SPEECH/11/885 Tomorrow the Sakharov prize for freedom of thought will be awarded to five representatives of the Arab spring, from Tunisia to Egypt, from Libya to Syria. Unfortunately not all of them will be there with us tomorrow....

SPEECH/11/886 Since we discussed the situation in Syria last October the brutal repression has continued. The situation is dramatic and particularly worrying in Homs. The UN reports the number of victims has reached 5,000 people – and this may be a conservative ...

MEMO/11/804 Brussels, 17 November 2011 Minister, can I first of all say what a great pleasure it is to meet with you and with your Prime Minister and with your President, and to meet you here in Yerevan....

MEMO/11/796 Brussels, 16 November 2011 Mr. President, It’s a great pleasure to be meeting with you again. I want to begin with the issues of trade, because as you might have sensed, this is of enormous importance to the people of Georgia and also of enormous ...

MEMO/11/791 Brussels, 15 Nov. 11 Minister, can I begin by saying what a pleasure it is to meet you here in Baku. We have had the opportunity to meet, of course, several times before and it is a great pleasure to see you again, but it is especially nice ...

SPEECH/11/662 I have no doubt all members of this house will join me in expressing condemnation about the verdict against Yulia Tymoshenko pronounced in Ukraine yesterday. I have myself issued yesterday a strong statement on behalf of the EU....

SPEECH/11/661 Mr President, Honourable Members Its only two weeks ago that in Strasbourg we discussed the situation in the Southern Neighbourhood and we felt that sense of impatience and uncertainty and that real change does take time and we know that ...

MEMO/11/650 Brussels, 29 September 2011 Mister Prime Minister, it is a great honour to be in Tunisia today I'm pleased to say that the first meeting of the EU/Tunisia Task Force was a great success. Tunisia is making history....

SPEECH/11/608 Catherine Ashton EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Address to the European Parliament on the United Nations General Assembly, the Middle East Peace Process and the ...

SPEECH/11/504 Mr President, Honourable Members, the last time I spoke in this Parliament, in early May, I said that statements could and should be made – but that the priority is action. You will remember that I announced my intention to establish an ...

SPEECH/11/506 Thank you Madame President! Can I begin by thanking very much to Véronique De Keyser for her work. In your report you say "human rights must be central to all EU policies". I agree so much with that and if I might say to honourable members ...

SPEECH/11/505 Honourable Members, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am grateful to have this opportunity to exchange views on the Nagorny Karabakh conflict. When I – along with Presidents Van Rompuy and Barroso – met with President Medvedev at the EU-Russia summit ...

SPEECH/11/507 Mr. President, Honourable Members, Thank you very much for this timely debate on the upcoming Russian elections. Let me also thank Parliament for its many resolutions on Russia. Your resolution of 9 June on the opening day of the most recent ...

SPEECH/11/202 Mr President, thank you very much for your introduction. Colleagues, I wanted to just take the time to pause and reflect on what has happened since we last met in this session in October....

SPEECH/11/171 Catherine Ashton EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission Remarks by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton at the end of the informal EU Foreign Ministers meeting EU Foreign ...

SPEECH/11/160 Mr President, This is an important opportunity to debate the European Union's approach to Iran. This has been the subject of an own-initiative report with Mr Belder as rapporteur. Mr Belder's report, touches on a broad range of issues and ...

SPEECH/11/161 Mr President, I am pleased we have the chance to debate the work of the UN Human Rights Council and how we can strengthen its overall impact. As you know, I addressed the Council last week, together with many Foreign Ministers from around ...

SPEECH/11/162 I am grateful for the opportunity to have today's debate on the Middle East peace process. Achieving progress on the peace process is both urgent and important. As this House knows, our Southern Neighbourhood and the wider Middle East are ...

SPEECH/11/159 Mr President, Honourable members Our Southern neighbourhood is changing fast. Across the region, people are standing up for that core human aspiration: to be able to shape their own lives, economically and politically....

SPEECH/11/146 I am very grateful for this opportunity to meet with partners to discuss the Eastern Partnership. This meeting comes at a particularly timely moment. Events in the Southern part of the European Neighbourhood have underlined the importance ...

SPEECH/11/127 President, Madam High Commissioner, dear Ministers and dear colleagues, We meet at time of historic change. Across Middle East and beyond people are standing up for that core human aspiration: to be able to shape their own lives politically ...

SPEECH/11/126 The world I wish to see will embrace four principles: co-operation, sovereignty, democracy and stability. Co-operation – because our world is interconnected. Problems, from energy to climate change, can be solved only if we work together. ...

SPEECH/11/116 After the meeting with the Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit: We have discussed this morning two different aspects of the future: first the progress of Egypt towards democracy, and secondly the economic requirements for Egypt....

MEMO/11/93 Brussels, 16 February 2011 I am delighted to be back in Amman; I am delighted to have had the privilege of meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah and of course to be here with my friend Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh....

SPEECH/11/101 Brussels, 14 February 2011 The EU is wholeheartedly behind the Tunisian people’s aspirations for freedom and democracy. All Tunisian political actors and civil society must continue to work together towards free democratic elections later ...

SPEECH/11/77 Madame President, Distinguished Ambassadors, Thank you for again giving me the opportunity to address this esteemed Council on the EU's contribution to international peace and security. As you know, we have a long-standing commitment to effective ...

SPEECH/11/66 Mr President, honourable members We have all been watching the recent events in Tunisia and Egypt very closely. The people of both countries have voiced legitimate grievances and aspirations, and they expect a proper response, from within ...

SPEECH/11/65 Minister, first of all it is a great privilege that you have chosen to come to Brussels for your first visit. Foreign Minister Ouneies, it is such an important time for your country and we value very much the relationship between the European ...

SPEECH/11/67 We are witnessing a historic moment for Sudan and for the whole African continent. The people of Southern Sudan have waited a long time for the chance to exercise their right of self-determination....

SPEECH/11/34 Mr President, the events which followed the elections in Belarus on 19 December have come as a shock to all of us. The force used by the authorities against Belarusian citizens prompted statements of concern and condemnation across the world. ...

SPEECH/11/33 Honourable Members of Parliament, Colleagues, Ten days ago two young Frenchmen were kidnapped in the centre of Niger's capital, Niamey and killed by their abductors a few hours later. The EU has condemned this appalling crime and I reiterate ...

SPEECH/11/32 I fully share the concerns of this House about the recent violence against persons belonging to religious minorities as well as those who stand up for religious freedom. I have expressed my views on this issue most recently on 6 January, ...

SPEECH/11/31 Good to see the quality and intensity of the relationship between the EU and the Council of Europe growing, especially following the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2007). The two share a fundamental commitment to multilateralism and ...