1. Press releases

   Council agrees on strengthening the use of rapid antigen tests and on the mutual recognition of COVID-19 test results

   EU News 16/2021

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to JAPAN - Publication date: 21/01/2021

2. Joint Statements

   Joint Statement by Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans and High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on the United States re-joining the Paris Agreement

   EU News 15/2021

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to JAPAN - Publication date: 20/01/2021

3. 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

4. Statements by the HR/VP

   Sudan: Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on the recent violent clashes in Darfur

   Recent escalations of violence in El Geneina in West Darfur and in South Darfur have claimed the lives of hundreds of people and caused injuries to many more. Any further violence needs to be prevented and perpetrators brought to justice. The protection and security of civilians must be ensured by

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

5. Press releases

   Commission sets out key actions for a united front to beat COVID-19

   EU News 13/2021

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to JAPAN - Publication date: 19/01/2021

6. Press releases

   Commission takes further steps to foster the openness, strength and resilience of Europe's economic and financial system

   EU News 12/2021

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to JAPAN - Publication date: 19/01/2021

7. Statements on behalf of the EU

   Russia: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the arrest of Alexei Navalny upon his return

   The European Union condemns the detention of the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny upon his return to Moscow on 17 January and calls for his immediate release. Politicisation of the judiciary is unacceptable and Mr Navalny’s rights must be respected. We also call upon the Russian

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 18/01/2021

8. Press releases

   New European Bauhaus: Commission launches design phase

   EU News 10/2021

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to JAPAN - Publication date: 18/01/2021

9. Statements by the Spokesperson

   Palestine: Statement by the Spokesperson on launching the preparations for elections

   On Friday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas enacted a decree-law on holding legislative, presidential and National Council elections in the coming months starting with legislative elections on 22 May. This is a welcome development as participative, representative and accountable democratic

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 16/01/2021

10. From the blog
    

    We need humanitarian access to Tigray as urgent first step towards peace in Ethiopia

    15/01/2021 – HR/VP Blog – For more than two months, conflict has been raging in the Tigray region in Ethiopia. The situation is desperate for the local population and the conflict is unsettling dynamics both within Ethiopia and the whole region. I have passed a clear message to the Ethiopian

    Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 15/01/2021

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