1. From the blog
   

   Moving forward on European defence

   28/02/2021 – HR/VP Blog – EU leaders have held a timely discussion on the future of EU security and defence. We need commitment at the highest political level to make the EU a stronger security actor in a world of fast-changing threats.

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 28/02/2021

2. News
   

   Building multilateralism for the 21st Century

   17/02/2021 – HR/VP Blog – Why do we need to invest in multilateralism? Because it works. Today we have set out what the EU can do to strengthen and modernise the global system of rules and institutions on which we all depend.

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 17/02/2021

3. News stories
   

   A stronger multilateralism approach to face new challenges together

   Our times are marked by major geopolitical and economic power shifts, with increasingly confrontational and unilateralist relations between major powers. Yet growing global challenges call for more multilateral governance and rules-based international cooperation. The COVID-19 crisis exemplifies the

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 17/02/2021

4. News stories
   

   The EU and COVID-19 vaccines

   The EU and COVID-19 vaccines

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to JAPAN - Publication date: 17/02/2021

5. Magazines
   

   IMPETUS (Winter|Spring 2021 ISSUE #30)

   The latest issue of IMPETUS, the magazine of the EU Military Staff, has been published.

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to JAPAN - Publication date: 16/02/2021

6. 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

7. News stories
   

   Access to education and reintegration, key to support children in armed conflicts

   “Children have a key role to play in building a present and a future where peace will prevail. It is our responsibility to enable them to be such agents of change”, says EU-UN statement on International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 12/02/2021

8. News stories
   

   Female genital mutilation is a crime. Nothing justifies it. No one should stay silent.

   In some parts of the world, girls under 18 are circumcised and assumed ready for marriage. Ester recalls that she was very excited and agreed to this “BUT when the day came and already cut, oh God I was like half dead,” she cried. Female genital mutilation is a crime and a violation of human rights.

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 06/02/2021

9. News stories
   

   Building bridges for a robust future for the Arctic

   The situation in the Arctic has changed dramatically in recent years, so much so that last year saw temperatures of up to 38 degrees in some Arctic regions. The ice is melting and permafrost is thawing at extraordinary speed. High temperatures have also brought wild fires, and thawing permafrost is

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 02/02/2021

10. From the blog
    

    After Brexit, how can the EU and UK best cooperate on foreign policy?

    30/01/2021 – HR/VP Blog – On 1 January 2021, Brexit took full effect, with the UK becoming a ‘third country’. While the public debate has focused on the economic fallout, we also need to decide how the EU and the UK can cooperate on foreign and security policy. On 25 January, EU Foreign Ministers

    Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 29/01/2021

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