1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Council Conclusions

   Lebanon: Council approves conclusions on Lebanon

   The Council today approved conclusions on Lebanon, in which it notes with increasing concern the grave financial, economic, social and political crisis that has taken root in the country and has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the 4 August explosion at Beirut port. The conclusions

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

5. Press releases

   The EU reaffirms its commitment to strengthen relations with its partners in the Southern Neighbourhood

   Today, the EU reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen its strategic relationship with its Southern Neighbourhood partners during the EU-Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial Meeting chaired by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell, with participation of Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 04/12/2020

6. Press releases

   EU, UN and WBG launch an 18-month Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework in response to Beirut Port Explosion

   Four months after the tragic August 4 explosion that rocked the Port of Beirut, the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank Group (WBG) launched today, in a virtual press conference, a landmark ‘people-centered’ response plan to help Lebanon address the urgent needs of the

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to LEBANON - Publication date: 04/12/2020

7. News stories
   

   Lebanon Reform, Recovery & Reconstruction Framework (3RF)

     The Lebanon Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework (3RF) is part of a comprehensive response to the massive explosion on the Port of Beirut on August 4, 2020. It is a people-centered recovery and reconstruction framework focusing on a period of 18 months that will bridge the immediate

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to LEBANON - Publication date: 04/12/2020

8. From the blog
   

   Why European strategic autonomy matters

   03/12/2020 – HR/VP blog – There has been a lot of discussion lately, and also some controversies, on the concept of strategic autonomy. It is time to clarify what exactly we mean with this concept and how it can help Europeans to take charge of themselves in an increasingly harsh world.

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 03/12/2020

9. Press releases

   Lebanon: HR/VP Josep Borrell on EU support at the International Donors’ Conference

   On 2 December, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell took part alongside the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, in the “Conference in support of the Lebanese people”, hosted by President of France Emmanuel Macron and the Secretary General of the United Nations, António

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 03/12/2020

10. News stories
    

    Helping Ahmad, and Others Like Him

    By Rima Bakri, Communications Manager, IMC

    Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to LEBANON - Publication date: 02/12/2020

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