1. From the blog
   

   Make cyberspace a safer place

   17/12/2020 – HR/VP blog- Upholding European values and interests in the cyberspace is crucial for our democracies, our economies and our societies. This is what the new EU Cybersecurity Strategy adopted yesterday is all about.

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 17/12/2020

2. Press releases

   COMMUNIQUE DE PRESSE: L’Union européenne finance un atelier de formation sur la lutte contre la criminalité liée au trafic illicite d’espèces protégées et de ressources naturelles

   Libreville, le 15 Décembre 2020- L’Ambassadrice de l’Union européenne au Gabon, pour Sao Tomé-et-Principe et la CEEAC, S.E. Mme Rosario Bento Pais, a participé à la cérémonie d'ouverture d’un atelier de formation sur la lutte contre la criminalité liée à la destruction et au trafic d’espèces

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to GABON - Publication date: 16/12/2020

3. Council Conclusions

   Gender Action Plan III: Presidency issues conclusions welcoming an ambitious agenda for gender equality and women's empowerment in EU external action

   The Presidency of the Council issued presidency conclusions on the Gender Action Plan (GAP) III: "An ambitious agenda for gender equality and women's empowerment in EU external action". The text was supported by 24 delegations.

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 16/12/2020

4. Press releases

   Inauguration des nouveaux locaux de la Délégation de l'Union européenne

   La Délégation de l’Union européenne au Gabon a officiellement inauguré ses nouveaux locaux jeudi 10 décembre 2020 en présence des Autorités gabonaises et de la Communauté diplomatique, et ce dans le strict respect des mesures imposées par l’épidémie de Covid-19.

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to GABON - Publication date: 11/12/2020

5. Press releases

   COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE: Bilan du premier Comité de pilotage (COPIL) du projet « Cap sur l’autonomisation des jeunes » porté par le Gabon et l’Union européenne (UE)

   Libreville, le 11 décembre 2020 – Le 1er Comité de pilotage (COPIL) du projet « Cap sur l’autonomisation des jeunes » s’est réuni aujourd’hui au sein du Ministère de l’Economie. Il fait suite à la signature le 27 novembre 2019 entre le Gouvernement gabonais et l’UE d’une convention de financement à

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to GABON - Publication date: 11/12/2020

6. From the blog
   

   Stronger EU action against human rights violations

   10/12/2020- HR/VP blog- At Monday’s Foreign Affairs Council, member states agreed to launch a new EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime to strengthen our collective action in this field. Taking action on human rights is not only the right thing to do. It is also in our interest: more human rights

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 10/12/2020

7. News stories
   

   The EU celebrates Human Rights Day: we will never stop defending universal and indivisible rights

   This year we mark Human Rights Day while the whole world is tackling an unprecedented challenge: the COVID-19 pandemic. Far from being outdated, the fundamental rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights signed in 1948 are more relevant than ever: the universality and

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 10/12/2020

8. Statements by the HR/VP

   International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime: Statement by HR/VP Josep Borrell

   75 years ago, major leaders of the Nazi regime were prosecuted for crimes against humanity and war crimes during the Nuremberg trials. This paved the way to the adoption of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide on 9 December 1948, punishing genocide as a crime and

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 09/12/2020

9. Council Conclusions

   EU adopts a global human rights sanctions regime

   The Council today adopted a decision and a regulation establishing a global human rights sanctions regime. For the first time, the EU is equipping itself with a framework that will allow it to target individuals, entities and bodies – including state and non-state actors – responsible for, involved

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 07/12/2020

10. News
    

    An EU-ASEAN Strategic Partnership: how did that happen and what does it mean?

    06/12/2020 – HR/VP blog – Earlier this week, the EU and ASEAN took the decision together to establish a Strategic Partnership. It worth telling the story of the long road to this historic decision and what it means. At heart the EU and ASEAN are “partners in integration” working together for

    Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 06/12/2020

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