1. Press releases

   EU, IOM, UNHCR to Support Peaceful Integration of Refugees and Migrants across Latin American and Caribbean Communities Affected by Covid-19

   The European Union (EU), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are joining forces to promote integration and peaceful coexistence among refugees, migrants and vulnerable host communities in a new initiative being launched in 11 countries throughout

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to HONDURAS - Publication date: 18/12/2020

2. 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

3. Joint Statements

   EU-Mercosur statement on Sustainable Development at EU27-LAC Informal Ministerial Meeting

   On the occasion of the EU27-LAC Informal Ministerial Meeting in Berlin on 14 December, the Executive Vice-President (EVP) of the Commission and Commissioner for Trade, Mr Dombrovskis, the High Representative/Vice President (HRVP) of the Commission, Mr Borrell, and the Ministers of Argentina, Brazil,

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 14/12/2020

4. Remarks

   EU-LAC: Remarks by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the joint press conference ahead of the informal Ministerial meeting

   Check against delivery! Thank you Heiko [Maas, German Foreign Affairs Minister], Hola Felipe [Sola, Argentinian Foreign Affairs Minister], Thank you to all of you, Good afternoon, [Today] we are going to meet with the Foreign [Affairs] Ministers from Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean. Even

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 14/12/2020

5. Factsheets

   EU-LAC relations

   The European Union (EU) and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are essential partners in today’s challenging global context. The two regions have developed one of the most integrated partnerships, having concluded 27 association, trade or political and cooperation agreements. The

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 11/12/2020

6. Statements on behalf of the EU

   Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on Human Rights Day, 10 December 2020

   On 10 December, we celebrate Human Rights Day. This day deserves our attention as it marks the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Today it is more important than ever to recall that human rights are universal and indivisible, and that our efforts to defend them can never

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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Press releases

   Gender Action Plan – putting women and girls' rights at the heart of the global recovery for a gender-equal world

   Today, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy put forward ambitious plans to promote gender equality and women's empowerment through all external action of the European Union.

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 25/11/2020

10. Press releases

    EU Ambassadors' Conference

    Languages: Français The annual European Union Ambassadors` conference is taking place between the 9th and 13th of November, for the first time in a virtual format.   The conference brings together EU Ambassadors from the EU`s 143 EU Delegations and Offices around the world, in addition to the heads

    Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 09/11/2020

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