en http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/delegation_trinidad_news_rss_en.xml http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-1847_en.htm The first-ever World Humanitarian Summit is an opportunity for the global community to strengthen and reshape humanitarian action for the coming years. The European Union, represented by Vice-President of the European Commission Kristalina Georgieva, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides and EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica, has announced concrete actions at the summit.   The EU welcomes the launch of the "Grand Bargain" at the Summit and is ready to help tackle the funding gap in humanitarian action, estimated to be US$15 billion. CWCM//1 Mon, 23 May 2016 17:39:00 +0200 http://www.epgencms.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/upload/3a1c444c-5786-443d-b818-7652fc6f8501/Sakharov_Fellowship_2016_-_call_and_conditions_for_applications_and_draft_programme.pdf The European Parliament has released a call for applications for the  first Sakharov Fellowship taking place from Monday 20 June to Saturday 2 July 2016.  This Fellowship is designed to enhance the capacity of individuals to defend Human Rights and promote freedom of thought.  IMPORTANT NOTE: DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO APRIL 28th, 2016 AT NOON CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME (6 a.m. TT TIME) CWCM//2 Thu, 21 Apr 2016 15:55:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/human_rights_local_publicationf_20160422.pdf The European Union Delegation  to Trinidad and Tobago is seeking proposals for civil society activities that  contribute to Respect for Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms in Trinidad and Tobago.  The deadline  for submission of proposals (Concept notes) is Friday 17 June, 2016.   CWCM//3 Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:52:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/call_for_proposals_publication_csola_20160411_en.pdf The European Union Delegation to Trinidad and Tobago is seeking proposals from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) for activities that contribute to 'Enhancing CSOs' Contribution to Governance and Development Processes in Trinidad and Tobago'. Deadline  for submission of proposals is Friday 27 May, 2016. CWCM//4 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 14:56:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/statement_on_attacks_in_brussels_20160322_en.pdf While information is still being gathered, we note that the attacks that took place this morning in Brussels, Belgium hit at the peak of the morning rush hour.  It appears to be an attempt to destroy and disrupt as many lives as possible.  CWCM//5 Tue, 22 Mar 2016 15:27:00 +0100 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-808_en.htm The European Commission is today releasing €10 million for research on the Zika virus, currently affecting large parts of Latin America. CWCM//6 Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:32:00 +0100 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-387_en.htm Today the European Commission adopted an EU Action Plan to tackle wildlife trafficking within the EU and to strengthen the EU's role in the global fight against these illegal activities. CWCM//7 Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:24:00 +0100 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/crime_and_security_release_20160202_en.pdf The European Union (EU) has announced the signing of a EUR3.3million (TT$23 million) grant to CARICOM IMPACS to fight crime and boost security by enhancing border security systems and provide training for security officials, ballistic experts and firearm users. CWCM//8 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 22:39:00 +0100 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/new_eu_ambassador_presents_his_credentials_20160115_01_en.pdf On January 12th 2016, Ambassador Designate of the European Union to Trinidad and Tobago, Jernej Videtic, presented his Letters of Credence to His Excellency Anthony Carmona, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. CWCM//9 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 18:09:00 +0100 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-67_en.htm The European Commission has honoured nine journalists reporting on development issues with the Lorenzo Natali Media Prizes. Out of more than 1400 registered participants from across the world, the nine selected journalists stood out for the quality of their journalistic work. CWCM//10 Fri, 15 Jan 2016 14:42:00 +0100 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-6273_en.htm As UN climate negotiations enter their final days, the European Union and the group of 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific States today stressed their shared commitment for an ambitious and binding global climate deal to be agreed in Paris. CWCM//1 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 17:36:00 +0100 https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=aU3QzWbtJpg CWCM//2 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 15:14:00 +0100 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-15-6149_en.htm Ahead of the occasion of the International Day for the elimination of violence against women, we join our voices to put an end to violence against women and girls. This violence constitutes a blatant violation of human rights and gender discrimination that blights every country in Europe and worldwide. CWCM//3 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:41:00 +0100 http://www.eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/151120_01_en.htm CWCM//4 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 14:26:00 +0100 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-15-6090_en.htm The European Union is deeply shocked and in mourning after the terrorist attacks in Paris. It is an attack against us all. We will face this threat together with all necessary means and ruthless determination. CWCM//5 Mon, 16 Nov 2015 16:41:00 +0100 http://www.eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/151009_02_en.htm Today, on the European and World Day against the Death Penalty, the Council of Europe and the European Union reaffirm their strong opposition to capital punishment. The death penalty is inhuman and degrading treatment, does not have any proven significant deterrent effect, and allows judicial errors to become irreversible and fatal. CWCM//6 Fri, 09 Oct 2015 20:22:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/cotonou_consultation_20151009_01_en.pdf The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission launched a public consultation on the future of the partnership between the European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries after 2020, when the current EU-ACP Cotonou Agreement will expire.  The Cotonou Agreement is the most comprehensive partnership agreement that the EU has to govern the relationship between the EU and the 78 developing countries in Africa, Caribbean and Pacific.   Different stakeholders and interested parties will be consulted  in EU and ACP countries on more than 40 questions, going far beyond development cooperation and trade issues.  This consultation will run for 12 weeks. CWCM//7 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 21:02:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/call_for_proposals_eidhr_20150916_en.pdf The European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) has launched its 2015 Global Call for Proposals.  NOTE: The deadline for Concept Note submission has been extended to October 15, 2015. CWCM//8 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 21:42:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/statement_on_the_challenge_of_the_migration_issue_20150825_01.pdf Europe for me is and always has been a community of values. This is something we should be and yet are too seldom proud of. We have the highest asylum standards in the world. We will never turn people away when they come to us in need of protection. These principles are inscribed in our laws and our Treaties but I am worried that they are increasingly absent from our hearts.   CWCM//9 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 18:16:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/barbados/documents/press_corner/news/2015/sanders_epa_reply1_en.pdf The Head of the EU Delegation to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Ambassador Mikael Barford responds to statements made by Sir Ronald Sanders about the CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement. CWCM//10 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 22:17:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/whd2015_20150819_01_en.pdf The European Union is committed to protecting humanitarian workers and - every year - supports World Humanitarian Day. August 19 marks the day in 2003 when 22 humanitarians died in the bombing of the UN Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq. It is a day to honour the brave men and women who risk their lives while they provide help to people who suffer and to draw attention to the increasing dangers faced by humanitarian workers. CWCM//11 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:48:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/eoi_technical_assistance_environment_20150811_en.pdf CWCM//12 Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:34:00 +0200 http://eulacfoundation.org/en/opencall CWCM//13 Mon, 03 Aug 2015 23:26:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/150717_jd_executive_director_eu-lac_foundation_20150729_en.pdf Suitably qualified persons are invited to apply for the post of Executive Director of the EU-Latin America and Caribbean (EU-LAC) Foundation. The four year term of the current Executive Director (ED) will end on 31 October. In accordance with the Foundation´s Statutes, the next ED will be a citizen of an EU Member State. Candidates should address a letter of motivation to Mr. Manfredo Fanti and send this and a curriculum vitae to: V-1@eeas.europa.eu by 15 September 2015.   CWCM//14 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 16:49:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/eutradecommissionervisitstt_20150717_01_en.pdf CWCM//15 Fri, 17 Jul 2015 17:24:00 +0200 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-5353_en.htm?locale=en EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, will this week attend the Third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The conference is expected to result in an agreement on the financial and non-financial means of implementation (i.e. aid, investments, policies and more) that will support the post-2015 development agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). CWCM//16 Mon, 13 Jul 2015 15:31:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/150626_01_en.htm CWCM//17 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:05:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/150617_02_en.htm Protecting our environment is the big challenge of our times, not just of one day. Still, each and every day matters. And this Climate diplomacy day is an opportunity we cannot miss. CWCM//18 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:32:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/schengen_pr_-_f_20150617_en.pdf The short-stay visa waiver agreement between the European Union (EU) and Trinidad and Tobago, which allows citizens of Trinidad and Tobago to visit Schengen area countries for a short stay of up to 90 days, has been signed.   EU Member States Ambassadors resident in Trinidad and Tobago, along with the Charge d'Affaires of the European Union Delegation, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago celebrated the historic signing at a private event in Port-of-Spain. CWCM//19 Thu, 28 May 2015 14:52:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/statement_idahot_20150518_en.pdf CWCM//20 Mon, 18 May 2015 17:51:00 +0200 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-4908_en.htm CWCM//21 Mon, 04 May 2015 20:18:00 +0200 https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?ADSSChck=1429266893654&do=publi.detPUB&searchtype=QS&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&nbPubliList=50&page=1&aoref=150033 CWCM//22 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 22:19:00 +0200 http://www.icontact-archive.com/53tHymf7jTJszKtJ5CmCPho_CHeOSFNI?w=3 CWCM//23 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 22:34:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/eu-celac_business_summit_20150331_en_01.pdf CWCM//24 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:47:00 +0200 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/caribbean_indicative_program_negotiations_release_20150323_02_en.pdf CWCM//25 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 19:29:00 +0100 http://www.eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/150314_03_en.htm CWCM//26 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:04:00 +0100 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/cfm_cdb_press_release_20150323_01_en.pdf CWCM//27 Mon, 23 Mar 2015 16:23:00 +0100 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/invocab_launches_in_tt_20150313_01_en.pdf CWCM//28 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:12:00 +0100 http://www.icontact-archive.com/53tHymf7jTJszKtJ5CmCPspSqLusa2AS?w=3 CWCM//29 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:59:00 +0100 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/intl_womens_day_statement_20150309_01_en.pdf CWCM//30 Mon, 09 Mar 2015 14:01:00 +0100 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-15-4518_en.htm CWCM//31 Mon, 02 Mar 2015 19:15:00 +0100 http://www.eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/150206_01_en.htm CWCM//32 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 19:48:00 +0100 https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?ADSSChck=1422881905732&do=publi.detPUB&searchtype=QS&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&nbPubliList=50&page=1&aoref=136338 CWCM//33 Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:01:00 +0100 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/eiti_compliancef_release_20150127_01_en.pdf CWCM//34 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:17:00 +0100 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/article_hrvp_-_final_20150127_01_en.pdf CWCM//35 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:13:00 +0100 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/amr_workshop_20150121_01_en.pdf CWCM//36 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:13:00 +0100 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/tobago_good_foods_20150120_en.pdf CWCM//37 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 16:41:00 +0100 http://www.ttfilmfestival.com/eff-synopsis/tangerines/ CWCM//38 Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:46:00 +0100 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/news/eu_tt_politicaldialogue_20150114_01_en.pdf CWCM//39 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 19:09:00 +0100 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-3060_en.htm CWCM//40 Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:12:00 +0100 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15-3100_en.htm CWCM//41 Tue, 13 Jan 2015 20:06:00 +0100 http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/trinidad/documents/20150112_01_en.pdf CWCM//42 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 21:19:00 +0100