1. Joint Statements

   Joint Statement ahead of the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

   No woman or girl should suffer from violence. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a severe violation of human rights and an act of violence against women and girls. It is estimated that more than 200 million women and girls worldwide have suffered from FGM. In Europe, at least 600,000 women and girls

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 05/02/2021

2. News stories
   

   Ambassador Bader roots for vaccination of livestock in South Sudan

   The European Union Ambassador to South Sudan Christian Bader on Thursday attended the launch of a dry season livestock vaccination and deworming campaign at Shirikat cattle camp, an outskirt of Juba. The vaccination and deworming exercise is part of the “Strengthening the resilience of pastoral and

   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to SOUTH SUDAN - Publication date: 04/02/2021

3. From the blog
   

   Making the EU a global player

   04/02/2021 – HR/VP blog – On Monday, I spoke to the Robert Schuman Foundation about our priorities for this year: easing tensions in our neighbourhood, opening a new chapter in our relationship with the United States, rebalancing our relations with China, putting European strategic autonomy into

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 04/02/2021

4. From the blog
   

   The Arctic, a key region for the EU and global security

   03/02/2021 – HR/VP blog – The Arctic is a fascinating region and Arctic affairs are becoming ever more geopolitically important. The impact of climate change, security issues and rivalries are growing, as is the need for cooperation and multilateral agreements.

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 03/02/2021

5. From the blog
   

   After Brexit, how can the EU and UK best cooperate on foreign policy?

   30/01/2021 – HR/VP Blog – On 1 January 2021, Brexit took full effect, with the UK becoming a ‘third country’. While the public debate has focused on the economic fallout, we also need to decide how the EU and the UK can cooperate on foreign and security policy. On 25 January, EU Foreign Ministers

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 29/01/2021

6. From the blog
   

   Why the EU needs to be a global maritime security provider

   27/01/2021 – HR/VP blog – On 25 January we launched the first pilot of the new Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) concept in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of West Africa. In addition to our existing naval operations in the Mediterranean and in the Western India Ocean, we are strengthening our

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 27/01/2021

7. Statements by the HR/VP

   Holocaust Remembrance Day: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell

   Holocaust survivor and Italian writer Primo Levi – the first to make a detailed written recollection of the atrocities that happened in Auschwitz – said: “We cannot understand [Fascism], but we can and must understand from where it springs, and we must be on our guard. Because what happened can

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

8. From the blog
   

   Taking action to protect our economic sovereignty

   25/01/2021- HR/VP blog – Last week, at the European Commission, we adopted a new strategy to strengthen the international role of the euro and increase our resilience to extraterritorial unilateral sanctions. The fields of finance and economics are increasingly used as tools in international

   Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 26/01/2021

9. 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

10. 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

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