1. News stories
   

   State of the Union speech- Building the world we want to live in: A Union of Vitality in a World of Fragility

   European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today mapped out in her first annual State of the Union address, a path for the European Union to overcome the fragility laid bare by the coronavirus crisis and build a union of vitality.

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 16/09/2020

2. Press releases

   State of the Union Address by President von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary

   President von der Leyen delivered her first State of the Union Address at the European Parliament Plenary.

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 16/09/2020

3. News stories
   

   COVID-19: both a challenge and an opportunity for democracy

   On International Day of Democracy, the EU reaffirms its willingness to take a leadership role on democracy, working ever harder in supporting those who defend it, build it and hold decision makers accountable in these difficult times

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 15/09/2020

4. Joint Statements

   International Day of Democracy: Joint statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Vice-President Dubravka Šuica

   Ahead of the International Day of Democracy, the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and the Vice-President Dubravka Šuica issued the following joint statement.

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 14/09/2020

5. Press releases

   Morocco- meeting between High Representative/Vice-President Borrell and Minister for Foreign Affairs Bourita

   Languages: Français Josep Borrell, the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union and Vice-President of the European Commission, and Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, had a telephone conversation

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

6. From the blog
   

   Building Global Europe

   09/09/2020 – These days, there is much talk about "Global Europe": how to make the Union a truly global player in a world marked by the strategic rivalry between the US and China, the questioning of multilateralism plus health and environmental crises. You will find here a synthesis of my

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 09/09/2020

7. Op-Eds

   Europe in the face of the new empires

   30/08/2020- Le Journal du Dimanche- This summer has not been a restful one. From the explosion in the port of Beirut to the seizure of power by the army in Mali, the war in Libya, the tensions caused by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean, the presidential elections in Belarus, and the alleged

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 30/08/2020

8. From the blog
   

   The rentrée of 2020: decision time for EU foreign policy

   26/08/2020- Foreign policy never stops. But the summer of 2020 has been exceptionally busy, with a seemingly never-ending series of crises: in Lebanon, Belarus, Mali and the Eastern Mediterranean. At the informal Gymnich meeting in Berlin (27-28 August) we must forge a common way forward. It is both

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 26/08/2020

9. From the blog
   

   Standing up for Freedom of Religion or Belief

   Expressing one’s faith should not be accompanied by acts of violence in any part of the world. Intolerance towards different religions or faiths still drives to conflict, violating Human Rights. On the International Day commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, the

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 21/08/2020

10. From the blog
    

    The crisis and Europe's responsibilities

    21/08/2020- Last Monday I opened the Summer University of the Universidad Internacional Menendez Palacio in Santander (Spain). We mostly discussed the consequences of the current crisis for Europe and the world. At this stage, the risk seems serious that it destabilises many developing countries and

    Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 21/08/2020

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