1. Press releases

   New edition of EU Industry Days to start on 23 February

   The new edition of the EU Industry Days will start on 23 February. EU Industry Days is Europe's flagship annual event on industry. It serves as the main platform to discuss industrial challenges and to co-develop opportunities and policy responses in an inclusive dialogue with a wide range of

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to CHINA - Publication date: 19/02/2021

2. Press releases

   Commission sets course for an open, sustainable and assertive EU trade policy

   The European Commission has today set out its trade strategy for the coming years. Reflecting the concept of open strategic autonomy, it builds on the EU's openness to contribute to the economic recovery through support for the green and digital transformations, as well as a renewed focus on

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to CHINA - Publication date: 18/02/2021

3. Statements by the Spokesperson

   China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the BBC ban

   On 11 February, China banned the BBC from broadcasting in the country, in connection with its reporting about Xinjiang and about the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the latest move by China restricting freedom of expression and access to information inside its borders, following on

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 12/02/2021

4. Joint Statements

   International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers: Joint statement by HR/VP Josep Borrell and UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General Virginia Gamba

   Joint statement by EU High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba on the occasion of the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 11/02/2021

5. Press releases

   China: High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell holds video conference with State Councillor/Foreign Minister Wang Yi

   The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, held a meeting by video conference with Chinese State Councillor / Foreign Minister, Wang Yi on 8 February. They discussed EU-China relations, the fight against COVID-19, and

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 08/02/2021

6. Joint Statements

   Joint Statement ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

   No woman or girl should suffer from violence. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a severe violation of human rights and an act of violence against women and girls. It is estimated that more than 200 million women and girls worldwide have suffered from FGM. In Europe, at least 600,000 women and girls

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 05/02/2021

7. Press releases

   The European External Action Service turns 10

   A decade of EU diplomacy

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to CHINA - Publication date: 01/02/2021

8. Statements by the Spokesperson

   China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the release of human rights defender Tashi Wangchuk

   Human rights defender Tashi Wangchuk has been released from prison in China, after serving a five-year prison sentence linked to his peaceful advocacy for Tibetan language rights. The right to use and develop minority languages is guaranteed under the Chinese Constitution and under international

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 29/01/2021

9. Press releases

   Travel restrictions: Council reviews the list of third countries for which member states should gradually lift restrictions on non-essential travel

   Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted. Based on the criteria and conditions set out in the recommendation, as from

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 28/01/2021

10. Statements by the HR/VP

    Holocaust Remembrance Day: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell

    Holocaust survivor and Italian writer Primo Levi – the first to make a detailed written recollection of the atrocities that happened in Auschwitz – said: “We cannot understand [Fascism], but we can and must understand from where it springs, and we must be on our guard. Because what happened can

    Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 26/01/2021

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