1. News stories
   

   Call for urgent global action to mitigate climate crisis- the external dimension of the European Green Deal

   From growing onions in the sand, beekeeping to preserve wildlife, building homes from plastic bottles, to solar parks and other initiatives to switch to green: such concrete actions, big or small, help to mitigate climate change. Yet there is a need for drastic action. Climate action is at the heart

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 25/01/2021

2. News stories
   

   When going on the move is the only way to move on

   On International Migrants Day, the EU recognises “the important contribution migrants provide to our economies and societies”

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 17/12/2020

3. News stories
   

   European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean stand together

   The European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean aim to reaffirm and give new impetus to the strategic partnership through an informal meeting of EU27 and the LAC Foreign Ministers in Berlin. This is an opportunity to reinforce the close cultural, social and economic bonds, as well as to

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 11/12/2020

4. News stories
   

   The EU celebrates Human Rights Day: we will never stop defending universal and indivisible rights

   This year we mark Human Rights Day while the whole world is tackling an unprecedented challenge: the COVID-19 pandemic. Far from being outdated, the fundamental rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights signed in 1948 are more relevant than ever: the universality and

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 10/12/2020

5. 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

6. News stories
   

   The EU and Organisation of American States hold 6th High Level Political Dialogue

   The EU and the Organisation of American States (OAS) held their 6th High Level Political Dialogue on 7 December 2020.

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 07/12/2020

7. News stories
   

   Gender Action Plan III: towards a gender-equal world

   No country in the world is on track to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, despite significant progress in advancing women’s and girls’ rights over the years. Moreover, the health and socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis are disproportionately affecting women and

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 25/11/2020

8. News stories
   

   Reimagining a liveable future for today´s children

   Children and young people are sounding the alarm: if we do not act now, they will be living with the impacts of COVID-19 and the climate crisis for years to come

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 20/11/2020

9. News stories
   

   No to vaccine nationalism, yes to vaccine multilateralism

   13/11/2020 – HR/VP blog – With the BioNTech vaccine announcement, we are beginning to see light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel. However, with progress comes the risk of “vaccine nationalism”. From the start, we, as EU, have clearly chosen a multilateral approach. This needs also to become the

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 13/11/2020

10. News stories
    

    When a journalist is killed, we all lose: International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

    The Covid-19 pandemic should serve as a wake-up call on the importance of having access to reliable sources of information for our democracies

    Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 02/11/2020

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