

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/251 Máire Geoghegan-Quinn European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science It is perhaps a cliché to describe the Mediterranean as the "cradle of European civilisation". But like so many clichés, it carries a fundamental truth....

EU Security and Defence news - e-newsletter (Issue 59) - e-bulletin (No. 59)

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:00:00 +0200

EU and Vietnam move closer to starting trade negotiations

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 13:54:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Phnom Penh, Cambodia, [31] March 2012 - EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and Vietnamese Minister for Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang have concluded preparations for starting negotiations on a bilateral free trade ...

L'UE observera les élections législatives en Algérie

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:16:00 +0200

European Union and Ukrainian Negotiators initial Association Agreement, including Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:04:00 +0200

MEMO/12/238 Brussels, 30 March 2012 At the 15th EU-Ukraine Summit in December 2011, the leaders of the European Union and Ukraine announced that they had finalized negotiations on an Association Agreement aimed at establishing political association and ...

Commission moves to boost social security rights for people migrating to and from the EU

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 30 March 2012 - In today's globalised labour market EU workers often spend part of their careers working outside the EU. In the same way, non-EU nationals make up around 4% of Member States' workforces....

L´UE observera les élections législatives en Algérie

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0200

Commission européenne - Communiqué de presse L´UE observera les élections législativesen Algérie Bruxelles, 30 mars 2012 - A l´invitation de la République Algérienne Démocratique et Populaire, l´Union européenne observera les élections législatives du ...

Communication on the External Dimension of EU Social Security Coordination and four proposals for Council Decisions

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/234 Brussels, 30 March 2012 On 30th March 2012, the European Commission put forward a package including a policy Communication on the External Dimension of EU Social Security Coordination, together with 4 proposals for Council Decisions on the ...

Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in research and innovation – frequently asked questions

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/237 Brussels, 30 March 2012 Why is cooperation in research and innovation with the Mediterranean region important? The European Union and the southern Mediterranean region face common challenges such as climate change, food security and the pollution ...

Siim Kallas Vice-President and Commissioner for Transport Vice President Siim Kallas key note speech Piracy Seminar, 28-29 March 2012 Brussels, 28 March 2012

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/247 Ladies and Gentlemen, distinguished speakers and guests, dear colleagues, It is a pleasure to be here with you today at the beginning of this two-day seminar on piracy. There is no time any more for ceremonial meetings....

Declaration by Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the European Union on executions in Japan

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:29:00 +0200

Concerns about the fighting in Sebha, Libya

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:51:00 +0200

Š. Füle met Minister of European Integration of Albania Ms Majlinda Bregu

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/236 Brussels, 29 March 2012 The Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Mr Štefan Füle, met today with Minister of European Integration of Albania Ms Majlinda Bregu. They discussed the latest developments in the EU integration ...

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Korea and the European Union: Benefiting from a strong partnership Luncheon with the Business community in Korea Seoul, 28 March 2012

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:42:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/235 It is a great pleasure to be able to address you today. This is the fourth time that I visit Seoul and I have to say that I am always impressed by the sense of dynamism and entrepreneurship of Korea; it is as if the miracle of the Han repeated ...

The EU deploying an expert team for the by-elections in Myanmar

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 29 March 2012 - The European Union is responding positively to the invitation of the Myanmar Government to be present at the by-elections in the country on 1 April 2012....

Launching European Dialogue on Modernisation with Belarus

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:22:00 +0200

MEMO/12/226 Brussels, 29 March 2012 Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle today launched the European Dialogue on Modernisation with Belarusian society at a meeting inBrusselswith representatives of Belarusian civil ...

Maria Damanaki European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Moving forward on the Black Sea maritime agenda Ministerial Seminar on the Black Sea Bucharest, 29 March 2012

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/241 Dear Minister Diaconescu, Minister Orban, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to start by saying something that is perhaps not commonly known. It is not easy to find a printed map of the Black Sea....

Zimbabwe: Declaration by Catherine Ashton on behalf of the EU concerning restrictive measures

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:25:00 +0200

Catherine Aston on the reform process and the elections in Myanmar on 1 April 2012

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:19:00 +0200

The EU deploying an expert team for the by-elections in Myanmar

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:18:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton congratulates Senegal's democratic spirit on the second round of the presidential election

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:20:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton gravely concerned about the military clashes in the border region between Sudan and South Sudan

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:27:00 +0200

Guinea-Bissau: Catherine Ashton urges national authorities and political groups to refrain from violence or threats in the next phases of the electoral process

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:54:00 +0200

Republic of Korea-EU Summit Joint Press Statement

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:26:00 +0200

'EU development aid goes to the people that need it the most' – statement by European Commissioner for Development Piebalgs

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0200

"I take note with interest on the findings of the International Development Committee report on EU aid. I'm satisfied to note that it highlights the improvements we have made in our work; recognising that the 'Agenda for Change' - a new EU policy to focus our work on fewer sectors and direct more aid to the poorest countries where it can have the biggest impact - is helping to make our aid even more effective.

Stefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Opening remarks in EP debate on Serbia European Parliament, Brussels Brussels, 28 March 2012

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/240 President, Honourable Members, It is a great pleasure and honour for me to participate in today's debate on the European integration process of Serbia, not least since Serbia was granted candidate status by the European Council at the beginning ...

Commissioner Štefan Füle met Vladimir Filat, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:21:00 +0200

MEMO/12/228 Brussels, 28 March 2012 ''I met today with Vlad Filat, to take stock of our bilateral relations. We discussed our joint objectives for the forthcoming period. The meeting was very timely coming less than two weeks after the Moldovan Parliament ...

Commissioner Piebalgs in Vietnam to meet President and discuss future cooperation

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 28 March 2012 - Today, European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, arrived in Hanoi for a two-day visit to Vietnam, during which he will discuss future EU relations with the country, which has ...

The European Commission and professional football sound the alarm on the Sahel crisis with the Match Day Against Hunger (30 March – 2 April)

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0200

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 28 March 2012 - The “Professional Football Against Hunger” campaign is coming to hundreds of European football stadiums with the message that action is needed now to avert a humanitarian disaster in the Sahel ...

EU development cooperation with Vietnam

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/222 Brussels, 28 March 2012 The EU has been supporting poverty reduction in Vietnam and the country's integration into the world economy since the 1990s. Development cooperation between Vietnam and the EU began with support for the return of Vietnamese ...

Maritime transport: Seminar to strengthen the fight against piracy and armed robbery

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/223 Brussels, 28 March 2012 Brussels, 28 March 2012 – The European Commission is organising today and tomorrow an event concerning piracy and armed robbery. These acts are a serious threat not only to the lives of seafarers but to maritime transport ...

New initiatives to assist small enterprises to go international

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/225 Brussels, 28 March 2012 On the occasion of the third meeting of SME envoys in Brussels today, Vice President Antonio Tajani announced a series of new and updated initiatives to assist Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to go international. ...

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Remarks by President Barroso following the 6th Republic of Korea - EU Summit Joint press conference Seoul, 28 March 2012

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:05:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/234 Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank President Lee for his warm welcome and hospitality today and to congratulate him for the success of the Nuclear Security Summit that took place these last two days here in Seoul....

ECA Special Report on effectiveness of European Union development aid for food security in sub-Saharan Africa

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:30:00 +0200

EUROPEAN COURT OF AUDITORS PRESS RELEASE ECA/12/10 Luxembourg, 28 March 2012 Food security has long been, and still is, a global problem with an estimated one billion people in the world suffering from hunger....

EU - South Korea Summit EU27 deficit of 4 bn euro in trade in goods with South Korea in 2011

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:00:00 +0200

STAT/12/49 27 March 2012 EU27 trade in goods with South Korea has grown over the last decade, but more rapidly for exports than for imports. While EU27 exports to South Korea almost doubled between 2000 and 2011, from 17 bn euro in 2000 to 32 bn in 2011, ...

Stefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy - First meeting of the National Council for European Integration

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:46:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/229 President, Prime Minister, Ministers, Members of the Assembly, Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to participate in this first meeting of Council for European Integration....

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission "EU Action on Nuclear Safety" Nuclear Security Summit Seoul, South Korea, 26-27 March 2012

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:38:00 +0200

SPEECH/12/227 Ladies and Gentlemen, Safety, security and non-proliferation are absolute priorities for the European Union. They are clearly interlinked; there is no safety without security and vice-versa....

Š. Füle met Branko Grčić Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:40:00 +0200

MEMO/12/220 Brussels, 26 March 2012 I have had a very good meeting today with Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and EU Funds Branko Grčić. I congratulated Mr Grčić on his appointment....

Déclaration de Catherine Ashton sur le deuxième tour de l'élection présidentielle au Sénégal

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:29:00 +0200

Statement by the Spokesperson of Catherine Ashton on Mali

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:26:00 +0200

Statement by the Spokesperson of Catherine Ashton on the elections in the breakaway region of South Ossetia in Georgia

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:24:00 +0200

Council approves conclusion of Euro-Mediterranean convention on preferential rules of origin

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:20:00 +0200

Catherine Ashton congratulates new Chief Executive of Hong Kong, SAR, Chun-ying LEUNG

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:10:00 +0200

Š. Füle met the Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Musa Xhaferri (fYRoM)

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:04:00 +0200

MEMO/12/213 Brussels, 26 March 2012 The Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle met with the Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Musa Xhaferri of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia....

Š. Füle in Pristina to launch feasibility study

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0200

MEMO/12/217 Brussels, 26 March 2012 The launch of a feasibility study for Kosovo is the main topic of the visit of Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle to Pristina on Tuesday....

3157th Foreign Affairs Council meeting (provisional version) - Brussels, 22 and 23 March 2012

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:00:00 +0100

Remarks by Catherine Ashton following the Foreign Affairs Council meeting

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:56:00 +0100

Council tightens EU sanctions against Syrian regime

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:55:00 +0100

Council conclusions on Syria

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:53:00 +0100

The European Union and Belarus - factsheet

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:38:00 +0100

Council reinforces restrictive measures against Belarusian regime

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:33:00 +0100

Council conclusions on on Belarus

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:28:00 +0100

Remarks by Catherine Ashton upon arrival to FAC, Brussels, 23 March 2012

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:22:00 +0100

The European Union and Syria - factsheet

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:00:00 +0100

Council conclusions on Sahel

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:02:00 +0100

EU Operations Centre to support CSDP missions in the Horn of Africa

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:12:00 +0100

Council extends EU counter-piracy operation Atalanta

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:08:00 +0100

Human rights violations: Council tightens sanctions against Iran

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:06:00 +0100

EU sanctions against Iran: full effect as of tomorrow

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:02:00 +0100

Local EU statement on the situation of migrant workers in Lebanon

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:14:00 +0100

The European Union strengthens food security and fights hunger in the Sahel region

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:36:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 23 March 2012 – Today, EU Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, proposed an aid package, worth €164.5 million, to increase food security in the Sahel countries....

The European Commission's response to the food crisis and long-term food insecurity in the Sahel region of Africa

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:39:00 +0100

MEMO/12/215 Brussels, 23 March 2012 1. How big is the food crisis in the Sahel in 2012? The Sahel region of Western Africa suffers from chronic food insecurity; this has triggered several food crises in the last decade, due either to national under-production, ...

Š.Füle with Ukrainian Energy Minister Y.Boyko

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/211 Brussels, 22 March 2012 Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Štefan Füle met with the Energy Minister of Ukraine Yuriy Boyko in Brussels late Thursday. Theydiscussedrecent developments inbilateral relations, including the ...

EU suspends its development aid to Mali

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/214 Brussels, 23 March 2012 EU Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, made the following statement: Following yesterday's coup d'etat in Mali, I decided to suspend temporarily European Commission's development operations in the country until ...

3157th Foreign Affairs Council meeting (provisional version) - Brussels, 22 and 23 March 2012

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:29:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton condemns the coup d'état in Mali

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:38:00 +0100

Council conclusions on pooling and sharing of military capabilities

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:32:00 +0100

Declaration by Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the European Union on the occasion of the World and European Water Day, on 22 March

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:53:00 +0100

Montenegro: Keeping up the speed of accession process

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:36:00 +0100

MEMO/12/210 Brussels, 22 March 2012 The Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met with the Prime Minister of Montenegro Igor Lukšić in Brussels on Thursday. Commissioner Füle stated that the decision of the European ...

EU–Israel aviation agreement: Israel joins Europe in aviation

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:18:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 22 March 2012 - Israel and the European Union have finalized negotiations on a comprehensive aviation agreement during a final round of negotiating in Tel Aviv on 22 March 2012....

Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade EU-US Cooperation for Recovery AmCham Eu Transatlantic Conference: "The Renewed Transatlantic Agenda: Creating Growth for the Future" Brussels, 22 March 2012

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:16:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/220 Ladies and Gentlemen, In difficult times, friends must stick together. Well… these are certainly difficult times. The United States and Europe are close friends. And we have much work to do together....

Montenegro: Keeping up the speed of accession process

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:36:00 +0100

More EU support for the victims of Syria's humanitarian crisis

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 22 March 2012 - Responding to the continuous deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Syria and on its borders, the European Commission is allocating an additional €7 million to finance life-saving assistance ...

World Water Day – EU research on water

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/203 Brussels, 22 March 2012 22 March marks the annual celebration of World Water Day . Together with ministerial delegations from more than 100 countries, the European Union endorsed a Ministerial Declaration on Water at last week's World Water ...

Viviane Reding Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice Commissioner Roma integration: are national governments ready to live up their commitments? Extraordinary meeting of the European Platform for Roma InclusionBrussels, 22 March 2012

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/215 Viviane Reding Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice Commissioner Roma integration: are national governments ready to live up their commitments? Extraordinary meeting of the European Platform for Roma Inclusion Brussels, ...

Catherine Ashton welcomes the adoption by the UN Security Council of a Presidential Statement on Syria

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:52:00 +0100

Statement by the spokesperson of Catherine Ashton on the bomb attacks in Iraq

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:49:00 +0100

Remarks by Catherine Ashton at the AFET Committee, European Parliament, Brussels, 20 March 2012

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:45:00 +0100

"Racial discrimination is contrary to the values on which the EU is based, and we work hard both at home and around the world to stamp it out" - Catherine Ashton

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:31:00 +0100

Meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, Chair’s summary

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:04:00 +0100

MEMO/12/206 Brussels, 21 March 2012 AHLC members and other major donor countries met in Brussels today. The meeting was hosted by the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton. The Chair, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, commended the participants, ...

Statement by the Spokesperson of Catherine Ashton on the murders at the Ozar Hatorah school in Toulouse

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:22:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on young Palestine Refugees in the changing Middle East, United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA) Conference in Brussels

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton, meets with E3+3 Political Directors on the Iranian nuclear issue

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:59:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton meets with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:58:00 +0100

FOREIGN AFFAIRS Council - including security and defence issues - 22 and 23 March 2012 in Brussels

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:56:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on behalf of the European Union on the need for political reconciliation in the Maldives

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:54:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton meets with Nabil Al Araby, Secretary General of the League of Arab States

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:51:00 +0100

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Statement by President Barroso following his meeting with Mr. Salva Kiir, President of South Sudan Press point Brussels, 20 March 2012

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:57:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/205 Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to welcome President Salva Kiir of South Sudan to the European Commission. This is President Kiir’s first official visit to Brussels since South Sudan’s independence last July and we are happy to receive ...

EU calls on Nepal Govt and political parties for rapid conclusion of peace process and early agreement on constitution

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:47:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton and Prime Minister Fayyad sign 35 million euros agreements to improve living conditions of the Palestinian people

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:10:00 +0100

Farsi statement on the case of Mr Abdolfattah Soltani in Iran

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:39:00 +0100

Spokesperson of the EU High Representative on the violence in Syria

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:53:00 +0100

Three-Member delegation of the EEAS on a visit to Nepal for political consultations

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:59:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Speech at the high-level conference Engaging youth—Palestine Refugees in the changing Middle East Organized by UNRWA in cooperation with the EU and the Government of Belgium, Palais Egmont Bruxelles, 19 March 2012

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:41:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/199 It's a great privilege to be here and have the opportunity to meet with some of the young Palestine refugee representatives. It's not only a chance for us to meet together, but also for the Palestine young representatives to meet with each ...

EU-U.S. joint statement on data protection by European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding and U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/192 Brussels, 19 March 2012 EU-U.S. joint statement ondata protectionby European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding and U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson Today’s High Level Conference on Privacy and Protection of Personal Data, held ...

EU-Algeria: A new stage of more intense cooperation

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Commission européenne - Communiqué de presse Brussels (19th March) – The European support for the reforms and strengthening of the bilateral cooperation will be the main topics of the visit of Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy ...

Local EU statement on intimidation campaign against Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:48:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on the passing away of Pope Shenouda III

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:22:00 +0100

Condolence message from President Barroso - death of Pope Shenouda III, Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 18 March 2012 - "I was deeply saddened to learn the news of the death of Pope Shenouda III, the Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. Pope Shenouda was a respected national and religious leader ...

Statement by the High Representative Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Štefan Füle on the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/190 Brussels, 16 March 2012 Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commissionand Štefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy,made ...

Catherine Ashton on the execution of Uladzislaw Kavalyow in Belarus

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:48:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on North Korea's planned satellite launch

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:45:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Štefan Füle on the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:09:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on the death penalty sentences of Dzmitry Kanavalaw and Uladzislaw Kavalyow in Belarus

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:06:00 +0100

Council clears free trade agreement with Colombia, Peru:

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:11:00 +0100

Council conclusions on EU's approach to trade, growth and development in the next decade

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:47:00 +0100

The donor coordination group for the Palestinian people, the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC), meets in Brussels on 21 March

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:42:00 +0100

Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Rio+20 - Making sure the future we want is the future we get Workshop on Rio+20 high level conference – debate on green economy Rio de Janeiro, 16 March 2012

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:17:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/194 Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Rio+20 - Making sure the future we want is the future we get Workshop on Rio+20 high level conference – debate on green economy Rio de Janeiro, 16 March 2012 Ladies and Gentlemen, I remember ...

Catherine Ashton on the escalation of tension between Ethiopia and Eritrea

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:16:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton condemns the continued repression and violence in Syria and marks the anniversary of the uprising

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:12:00 +0100

Declaration to the European parliament by Commissioner Piebalgs on behalf of Catherine Ashton

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:17:00 +0100

Statement to the European parliament on Belarus on behalf of Catherine Ashton delivered by Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:00:00 +0100

Statement to the European parliament on the outcome of Presidential elections in Russia on behalf of Catherine Ashton delivered by Danish Foreign Minster Villy Søvndal

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:15:00 +0100

Statement to the European parliament on Nigeria on behalf of Catherine Ashton delivered by Danish Foreign Minster Villy Søvndal

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:09:00 +0100

Statement to the European parliament on Kazakhstan on behalf of Catherine Ashton delivered by Danish Foreign Minster Villy Søvndal

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:05:00 +0100

Council elaborates EU sanctions against Iran

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:27:00 +0100

Public deliberations/Public debates - 3154th Foreign Affairs/Trade - Brussels, Friday 16 March 2012

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:57:00 +0100

EU provides grant assistance of € 4 million to institutionalize the Nepal Food Security Monitoring System

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:17:00 +0100

Start of the High Level Accession Dialogue with the government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:02:00 +0100

MEMO/12/187 Skopje, 15 March 2012 ''I am convinced that your future lies within the European family. Together we want to make it sure that real, tangible and visible progress can be achieved on the path towards European integration....

,,Stefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Address on Kosovo Inter parliamentary meeting, European Parliament, Strasbourg Strasbourg,14 March 2012

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:09:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/191 Honourable Members, Ladies and Gentlemen, The General Affairs Council of 28 February marked the beginning of a new stage in the European Union's relationship with Kosovo. Its importance is difficult to overstate: for Kosovo, for the Western ...

Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the European Union, on the occasion of the International Criminal Court judgment in the case of Mr. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:50:00 +0100

Agenda - 3154th Foreign Affairs Council meeting - Brussels, 16 March 2012

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:29:00 +0100

Background note - 3154th Foreign Affairs Council meeting - Trade issues, Brussels, 16 March 2012

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:24:00 +0100

,,Speech by Štefan Füle at the plenary debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina European Parliament, Strasbourg, 14 March 2012

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/188 Thank you President for giving me the floor. Let me first of all thank Doris Pack for an excellent report on Bosnia and Herzegovina as basis for the discussion with all of you today. When speaking to this house about Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

,,Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Address at the plenary debate on Iceland European Parliament, Strasbourg Strasbourg, 14 March 2012

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/187 It is a great pleasure for me to contribute today to your debate on Iceland's accession and to hear your views on this ambitious project. I would like to seize this opportunity to congratulate the Rapporteur, Mr Preda, on his comprehensive ...

More European aid is dispatched for the victims of Brazzaville explosion

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 14 March 2012 - The European Commission is increasing its assistance in the Republic of Congo to help cope with the consequences of the ammunition explosion that caused massive damage in Brazzaville on 4 March ...

Local EU statement on Moldova

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:47:00 +0100

Madagascar: Commission launches €1 million emergency funding for victims of cyclones Giovanna and Irina

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:06:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 14 March 2012 - The 2012 cyclone season has triggered urgent humanitarian needs in Madagascar, to which the European Commission is responding with a €1 million emergency aid decision to help the most vulnerable ...

,,Speech by Štefan Füle at the plenary debate on the former Yugoslavic Republic of Macedonia European Parliament, Strasbourg, 14 March 2012

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/186 President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, I am delighted to be discussing the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia with you - one week after I attended the hearing in the Parliament hosted by Mr....

Catherine Ashton very concerned on the case of Mr Abdolfattah Soltani

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:17:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton meets with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:50:00 +0100

Local EU Statement on the elections in the breakaway region of Abkhazia in Georgia

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:52:00 +0100

MEDIA Mundus: Commission's €5 million boost for international film projects

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 13 March 2012 – Some 35 film-related projects are to receive a total of €5 million in funding from the MEDIA Mundus programme – the European Union's international cooperation and exchange programme for the ...

EU challenges China's rare earth export restrictions

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:25:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 13 March 2012 - The European Union today launched a second challenge of China's export restrictions on raw materials including 17 rare earths, as well as tungsten and molybdenum....

EU challenges China's export restrictions on rare earths

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:25:00 +0100

MEMO/12/182 Brussels, March 13, 2012 Which raw materials are at issue in this case? Raw materials covered by this case are various forms of rare earth elements (REE), molybdenum and tungsten. REE are a set of 17 chemical elements in the periodic table, ...

Middle East Quartet Statement

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:00:00 +0100

WTO confirms Boeing received billions in illegal subsidies from United States

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 12 March 2012 – The European Commission today welcomes the WTO appeal ruling in the "Boeing case" which confirms that billions of dollars in US subsidies granted to Boeing are illegal under WTO rules....

World Trade Organisation findings on US subsidies to Boeing

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/180 Brussels, 12 March 2012 On 12th March, the WTO Appellate Body ruled that US subsides granted to Boeing were incompatible with international trade rules. What did the Appellate Body say? The Appellate Body confirmed that Boeing received billions ...

Andris Piebalgs Commissaire au Développement 10e anniversaire de l'Initiative UE pour l'Eau Forum mondial de l'eau Marseille, 12 mars 2012

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/179 Distingués invités, Mesdames et Messieurs, Introduction Je suis ravi de vous accueillir à cette session européenne du sixième Forum mondial de l'eau. Je tiens à remercier nos hôtes français pour l'organisation très professionnelle de cet ...

Listening to unfamiliar voices - The Arab democratic wave

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:00:00 +0100

EU humanitarian assistance to South East Asia continues long after the cameras have left

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 12 March 2012 - The European Commission has allocated a further €11 million to the victims of the 2011 floods in South East Asia. This brings to €24 million the Commission's humanitarian assistance to the ...

Commission proposes to improve common greenhouse gas accounting rules for forestry and agriculture

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 12 March 2012 - In adopting a new proposal on accounting of greenhouse gases emissions, the European Commission has taken a first step towards incorporating removals and emissions from forests and agriculture ...

Questions & Answers on accounting rules and action plans on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF)

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/176 Brussels, 12 March 2012 Questions & Answers on accounting rules and action plans on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) 1) What is LULUCF? LULUCF stands ...

Catherine Ashton's remarks following the Informal Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers (Gymnich)

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:18:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton urges calm in Gaza and the south of Israel

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:06:00 +0100

"One of the best places in the world to be a mother is Norway" - Catherine Ashton at the Annual national Conference on Europe

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:30:00 +0100

Rio+20: Pathways to a Sustainable Future

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:00:00 +0100

Follow-up to the Durban Climate Change Conference - Council conclusions

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:00:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton's remarks upon arrival to the Gymnich meeting

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:47:00 +0100

Global goal to increase the number of people with access to drinking water achieved ahead of time; 32 million people benefited from EU actions on water

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 09 March 2012 - On Monday 12 March Commissioner Piebalgs will share the results of the European Water Initiative at the World Water Forum in Marseille. The 10th anniversary of the Initiative comes at the same ...

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science "EU-New Zealand cooperation in research and innovation: recent achievements and new opportunities under Horizon 2020" University of Auckland, New Zealand Auckland, 9 March 2012

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/176 Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to be in Auckland. I would like first of all to express my sympathy for the people of Christchurch following the devastating earthquake there a little over a year ago....

"The partnership we have with Norway is extremely important to the European Union" - Catherine Ashton speaks to the press in Svalbard.

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:00:00 +0100

Exports of firearms: implementation of United Nations protocol

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:34:00 +0100

8th European Day in Remembrance of Victims of Terrorism

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:33:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton calls on Sudan and South Sudan to redouble their efforts to find a solution to outstanding post-secession issues

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:22:00 +0100

"This day reminds us that much work lies ahead to achieve true gender equality" - Catherine Asthon on International Women’s Day

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:54:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton meets with Jonas Gahr Støre in Svalbard

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:35:00 +0100

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Statement by President Barroso following his meeting with the Prime Minister of Kenya, Raila Odinga Press point Brussels, 8 March 2012

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/174 Ladies and gentlemen, Good afternoon. It is indeed a pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Raila Odinga to Brussels. We just had a very constructive and friendly meeting where we took stock of our relations and also discussed the situation ...

The European Commission joins the operations to bring first aid to the victims of Brazzaville explosions

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:24:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 08 March 2012 - The European Commission has reacted swiftly to the incident which took the lives of close to 200 people and injured more than 1,500 in the Republic of Congo's capital....

Democratic Republic of Congo: the European Commission boosts funding for bringing humanitarian aid to hard-to-reach people in need

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 08 March 2012 - The European Commission will strengthen its unique humanitarian air service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with additional funding for helicopters bringing relief and aid workers. ...

Catherine Ashton meets with Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:56:00 +0100

EU-Armenia: Joint work on Partnership for Reform

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:54:00 +0100

MEMO/12/169 Brussels, 7 March 2012 Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met with the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan in Brussels today to discuss how to further strengthen the relations between ...

Cecilia Malmström European Commissioner responsible for Home Affairs Seminar on 'Europe's labour migration policy: The Swedish solution' hosted by the Permanent Representation of Sweden to Belgium Brussels, 7 March 2012

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:23:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/167 Cecilia Malmström European Commissioner responsible for Home Affairs Why labour migration is an important issue for the EU Seminar on 'Europe's labour migration policy: The Swedish solution' hosted by the Permanent Representation of Sweden ...

Reinforced European engagement to support Caribbean Climate Action

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:46:00 +0100

PRESS RELEASE BEI/12/29 27 February 201 2 Caribbean small island states will benefit from new funding and technical assistance for initiatives that reduce the negative impact of climate change and decrease greenhouse gas emissions....

Jobs and stability: EU-Tunisia industry cooperation forges ahead

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/166 Brussels, 07 March 2012 European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani will visit tomorrow and the day after tomorrow Tunisia. The primary aim of the visit is to speed up the preparations leading to negotiations on EU market access agreements ...

Turkey: With TÜSIAD about reforms and positive agenda

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:19:00 +0100

MEMO/12/164 Brussels, 6 March 2012 Statement of Commissioner Š.Füle following his meeting with President of TUSIAD Ü.Boyner in Brussels Today I met with Ümit BOYNER, President of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association TÜSIAD....

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science "Strengthening EU-Australian cooperation in research and innovation: the role of universities" Universities Australia Higher Education Conference Canberra, 7 March 2012

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:31:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/163 Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to be here today at the Universities Australia Higher Education Conference. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk to you about the opportunities for research cooperation between Australia and ...

Andris Piebalgs Commissaire européen au développement Allocution devant le Parlement haïtien Allocution devant la Chambre des députés et le Sénat, Parlement, Port-au-Prince (Haïti) Port-au-Prince (Haïti), 6 mars 2012

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:46:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/165 Mesdames, Messieurs, Je suis heureux et honoré de pouvoir m’adresser à vous aujourd’hui dans cette séance conjointe des deux Chambres. Je vous amène le salut chaleureux de la Commission Européenne, en particulier du Président de la Commission, ...

Catherine Ashton on the Iranian nuclear issue

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:00:00 +0100

RUSSIA: EU Statement on the Presidential elections

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton discusses the situation in Syria with Kofi Annan

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:37:00 +0100

EU project saves thousands of girls from female genital mutilation

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 06 March 2012 - An innovative EU and UNICEF project has helped thousands of families, communities and countries to change attitudes and end harmful traditional practices like female genital mutilation/cutting ...

Morocco: Moving forward to more dynamic relations

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:57:00 +0100

MEMO/12/160 Brussels, 6 March 2012 Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle received a delegation of the Economic and Social Council of Morocco (CES) in Brussels today....

Statement of Commissioner Š.Füle after the meeting with Ms Teuta Arifi, Deputy Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:16:00 +0100

MEMO/12/162 Brussels, 6 March 2012 "I met with Deputy Prime Minister Teuta Arifi today and we had very constructive discussions. We talked about the measures the government in Skopje plans to take in order to bring forward the key reforms in the near ...

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Statement by President Barroso following his meeting with Mr Serzh Sargsyan, President of Armenia Press point Brussels, 6 March 2012

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:52:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/159 Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, It is indeed a pleasure to welcome President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia to Brussels. We just had a very constructive meeting. My message to the President today was very clear: we fully support the President's ...

Local EU Statement on the release of Mr Elshan Hasanov in Azerbaijan

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:09:00 +0100

What has the EU done after the Fukushima accident?

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:18:00 +0100

MEMO/12/157 Brussels, 6 March 2012 ? Nuclear safety: stress tests Following last year's triple disaster in Japan, the EU decided to take a critical look at its nuclear power production and re-assess the safety and security of all nuclear power plants ...

,,Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Open hearing on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Open hearing, European Parliament Brussels, 6 March 2012

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/157 First of all, I would like to thank Mr Richard Howitt and the organisers for this opportunity to discuss the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. I welcome the pro-active role of the European Parliament in enhancing our relations with ...

The Arctic and its growing strategic importance

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:58:00 +0100

EU Security and Defence news - e-newsletter (Issue 58)

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:53:00 +0100

Statement by Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union and Vice-President of the Commission, on the presidential elections in Russia on 4 March 2012

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:52:00 +0100

MEMO/12/158 Brussels, 05 March 2012 Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, today made the following statement: «As Russia’s strategic partner and direct ...

Commissioner Piebalgs visits Haiti: "The EU keeps delivering on its promises to help Haitians to build a better future"

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 05 March 2012 - Tomorrow, EU Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, will arrive in Haiti for a two day visit of the country. In line with the EU's commitment to help Haiti's reconstruction in the long ...

Democratic Republic of Congo: Commissioner Georgieva announces increased humanitarian aid for "forgotten crisis"

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 05 March 2012 - Kristalina Georgieva, the European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, announced today she is scaling up funds for the plight of hundreds of thousands ...

The European Commission's humanitarian work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/155 Brussels, 5 March 2012 European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, Kristalina Georgieva begins a four-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....

Catherine Ashton deply concerned by the closure of two Palestinian television stations

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:30:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton takes note of the International Criminal Court's decision concerning the arrest warrant for Sudanese Defence Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 14:58:00 +0100

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science "Sharing excellence in science, technology and innovation between Europe, Singapore and the ASEAN region" Nanyang Technological University Singapore, 3 March 2012

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 09:32:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/148 Ladies and Gentlemen, Europe has been making the news for the wrong reasons recently. Today I want to rewrite the headlines. While clearly we have difficulties, we are taking the right decisions to ensure an economic road to recovery....

EEAS Deputy Secretary General Helga Schmid meets Eugenia Tymoshenko, daughter of Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:00:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton speaking after the European Council, Brussels 2 March

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:09:00 +0100

Russia - Insights from a changing country

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:45:00 +0100

Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Making sure the future we want is the future we get 12th Special Session of the Governing Council / Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF) Nairobi, 21 February 2012

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/147 Ladies and Gentlemen, Ministers As of today we have less than four months before the world summit takes place in Rio de Janeiro in June. This does not leave us much time - and a lot remains to be done....

Factsheet - The European Union and Syria

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:00:00 +0100

Qatar; Catherine Ashton meets Prime Minister and Foreign Minister His Excellency Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al Thani

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:12:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton speaking after her meeting with the Prime Minister of Kosovo Hashim Thaci

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:35:00 +0100

Syria; Support for the resolution passed by the UN Human Rights Council

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:44:00 +0100

North Korea Nuclear issue; EU supports its international partners

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:36:00 +0100

Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade Why we need ACTA European Parliament Workshop on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Brussels, 1 March 2012

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:15:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/143 Professor Moreira, Honourable Members, Ladies and Gentlemen, We had a good discussion yesterday and today with the International Trade Committee. We looked at some of the concerns about the agreement and I hope that I was able to lay some ...

Kosovo: Important step in relations with the EU

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:30:00 +0100

MEMO/12/152 Brussels, 1 March 2012 Commissioner Š. Füle on his meeting with Kosovo's Prime Minister Hasim Thaci, Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj and European Integration Minister Vlora Çitaku "At our meeting today we discussed conclusions of the General ...

Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade EU-Columbia and Peru Trade Agreement Public Hearing of the Committee on International Trade at the European Parliament Brussels, 29 February 2012

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:14:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/142 Mr. Chairman, Madam and Mr Vice President, ministers, ambassadors, honourable Members, I'm very grateful for the opportunity to discuss the trade agreement we have negotiated with Colombia and Peru....

Commissioner Štefan Füle met Edmond Haxhinasto, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:28:00 +0100

MEMO/12/151 Brussels, 1 March 2012 The Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Mr Štefan Füle, met today with Mr Edmond Haxhinasto, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania....

EU NAVFOR warship frees 25 hostages of an Indian dhow

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

EU increases its support to the Criminal Justice Reform process in Georgia

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:11:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 29 February – Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle, and Vice-Prime Minister of Georgia and State Minister for Euro-Atlantic Integration, Giorgi Baramidze, signed a financing ...

Catherine Ashton congratulates successful handling of Senegalese elections

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0100

Main results of the General Affairs Council meeting, Brussels 28 February 2012

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:55:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on the withdrawal for consultations of all ambassadors of EU Member States in Minsk

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:06:00 +0100

L'élection présidentielle au Sénégal

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0100

Greater EU restrictions on Belarus after clampdown on civil society

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:55:00 +0100

Remarks by Štefan Füle Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy at the press conference after the meeting of General Affairs Council

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:26:00 +0100

MEMO/12/145 Brussels, 28 February 2012 Today is a good day, not only for Serbia and Kosovo but for the enlargement process of the EU in general. I warmly welcome the recommendation of the General Affairs Council to grant candidate status to Serbia and ...

EU helps to mobilise investments for transport on the Europe–Caucasus–Asia corridor

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:01:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 28 February 2012 – Today the European Commission hosts the Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) Investment Forum to help attract investments into transport infrastructure between the EU and Central ...

République centrafricaine: l'Union européenne renforce la Mission de paix

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Commission européenne - Communiqué de presse Bruxelles, 28 février 2012 - Aujourd'hui l'UE a renouvelé son soutien à la mission de consolidation de la paix en République Centrafricaine (MICOPAX) pour exercer une surveillance efficace du territoire, particulièrement ...

The European Commission's partnership with FAO and European football: Together We Can Save Lives

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/137 Brussels, 28 February 2012 In a world of seven billion people, nearly one billion suffer from chronic hunger and malnutrition. The European Commission has joined forces with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the ...

EU support to the Europe-Caucasus-Asia Transport Corridor

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/141 Brussels, 28 February 2012 The Europe-Caucasus-Asia Transport Corridor (TRACECA) is an EU programme, launched in 1993, to develop a transport corridor from Europe to China, via the Black Sea, the Caucasus and the Caspian Sea....

Catherine Ashton meets Boris Tadic, President of Serbia

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:47:00 +0100

Remarks by Catherine Ashton the end of the Foreign Affairs Council meeting

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:45:00 +0100

Main results of the Foreign Affairs Council, Brussels 27 February 2012

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:22:00 +0100

The EU and the Republic of Tajikistan reaffirm their commitment to strengthen relations

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:21:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton and Stefan Füle disappointed with the verdict against Mr Lutsenko in Ukraine

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:22:00 +0100

EU Foreign Ministers welcome progress on Eastern Partnership with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:05:00 +0100

Egypt; Conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:52:00 +0100

Statement by Catherine Ashton on Syria as she arrived for the Foreign Affairs Council

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:46:00 +0100

Latest EU sanctions on Syria

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:44:00 +0100

Syria; Conclusions by EU Foreign Ministers reached at the Foreign Affairs Council

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:39:00 +0100

Yemen: EU Foreign Ministers welcome elections - offer of assistance for transition

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:30:00 +0100

EU priorities at the UN Human Rights Council

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:48:00 +0100

Operation Atalanta Anti-Piracy force extended until 2014

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:48:00 +0100

Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Ukraine: Relations with the EU at the cross-road Eastern Promises Policy Dialogue organised by European Policy Centre Brussels, 27 February 2012

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:10:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/127 Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me start by thanking both the European Policy Centre and the Petro Poroshenko Foundation for the invitation to join today’s discussion. Today we are discussing “the road ahead” for EU-Ukraine relations. ...

One million smuggled cigarettes seized in customs operation

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 27 February 2012 – Around 1.2 million cigarettes were seized in the first joint customs operation targeting rail traffic along the EU Eastern border. Twenty-four EU Member States, Croatia, Turkey, Norway and ...

EU assesses progress of its strategy to dismantle trade barriers

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 27 February 2012 - The European Commission today published its second Trade and Investment Barriers Report, which describes the progress achieved in dismantling barriers to the markets of six strategic economic ...

Neelie Kroes Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda Giving Europe a Mobile Broadband Boost 2012 Mobile World Congress Barcelona, 27 February 2012

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/124 The mobile has changed our lives: how we communicate, create, and consume; how we transact, and how we interact. This transformative trend will continue in future: we need to prepare for it....

DSG Schmid at the UNSC: Statement on behalf of the EU in the UNSC debate on Peace, Security and Stability in West Africa and the Sahel Region

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:01:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton called on Iran to free the Iranian Pastor, Youcef Nadarkhani

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:51:00 +0100

Agreement on Regional Cooperation and IBM technical protocol

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:38:00 +0100

Statement by Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Stefan Füle on the agreements reached in the latest round of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:31:00 +0100

3150th General Affairs Council meeting - Brussels, 28 February 2012 - Background note

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:26:00 +0100

Syria crisis

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:53:00 +0100

EU local statement on Namibia on the Caprivi trial

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Brussels, 22 February 2012 Declaration on behalf of the EU by High Representative Catherine Ashton on the situation in Maldives

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:47:00 +0100

EUROPEAN UNION EN Brussels, 22 February 2012 6836/12 PRESSE 61 Declaration on behalf of the EU by High Representative Catherine Ashton on the situation in Maldives Following the transfer of power on 7 February, I have been following recent events in the ...

Joint statement of High Representative/Vice President Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Štefan Füle on the agreements reached in the latest round of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:15:00 +0100

MEMO/12/133 Brussels, 24 February 2012 We welcome the agreements reached today on regional cooperation and on the implementation of the integrated management for crossing points (IBM). These agreements are a major step forward....

Déclaration locale de l'Union Européenne sur le déroulement du scrutin présidentiel du 26 février 2012

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:41:00 +0100

Commissioner De Gucht visits Moldova and Georgia to open trade negotiations

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 24 February 2012 – EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht will travel to Moldova and Georgia on 27 and 28 February respectively to launch negotiations on Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTA) between ...

Syria crisis discussed

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0100

Iraqi bomb attacks condemned

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0100

"The European Union is here to support the people of Somalia" - Catherine Ashton

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on behalf of the EU on Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:22:00 +0100

FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL, 27 February 2012 - Background Info

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

Brussels, 23 February 2012 Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

EUROPEAN UNION EN Brussels, 23 February 2012 6875/12 PRESSE 66 Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU onSri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission The EU believes that the end of the conflict has offered a historic opportunity ...

Michel BARNIER Member of the European Commission, responsible for Internal Market and Services Restoring stability and growth: Europe is taking the right decisions U.S. Chamber of Commerce Washington, DC, 23 February 2012

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:45:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/121 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to be with you today. I would like to thank the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and Vice-President Gary LITMAN in particular, for organising this event....

Catherine Ashton deeply concerned by approval of Israeli settlements

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0100

Condemnation for the killing of Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik in Homs, Syria

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0100

"Money, Market Access and Mobility" lie at heart of EU-Jordan Task Force - Catherine Ashton

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0100

EU and Jordan pledge to work together on Amman's road to more democratic rights, social justice and economic opportunity

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on the presidential elections in Yemen

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:11:00 +0100

Declaración local de la UE sobre la ratificación por parte de la República Dominicana del Protocolo a la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:29:00 +0100

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Statement by President Barroso following his meeting with Mr Demetris Christofias, President of Cyprus Press point Brussels, 22 February 2012

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:31:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/118 Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, I'm extremely pleased to welcome President Christofias, my dear friend Demetris who I know now for quite some time, and also the members of the Cypriot Government, to the Commission....

The EU fight against piracy in the Horn of Africa

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:21:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on the situation in the Maldives

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:36:00 +0100

First meeting of EU-Jordan Task Force to support the ongoing reforms in Jordan

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:02:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton calls on Iran to halt execution of internet blogger Saeed Malekpour in Iran

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:06:00 +0100

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Statement by President Barroso following his meeting with Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Prime Minister of Somalia Press point Brussels, 21 February 2012

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:15:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/114 Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy to welcome today in Brussels the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia, Mr Abdiweli Mohamed Ali. This visit is very timely as it comes ahead of a crucial ...

The EU renewed its commitment to foster peace and security in Somalia

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:30:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 21 February 2012 - Today, the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, announced that the EU stands ready to provide additional support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), following ...

The EU and Jordan: long-standing relationship

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/124 Brussels, 21 February 2012 Jordan is a key player and interlocutor for the EU in the Middle East. The relations between the EU and Jordan go back to 1977, when the first cooperation agreement was signed between the two parties....

EU launches free trade negotiations with Armenia

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 20 February 2012 - The EU decided to launch negotiations on a deep and comprehensive free trade area with Armenia in order to boost economic growth and investment with this Eastern European Partner....

EU and Turkey inaugurate the Horn of Africa Region Working Group of the Global Counterterrorism Forum

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:41:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on the first transfers of Camp Ashraf residents

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:50:00 +0100

Local EU Statement on the occasion of the entry into force of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:46:00 +0100

Remarks by Catherine Ashton, following her meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Washington, D.C.

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:24:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on the deteriorating health condition of Khader Adnan, a Palestinian held in administrative detention in Israel

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:19:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton condemns the arrest of Mazen Darwish, the head of the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:15:00 +0100

Declaration by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the European Union on Zimbabwe

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:29:00 +0100

Local EU statement on Silwan (East Jerusalem)

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:17:00 +0100

Déclaration locale de l'Union européenne suite à l'interdiction de la marche pacifique du 16 février 2012 en RD Congo

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:13:00 +0100

Council eases restrictive measures on Burma/Myanmar

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:51:00 +0100

EU-Morocco: Agricultural agreement sign of credibility

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Strasbourg, 17 February 2012 - The European Commission welcomes the positive vote of the European Parliament on the Agricultural agreement with Morocco. Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Cioloș, ...

Catherine Ashton conveys her condolences for the victims of the prison fire in Honduras

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:46:00 +0100

Speech ' EU-Asian Cooperation in an Era of Transformation' by Karel De Gucht European Commissioner for Trade

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:29:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/102 Ladies and gentlemen, When a European spends time in Asia and compares its economic vitality with the news coming from home, he may be tempted, at times, to feel a little envious. Standing here in this venerable institution, at the heart ...

Airports across Tanzania to be upgraded with European funding

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:43:00 +0100

PRESS RELEASE BEI/12/25 14 February 201 2 Transport links to remote western Tanzania will be transformed following an airport upgrade and expansion programme funded by the European Investment Bank. Airports in Kigoma, Bukoba, Tabora, Shinyanga and Sumbawanga ...

The Islamic Development Bank and EIB join forces for cooperation

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:53:00 +0100

PRESS RELEASE BEI/12/23 9th February 2012 Abu Dhabi, 9 February 2012 - The Islamic Development Bank and the European Investment Bank today signed a Memorandum of Understanding. On the occasion of a Deauville Partnership meeting in Abu Dhabi, both organizations ...

€30 million to feed a million children in the Sahel – the European Commission and World Food Programme join forces to fight the looming food crisis

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission & World Food Programme - Press release Rome, 15 February 2012 - The European Commission and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will scale up their joint efforts to fight hunger to the most vulnerable – especially women and ...

Commission joins up with top academics in fight against poverty

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 15 February 2012 - Today, the European Commission's new Scientific Advisory Board for EU development policy was launched in Brussels. The Board will provide cutting edge research and share the ideas of some ...

European Union and United States agree to Historic New Partnership on Organic Trade

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:07:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Nuremberg, 15 February 2012 -The European Union and the United States announced today that beginning June 1, 2012, organic products certified in Europe or in the United States may be sold as organic in either region. ...

Siim Kallas Vice-President and Commissioner for Transport Europe and southeast Asia: transport partners for the way ahead Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore Singapore, 15 February 2012

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:20:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/96 Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, It is a privilege and pleasure to be speaking today at Asia's leading public policy institute and to address this eminent audience. I would like to set out our vision for the European Union's future ...

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Speech by President Barroso: "A story of European endurance and perseverance" Euro campaign event launch Beijing, 15 February 2012

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:34:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/99 Distinguished guests and dear students, It is a great pleasure for me to share with you some thoughts on the euro and the future of Europe. At a time where practically all the world is discussing much about the European Union I would propose ...

Joint Press Communiqué of the 14th EU-China Summit

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:43:00 +0100

Statement by José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission following the 14th EU-China Summit

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/94 Prime Minister Wen Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me start by thanking Prime Minister Wen for welcoming us to the Great Hall of the People. We all know that over the past decades China has become an ever greater force in regional and global affairs ...

Déclaration locale de l'UE sur l'indépendance de la justice au Burundi

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:39:00 +0100

José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission Speech by President Barroso: "The EU and China – a crucial partnership" EU-China Business Summit Beijing, 14 February 2012

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/95 Premier Wen, President Van Rompuy, Distinguished business leaders, Ladies and gentlemen, Ni Hao, It is a pleasure to be here with you today in Beijing to discuss the crucial relationship between China and the European Union....

Speaking points Press conference – EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs, Yangon, 14 February 2012

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:53:00 +0100

MEMO/12/106 Brussels, 14 February 2012 The purpose of my visit to Burma/Myanmar was to assess the ongoing reforms and encourage their continuation. On Sunday, I met with our partners from the UN, including UN special adviser Vijay Nambiar, and international ...

Catherine Ashton on the continuing detention of opposition leaders in Iran

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:09:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on attacks targeting the personnel of Israeli embassies in India and Georgia

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:01:00 +0100

Statement by the spokesperson of High Representative Catherine Ashton on the capture of the leader of Shining Path in Peru

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:52:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton welcomes decisions by the Arab League on Syria

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:27:00 +0100

14th EU-China Summit holds promise for a strengthened cooperation

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:05:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton speaks at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, 10 February

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:55:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on the anniversary of the unrest in Bahrain

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:56:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on the continuing detention of opposition leaders in Iran

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:05:00 +0100

Statement by Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner for Development from his mission to Burma/Myanmar

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:16:00 +0100

MEMO/12/102 Brussels, 13 February 2012 Brussels, 13 February 2012 - After his second day in Burma/Myanmar, EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs stated: "The purpose of my visit to Burma/Myanmar was to assess the ongoing reforms and encourage ...

Iran: a revolutionary republic in transition

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:22:00 +0100

The EU Civil Protection Mechanism welcomes its 32nd member – the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 13 February 2012 - The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has become the 32nd member of the European Union's Civil Protection Mechanism which facilitates European cooperation in disaster response....

Speech: 'EU-India: A strategic relationship in an evolving world' by José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/90 Ladies and gentlemen, Distinguished guests, It is a real pleasure to be here today in this vibrant and dynamic city of Mumbai – a city that exudes enthusiasm and opportunity. And it is a pleasure to be invited to exchange views with you, ...

EU - China Summit EU27 exports to China up by 21% and imports by 5% in the first ten months of 2011

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0100

STAT/12/23 13 February 2012 EU27 trade in goods with China1 has grown significantly over the last decade. EU27 exports to China rose continuously from 26 billion euro in 2000 to 113 bn in 2010. Despite the general decline in EU27 exports in 2009, EU27 ...

Catherine Ashton appalled by reports of brutal attacks by Syrian armed forces in Homs

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:00:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton meets Mexico Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa, Mexico City 9 February 2012

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:45:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Stefan Füle on the appointment of the state government in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0100

VII Joint Council European Union - Mexico

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:54:00 +0100

EU Security and Defence news - e-newsletter (Issue 57)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:23:00 +0100

India-European Union summit - Joint Statement

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

EU-India summit – A partnership for prosperity

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:24:00 +0100

New Delhi, 10 February 2012 Remarks by President Herman Van Rompuy following the 12th EU-India summit

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

EUROPEAN COUNCIL THE PRESIDENT EN New Delhi, 10 February 2012 EUCO 24/12 PRESSE 40 PR PCE 20 Remarks by President Herman Van Rompuy following the 12th EU-India summit I am very happy to be here today for the 12th summit between the EU and India....

Statement by José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission following the signing ceremony of agreements in the India-EU Summit

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/82 Thank you very much, let me start by thanking Mr Prime Minister Singh for his warm welcome and hospitality. We just had a very productive meeting and in a very friendly atmosphere as you see with Prime Minister Singh and the Indian delegation. ...

EU-Pakistan 5-year engagement plan

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:17:00 +0100

EU-Turkey: Closer cooperation on energy brings mutual benefits

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:52:00 +0100

MEMO/12/92 Istanbul, 9 February 2012 Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle and Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger met with Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bağış and Energy Minister ...

Commissioner Piebalgs to visit Burma/Myanmar to pledge new support for democratic and economic reform

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 10 February 2012 - From 12–14 February, European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will visit Burma/Myanmar. In response to the impressive reform agenda which began to take shape there after the ...

EIB provides EUR 75 million for climate change in Turkey

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:31:00 +0100

PRESS RELEASE BEI/12/20 Luxembourg, 3 February 2012 The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR75 million agreement with Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi A.S for financing climate change related investments carried out by small businesses and midcap companies ...

EU development cooperation with Burma/Myanmar

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/89 Brussels, 9 February 2012 The European Commission has been providing development assistance to Myanmar (Burma) since 1996, and to the tune of €174 million. Bilateral relations are framed by the EU Council Decision which imposes sanctions on ...

EU - India Summit EU27 trade in goods with India increased by 20% in the first ten months of 2011 Trade in goods nearly in balance

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +0100

STAT/12/22 9 February 2012 EU27 trade in goods with India reached a peak in 2010, after the decrease recorded in 2009 which interrupted a period of growth since 2001. EU27 exports to India fell from 31....

Catherine Ashton deeply concerned about developments in the Maldives

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

World Malaria Day : Winning the fight against malaria

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

It is estimated that in 2010 there were 216 million cases of malaria, resulting in 655,000 deaths. 81% of these cases and 91% of deaths happened in Africa. Across the globe, 86% of victims were under 5 years old.

Thanks to the efforts of communities in affected areas and their international partners, malaria deaths have fallen by 25% since the year 2000. As the world’s largest donor of development assistance, the EU is at the forefront of ensuring that this progress continues. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for example, notable results have been achieved.

Response to Petition concerning the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender individuals in the Russian Federation

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:43:00 +0100

Statement by Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik following the 4th EU-China Environment Policy Dialogue

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:28:00 +0100

MEMO/12/77 Brussels, 8 February 2012 Following the 4th EU-China Environment Policy Dialogue in Brussels, Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik concluded: "Our fruitful discussions today show that there is increasing convergence between EU and China ...

EU-Turkey: Two Commissioners in Istanbul to discuss energy cooperation

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:32:00 +0100

MEMO/12/87 Brussels, 8 February 2012 Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle and Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger will visit Turkey on Thursday to discuss intensified EU-Turkish cooperation in the energy sector. ...

Commission welcomes US move to ensure enhanced international tax cooperation in a more business-friendly way

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:31:00 +0100

MEMO/12/88 Brussels, 8th February 2012 The Commission welcomes the USA's acceptance of an government-to-government approach to tackling tax evaders and implementing the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)....

Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Sustainable Consumption and Production as a Vehicle for Green Growth Seminar on the results of SWITCH-Asia and its applicability to other regions in the world Brussels, 8 February 2012

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:58:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/73 Ladies and Gentlemen, We are coming close to the end of this two-day conference. It's been a long two days - I hear that you have worked hard and well together - and I understand that it's been two very productive days....

EU RELATIONS WITH CHINA: EU-China Summit factsheet (Beijing, 14 February 2012)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:10:00 +0100

MEMO/12/85 Brussels, 8 February 2012 The European Union is committed to strengthening its partnership with China, as demonstrated by the fourteenth EU-China summit, to take place in Beijing on 14 February 2012....

EU - INDIA SUMMIT factsheet (New Delhi, 10 February 2012)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:08:00 +0100

MEMO/12/86 Brussels, 8 February 2012 The 12th EU-India Summit will take place on 10 February 2012 in New Delhi. The EU will be represented by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, and José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission. ...

Race against time to avert hunger in the Sahel

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 08 February 2012 - The European Commission is scaling up its humanitarian assistance to €123.5 million for the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa where 12 million people are at risk of hunger....

Address by HR/VP Catherine Ashton at the seminar "The EU and Brazil in the world", in the presence of Foreign Minister of Brazil Antonio Patriota, Diplomatic Academy

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/83 Brussels, 08 February 2012 "I am delighted to address the seminar "The EU and Brazil in the world" at the Diplomatic Academy of the Instituto Rio-Branco. And I was just saying to the Minister and to colleaguesandtoAmbassadors here that the ...

Andris Piebalgs Commissioner for Development Universal access to Energy: an EU priority in the fight against poverty European launch of the UN's Year of Sustainable Energy for All European Parliament, Brussels, 8 February 2012

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:16:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/74 Dear Director General Yumkella, dear Mr Neuser, dear Mr Wijkman, members of the European Parliament, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin by thanking all of you involved in organising today's event, and especially the ...

Turkey: Š Füle and Egemen Bağış on positive agenda

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:15:00 +0100

MEMO/12/80 Brussels, 7 February 2012 The positive agenda for EU-Turkey relations was the main topic of the discussion between Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle and the Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief ...

Catherine Ashton meets with Foreign Minister of Brazil Antonio Patriota

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:32:00 +0100

Speech: 'Go sustainable, be responsible! European civil society on the road to Rio+20' by Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/69 Janez Potočnik European Commissioner for Environment Go sustainable, be responsible! European civil society on the road to Rio+20 Conference at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Brussels Brussels, 7 February 2012 Mr President, ...

Enterprises must boost innovation as global competition becomes stronger

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 7 February 2012. Almost all Member States have improved their innovation performance according to the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011. However, innovation performance growth is slowing down and the EU is ...

Remarks by High Representative Catherine Ashton following her meeting with Foreign Minister of Brazil Antonio Patriota

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/75 Brussels, 07 February 2012 Can I first of all say that there is no better place to start a visit to Brazil than in Rio, and this morning I had the privilege of going to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain and then visiting the Children of Hope project ...

Energy tops the Development agenda: Commissioner Piebalgs to attend the European launch of the UN's Year of Sustainable Energy for All

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 07 February 2012 - On Wednesday, 8 February, Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner for Development, will stress the European Commission's commitment to achieving sustainable energy for all by 2030 at the official ...

The Innovation Union Scoreboard: Monitoring the innovation performance of the 27 EU Member States

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:10:00 +0100

MEMO/12/74 Brussels, 7 February 2012 This MEMO provides an overview of the research and innovation performance of the different Member States, and associated and neighbouring countries, as measured by the Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011....

Catherine Ashton, concernant la situation au Nord Mali

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:34:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton selects new Heads of EU Delegations in Libya and Haiti

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:29:00 +0100

EU RELATIONS WITH CHINA: EU-CHINA SUMMIT - Factsheet

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:58:00 +0100

EU-INDIA SUMMIT - Factsheet

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:52:00 +0100

EU and US agree to bring excessive American anti-dumping duties down to WTO level

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 6 February 2012 – Today, the European Commission and the US solved one of their most longstanding WTO disputes concerning the US calculation practice of so-called "zeroing" in anti-dumping investigations....

What is Zeroing?

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:05:00 +0100

MEMO/12/73 Brussels, 6 February 2012 ? In 2004 and 2007, the EU launched WTO disputes against the US for the use of a methodology called "zeroing" in the calculation of anti-dumping duty rates. The EU's initiative was followed by a number of countries ...

European funding boost for Kenyan small businesses

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:18:00 +0100

PRESS RELEASE BEI/12/17 1 February, 2012 Kenyan companies will benefit from improved funding essential for growth and investment following a EUR 20 million finance agreement between the European Investment Bank, the long-term lending institution of the ...

Déclaration locale de l'Union européenne suite à la publication des résultats des élections législatives du 28 novembre 2011 en République Démocratique du Congo

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton regrets veto of the UN Security Council Resolution on Syria

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:19:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton travels to Latin America

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:45:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton condemns terrorist attacks in Colombia

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:30:00 +0100

Kosovo: Š. Füle with the President A.Jahjaga about next steps on EU path

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:16:00 +0100

MEMO/12/66 Munich, 3 February 2012 Commissionerfor Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy ŠtefanFüle met KosovoPresident Atifete Jahjaga in Munich today to discuss progress on Kosovo's EU reform agenda....

Catherine Ashton travels to Latin America

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:17:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 03 February 2012 - Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, will travel to Latin America this weekend ...

European Union helps Nigeria to consolidate peace in the Niger delta and ensure better governance and improved service delivery

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:00 +0100

,,Speech : 'EU-Nachbarshaft – Der Arabishe Frühling ein Jahr danach' by Štefan Füle European Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/66 Ladies and gentlemen, The events of the Arab spring have been truly remarkable. They have brought about a dramatic shift in the region, and they have led us to rethink our approach to our Southern Neighbourhood....

Mr. László ANDOR EU Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion "The Jobs Challenge in the EU and the US – What Can We Learn from Each Other" Johns Hopkins University Center for Transatlantic Relations Washington, DC, 2 February 2012

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/65 Ladies and Gentlemen, I am grateful to the Johns Hopkins University's Center for Transatlantic Relations for having organised this exchange of views on jobs challenges in the EU and the US and what we can learn from each other....

Public Consultation on EU-US High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton condemns the brutal assassination of leading Somali journalist Hassan Osman Abdi

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:30:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Mr. Yerzhan Kazykhanov

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:28:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on EU foreign policy towards the BRICS and other emerging powers

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:39:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on the EU's policy on restrictive measures

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:16:00 +0100

Football tragedy: Catherine Ashton expresses her deepest condolences to the people of Egypt

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:34:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on the situation in Russia

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:31:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on Iran and its nuclear programme

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

European Investment Bank backs Caribbean geothermal energy scheme

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:14:00 +0100

PRESS RELEASE BEI/12/18 2nd February 201 2 The European Investment Bank has agreed to fund preparations for possible use of geothermal renewable energy to replace fossil fuels in the Caribbean. Potential electricity generation capacity from geothermal ...

Relations UE – Tunisie: Déclaration conjointe "Vers un partenariat privilégié"

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/62 Bruxelles, le 2 février 2012 Cette déclaration a été adoptée à l’occasion de la première visite aux institutions européennes de M. H. Jebali, Chef du Gouvernement de la République de Tunisie et publiée suite à la rencontre avec le Président ...

Déclaration du Président Barroso suite à sa rencontre avec le Premier Ministre de la Tunisie, M. Hamadi Jebali

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/60 Mesdames et Messieurs, Tout d'abord mes excuses, notre déjeuner de travail s'est prolongé un peu plus à cause de la qualité de la conversation, conversation très approfondie, très amicale, c'est pourquoi nous sommes un peu en retard pour ...

Statement by the Spokesperson of Catherine Ashton on the continued crackdown on civil society in Egypt

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:05:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton appalled at violence in Syria

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:53:00 +0100

Androulla VASSILIOU Member of the European Commission responsible for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth Launch of 2012 EU-China Year of Intercultural dialogue Opening ceremony Brussels, 1 February 2012

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/50 Minister Cai Wu, Honourable Mr Rivellini, Minister Elbaek, Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, It is an honour and a pleasure for me to welcome you all on this very special day. A special day indeed, because it shows that the links ...

Launch of 2012 EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 01 February 2012 – The 2012 EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue will be officially launched today by Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, and Cai ...

EU supports Women’s Participation in Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Planning

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:53:00 +0100

Libya: Catherine Ashton concerned at the reports of torture and ill treatment of detainees in Misurata

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:20:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton worried about the growing harassment and persecution of journalists and bloggers in Iran

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:35:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton meets with Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al- Zayani, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:57:00 +0100

Opening address by Catherine Ashton at the European Defence Agency (EDA) Annual Conference

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:36:00 +0100

Press statement on foreign policy issues

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0100

Remarks by the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy following the informal meeting of members of the European Council

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0100

Statement by the spokesperson of Catherine Ashton on Madagascar

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:26:00 +0100

Déclaration locale de l'Union Européenne sur la Décision du Conseil Constitutionnel arrêtant la liste des candidats à l'élection présidentielle de 2012 (28/01/2012)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:44:00 +0100

Local EU statement on recent arrests of Palestinian lawmakers

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:33:00 +0100

Local EU Statement on hate speech by Jerusalem Mufti

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:28:00 +0100

WTO rules in favour of EU against China's export restraints on raw materials

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:43:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 30 January 2012 – The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) today confirmed the findings made by a Panel in July 2011 that China's export restrictions on several industrial raw materials are ...

WTO Case on export restrictions of raw materials in China

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:46:00 +0100

MEMO/12/58 Brussels, 30 January 2012 The EU, along with the US and Mexico, launched WTO dispute settlement proceedings against various export restrictions on raw materials' export from China. A first WTO Panel report was issued on 5 July 2011....

Déclaration du porte-parole de Catherine Ashton, concernant Madagascar

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:00:00 +0100

Statement by the Spokesperson of Catherine Ashton on the ratification of the Rome Statute of International Criminal Court by Guatemala

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:00:00 +0100

Declaration by Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the EU concerning the case of Robert Gattis in Delaware, United States

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:56:00 +0100

Local EU Statement on Syria: On the killing of Syrian Arab Red Crescent Secretary General, Dr. Abd-al-Razzaq Jbeiro

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:29:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton concerned about the increasing use of the death penalty in Iraq

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:54:00 +0100

3143rd GENERAL AFFAIRS Council meeting - Brussels, 27 January 2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:50:00 +0100

Funding the ITER project in 2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 27 January 2012 - Following the 13 December 2011 agreement between the two branches of the budgetary authority (Council and Parliament), the Commission has adopted a draft amending budget to meet part of this ...

A million people in Cameroon to benefit from new EIB funded power plant

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

PRESS RELEASE BEI/12/14 26 January 201 2 The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide EUR 29.5m long-term funding for the new Kribi power plant in Cameroon. Availability of electricity for more than 160,000 households, local industry and small businesses ...

The European Union and Iran - UPDATED FACTSHEET

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:49:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on the one-year anniversary of the Egyptian uprising on 25 January

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:49:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton and UNRWA's Commissioner General Filippo Grandi sign in Gaza € 55,4 million agreement

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:14:00 +0100

Mr Samuel Žbogar appointed as EU Special Representative in Kosovo

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:58:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton meets with the President of Israel, Shimon Peres, Jerusalem, 24 January 2012

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:20:00 +0100

EU High Representative/Vice President Catherine Ashton and UNRWA's Commissioner General Filippo Grandi sign in Gaza € 55,4 million agreement

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:51:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 25 January 2012 - The European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President Catherine Ashton, and the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for ...

EC and EBU: Support for public media in transformation countries

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:22:00 +0100

MEMO/12/46 Brussels, 25 January 2012 Brussels (25th January) – Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle has met with the President of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) Mr Jean-Paul Philippot and Director General Ingrid ...

Belarus: Commissioner Füle with the activists of Viasna and FIDH

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:35:00 +0100

MEMO/12/44 Brussels, 25 January 2012 Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met Vice-President of the Belarusian Human Rights Centre “Viasna” Valiantin Stefanovic to discuss the situation of human rights activists in ...

EU Security and Defence news - e-newsletter Issue 56 - e-bulletin (No. 56)

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:36:00 +0100

The European Union and Iran - UPDATED FACTSHEET

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:18:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton following her meeting with Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak, Tel Aviv

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:16:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton travels to Israel and occupied Palestinian territory

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:39:00 +0100

Statement by Commissioner Štefan Füle following his meeting with Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/34 Brussels, 24 January 2012 "Today I met Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić to discuss the current state of play in Serbia and in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. I acknowledged the commitment of the Serbian leadership to the European integration ...

The ICC confirms charges against four individuals in relation to the 2007-2008 post-election violence in Kenya

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:34:00 +0100

Eighth meeting of the Stabilisation and Association Council between the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the EU

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:05:00 +0100

Foreign Affairs Council - press release

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:59:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton following the Foreign Affairs Council, 23 January 2012

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:55:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on the opening session of the Egyptian Parliament

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:52:00 +0100

Council conclusions on Sudan and South Sudan

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:56:00 +0100

Council conclusions on Middle East Peace Process

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:52:00 +0100

Council conclusions on Iran

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:29:00 +0100

Iran: New EU sanctions target sources of finance for nuclear programme

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:27:00 +0100

Council tightens restrictive measures on Syria

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:53:00 +0100

Council conclusions on Syria

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:24:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton upon arrival to FAC, Brussels, 23 January 2012

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:22:00 +0100

Council conclusions on Burma/Myanmar

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:20:00 +0100

Mr Andreas Reinicke appointed as EU Special Representative to the Middle East Peace Process

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:28:00 +0100

General Patrick de Rousiers appointed as new chairman of the EU military committee

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:24:00 +0100

Council conclusions on the Activation of the Operations Centre for the Horn of Africa

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:21:00 +0100

Joint statement by European Council President Van Rompuy and European Commission President Barroso on the EU accession referendum in Croatia

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:35:00 +0100

Statement by EU Heads of Mission in Colombo

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:51:00 +0100

Q&A on EU relations with its Overseas Countries and Territories

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/31 Brussels, 23 January 2012 Q&A on EU relations with its Overseas Countries and Territories From 24 – 26 January 2012, EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, will host the annual EU – Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) Forum ...

Local EU Statement on the re-election of President Tong of Kiribati

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:32:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton on the bombings in Kano, Nigeria

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:13:00 +0100

Joint statement of European Commission President Barroso and European Council President Van Rompuy on the outcome of the EU accession referendum in Croatia

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/29 Brussels, 22 January 2012 Following the publication of the official result of the referendum on the accession of Croatia to the European Union, the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and the President of the European ...

Catherine Ashton on speculation about the possibility of an imminent resumption of talks between the E3/EU+3 and Iran

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:30:00 +0100

Sénégal: L'UE observera les élections présidentielles

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:59:00 +0100

The European Union and Iran

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:39:00 +0100

3142nd FOREIGN AFFAIRS Council meeting - Brussels, 23 January 2012 - Background note

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:30:00 +0100

Š.Füle in Morocco: We stand behind your reform efforts

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:04:00 +0100

MEMO/12/24 Brussels, 20 January 2012 Rabat (20th January) – „Morocco is doing well in the reform process and the European Union appreciates this progress,“ Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle said during his visit ...

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, from 22 to 24 January in New York

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:39:00 +0100

MEMO/12/27 Brussels, 20 January 2012 "I warmly welcome the initiative of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to convene this meeting with the leaders of the two Cypriot communities in New York....

S. Füle at the press conference after talks in Morocco

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/23 Brussels, 19 December 2012 ''C'est pour moi un honneur et un grand plaisir d'être ici au Maroc, et d'avoir eu l'occasion de rencontrer le nouveau chef du gouvernement M. Abdelilah Benkirane ainsi que les Présidents des deux chambres du Parlement ...

Commission launches dialogue with Kosovo on visa free travel

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 19 January 2012 – Today, European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström launched a visa liberalisation dialogue with Kosovo in Pristina. The aim of this dialogue is to eventually lift the visa obligation ...

Local EU Statement on the elections of the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:57:00 +0100

Local EU Statement on death sentence in Gaza

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:49:00 +0100

EU-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue - 12 January 2012, Hanoi

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:46:00 +0100

European Commission doubles its humanitarian assistance in Sahel, Commissioner Georgieva calls for "smart aid"

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:39:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 18 January 2012 - The European Commission is doubling its humanitarian aid to the African Sahel region to 95 million EUR in response to the food crisis. The announcement was made by Kristalina Georgieva, the ...

Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science "Horizon 2020: the new European Programme for Research and Innovation and opportunities for transatlantic cooperation" The European Institute Washington, 18 January 2012

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:30:00 +0100

SPEECH/12/17 Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science "Horizon 2020: the new European Programme for Research and Innovationandopportunities for transatlantic cooperation" The European Institute Washington, 18 January ...

Morocco: Š. Füle in Rabat on reforms and bilateral cooperation

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 18 January 2012 - The progress of the reform process as well as a range of bilateral issues will be on the agenda of the visit of the Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan ...

Catherine Ashton comments on parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:06:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton's remarks at the end of her visit to India

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:04:00 +0100

Launch of the arbitration process between Slovenia and Croatia

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 17 January 2012 - The European Commission welcomes the successful launch of the arbitration process between Slovenia and Croatia. We are delighted that the governments of both countries have agreed on the ...

Commissioner Georgieva on the Sahel food crisis: "The alarm bells are ringing, we need to act now"

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 17 January 2012 - The European Union's Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva arrives in Niger today amid a looming crisis in Africa's Sahel region....

Catherine Ashton's views on the EU-India Ministerial Meeting

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:02:00 +0100

Security, trade and foreign policy issues on agenda for EU-India Ministerial 16-17 January

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:43:00 +0100

Taiwan elections: "The EU welcomes the improvements in cross-strait relations"

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:35:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton encourages the Mongolian authorities to take the necessary steps to amend the Criminal Code so as to abolish the death penalty in national law

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:51:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton welcomes the release of political prisoners in Burma-Myanmar

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:22:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton strongly condemns the death of French journalist Gilles Jacquier in the Syrian city of Homs

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:37:00 +0100

Border Arbitration Agreement between Slovenia and Croatia

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

MEMO/12/8 Brussels, 11 January 2012 Upon the initiative of the European Commission, Commissioner Füle met today with Ms Vesna Pusic, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia and Samuel Žbogar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of ...

Local EU Statement on Syria on killings, arrests and intimidation of Syrian journalists, bloggers and online activists

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:35:00 +0100

Rebuilding homes for Haitians - Two years on, Europe continues to deliver on its promises to Haiti

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 10 January 2012 - On the eve of the second anniversary of the earthquake that struck Haiti, the European Commission launches today in Port-au-Prince a new housing programme to repair and rebuild safe homes ...

EU Statement on Fiji

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:28:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton welcomes Anwar Ibrahim's acquittal of sodomy charges

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:36:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton deeply concerned about the increasing use of the death penalty in Iran

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:48:00 +0100

Message of congratulations from President Barroso to Ms Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:22:00 +0100

MEMO/12/1 Brussels, 5 January 2012 "On behalf of the European Union and on my own behalf, I would like to congratulate you on your election as Prime Minister of Jamaica. I would also like to wish you every success in the exercise of your mandate....

Catherine Ashton strongly condemns bomb attacks in Iraq

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0100

Catherine Ashton expresses regret over the decisions taken to sentence human rights activists in China

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:38:00 +0100

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators meeting in Amman

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:00:00 +0100

Joint statement by EU HR Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Štefan Füle on the death of Kiro Gligorov, former President of the FYROM

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:22:00 +0100

Have a bigger say in European policy-making: Commission extends public consultations to 12 weeks and creates new 'alert service'

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:00:00 +0100

European Commission - Press release Brussels, 3 January 2012 - From 1 January, the European Commission gives citizens, businesses and non-governmental organisations at least 12 weeks to comment on plans for new policies and legislation, compared to 8 ...

EU verlängert Handelspräferenzen für den westlichen Balkan bis 2015

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Europäische Kommission – Pressemitteilung Brüssel, 30.Dezember 2011 – Die Europäische Union verlängerte heute die besonderen autonomen Handelspräferenzen, die sie dem Westbalkan gewährt, bis Ende 2015....

Job offer: Financial and Administrative Officer for EU Special Representative Horn of Africa

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:15:00 +0100

Local EU Statement on the reports of mistreatment of political prisoners and on two pending death penalty sentences in Belarus

Fri, 28 May 2010 16:14:00 +0200

Annual Action Programme 2012 for the Crisis Preparedness Component of the Instrument for Stability (Peace-building Partnership) adopted by the Commission on 20 March 2012

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:49:00 +0200