1. From the blog
   

   Why does Africa matter and why should the EU invest in the EU-Africa partnership?

   29-10-2020- HR/VP video blog- We need to strengthen our partnership because our political, economic and security future is at stake when it comes to our relations with Africa, a young and dynamic continent. The EU is still Africa’s first partner in many areas, but we are facing more and more

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 29/10/2020

2. From the blog
   

   The challenges of the Western Mediterranean

   27/10/20- HR/VP Blog – The Western Mediterranean has always been a key region for Europe and will remain so. But to ensure that relations between the two shores of the Mediterranean develop in a mutually beneficial way, we will have to succeed in bridging together the widening gap between them,

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 27/10/2020

3. From the blog
   

   China carbon neutrality in 2060: a possible game changer for climate

   22/10/2020- HR/VP blog- Last month, President Xi Jinping pledged that China would become carbon neutral by 2060. This announcement could be a tipping point in the global fight against climate change. It will accompany European efforts in the field of climate diplomacy. 

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 23/10/2020

4. From the blog
   

   Latin America-Europe: the ‘other’ transatlantic relationship

   18/10/2020- HR/VP blog- At our last Foreign Affairs Council, we took stock of our relations with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) at a time when this region is going through a dramatic crisis because of COVID-19. This was also much needed because the region has lately not been high enough on

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 19/10/2020

5. News
   

   Walking the road to eradicate poverty

   Poverty is a calamity that affects millions of lives and has to be overcome in our days. For the EU, the eradication of poverty has been a key priority in its external action. Support provided by the EU has contributed to a global positive trend to put an end to the phenomenon. The global pandemic

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 17/10/2020

6. From the blog
   

   How COVID-19 is reshaping the world

   17/10/2020- HR/VP blog- In times of crisis, we logically tend to focus on our own difficulties. Coming back from Africa, I would like to emphasise how much COVID-19 is reshaping the entire world economy. Let’s have a look around the globe to assess how the pandemic is changing the balance of wealth

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 14/10/2020

7. News stories
   

   Defying Death Penalty is defending Human Rights

   The EU has been battling for the implementation and respect for human rights, and the global abolition of death penalty remains a prominent priority. We celebrate the European and World Day against Death Penalty by reaffirming our strong stand against capital punishment.

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 10/10/2020

8. From the blog
   

   Venezuela: the clear urgency of a political and democratic solution

   08/10/2020- This Wednesday, we discussed in the European Parliament the dramatic situation in Venezuela. The country suffers from a deep political crisis with enormous humanitarian consequences. In recent weeks we have been trying to help create the minimum conditions for free and fair legislative

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 08/10/2020

9. From the blog
   

   Let's strengthen our ties with Africa

   06/10/2020- We need to strengthen our ties with Africa, a young and dynamic continent. First and foremost, in order to get to grips with the current crisis, and that will be the purpose of my visit to Ethiopia this week. But also in a more structural way to jointly foster economic development which

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 06/10/2020

10. From the blog
    

    When member states are divided, how do we ensure Europe is able to act?

    02/10/2020- The EU sometimes struggles to take decisions on foreign policy due to divisions among member states. And yet many want the EU to play a stronger, geo-political role in a dangerous world. We need an honest debate without taboos on how best to achieve this, including on how we take

    Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 02/10/2020

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