1. Press releases

   EU’s first regional media officer for the Middle East and North Africa

   Languages: العربية The EU’s first Arabic speaking regional media officer for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) takes office today. Luis Miguel Bueno, an Arabic speaking European diplomat, will be based in Beirut, Lebanon. His role will be to communicate EU priorities, policies, positions and

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 26/01/2021

2. 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

3. Statements by the HR/VP

   GCC: Statement by the High Representative Josep Borrell on the normalisation of relations among Gulf countries

   The Gulf Cooperation Council members reached an agreement on the full normalisation of relations among themselves at the GCC summit in the Saudi city of AlUla (Al-Ula) on Tuesday. It was preceded on Monday by the decision of Saudi Arabia to reopen its borders with Qatar. The European Union welcomes

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 06/01/2021

4. Joint Statements

   International Migrants Day: Joint Statement by the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

   On the occasion of the International Migrants Day, the High Representative and the European Commission made the following statement:

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 17/12/2020

5. Op-Eds

   Help the Helping Hands

   Op-ed by EU Ambassador Ralph Tarraf on International Migrants Day

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to LEBANON - Publication date: 17/12/2020

6. 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

7. Remarks

   EP Plenary: Remarks by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell on the Southern Neighbourhood and the 25 year anniversary of the Barcelona Process

   Check against delivery! Ms President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, 25 years ago – I was there- the Barcelona Declaration set the goal to create an area of peace and shared prosperity around the Mediterranean. What have we achieved? And what are the remaining challenges and our

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Statements on behalf of the EU

    EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union

    As we approach Human Rights Day on 10 December, the European Union and its Member States reaffirm their strong commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights around the world. The establishment of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime is a landmark initiative to underscore the EU’s

    Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 08/12/2020

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