1. Remarks

   Foreign Affairs Council: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell

   Check against delivery! Good afternoon, Well, to be the first meeting of the year, we have had a very though, heavy agenda. Let me run [you] through our discussion. First, we started with Russia and the events around Alexey Navalny. The Council considered  the arrest of [Mr] Navalny  and crackdown

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 25/01/2021

2. News stories
   

   Call for urgent global action to mitigate climate crisis- the external dimension of the European Green Deal

   From growing onions in the sand, beekeeping to preserve wildlife, building homes from plastic bottles, to solar parks and other initiatives to switch to green: such concrete actions, big or small, help to mitigate climate change. Yet there is a need for drastic action. Climate action is at the heart

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 25/01/2021

3. Council Conclusions

   Council adopts conclusions on climate and energy diplomacy

   The Council today adopted conclusions on ʻClimate and Energy Diplomacy- Delivering on the external dimension of the European Green Dealʼ. In its conclusions the Council recognises that climate change is an existential threat to humanity. It notes that global climate action still falls short of what

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 25/01/2021

4. Remarks

   EU-Asia connectivity: Speech on behalf of High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EP debate

   Speech delivered by Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Check against delivery! Mr President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, I welcome the five main lines included in this substantive, timely and forward-looking report. Firstly, principles. I agree that

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 19/01/2021

5. Statements by the HR/VP

   Hong Kong: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the mass arrest of people involved in the July 2020 pro-democracy primary elections

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to CHINA - Publication date: 08/01/2021

6. Factsheets

   Fact Sheet of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to CHINA - Publication date: 07/01/2021

7. Press releases

   Key elements of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment

   The cumulative EU foreign direct investment (FDI) flows from the EU to China over the last 20 years have reached more than €140 billion. For Chinese FDI into the EU the figure is almost €120 billion. EU FDI in China remains relatively modest with respect to the size and the potential of the Chinese

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 30/12/2020

8. Press releases

   EU-China Leaders' meeting: Delivering results by standing firm on EU interests and values

   The European Union (represented by President of the European Council, Charles Michel and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen held a leaders' meeting with China (represented by President Xi Jinping) via videoconference on 30 December 2020.

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 30/12/2020

9. FAQs

   Q&A: EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI)

   What are the benefits of the CAI for the EU, what has the EU committed to in the CAI, what about negotiating a trade agreement between the EU and China, are some of the questions answered about EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI)

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 30/12/2020

10. Statements by the Spokesperson

    China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the trial of 10 Hong Kongers

    Ten out of the twelve individuals from Hong Kong, detained at sea by the Chinese authorities in August, went on trial in Shenzhen on 28 December. The defendants were not permitted to appoint lawyers of their choice, and access to them in custody has been heavily restricted. The trial was not held

    Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 29/12/2020

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