1. 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

2. 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

3. Remarks

   Eastern Partnership: Remarks by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EP plenary debate on the recent developments in the region

   Check against delivery! President, dear Members [of the European Parliament], Before starting today’s debate, I would like to thank the [European] Parliament for its continuous support in what has been one of my main personal commitments since I took office: the adoption by the Council of the

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 15/12/2020

4. Press releases

   Ukraine: Joint discussion on the consequences of the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol

   Languages: Français On 14 December 2020, the European Union and Ukraine discussed the consequences of the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol via videoconference. It was the eighth such meeting. The EU and Ukraine gave updates on their respective policies towards Crimea and Sevastopol,

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 14/12/2020

5. Press releases

   ЄС надає Україні 600 млн євро макрофінансової допомоги/EU disburses €600 million in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine

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   Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to UKRAINE - Publication date: 09/12/2020

6. 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

7. 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

8. Press releases

   Ukraine: High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi discuss the implementation of the reform agenda with Prime Minister Shmyhal

   Languages: Français On 8 December, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, and EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, held a conference call with the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys

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

9. Press releases

   Ukraine: EU report notes continued implementation of the reform agenda though challenges remain

   Ahead of the informal meeting of the members of the EU-Ukraine Association Council on 8 December, the European Union today published its annual Association Implementation Report on Ukraine. The report outlines Ukraine's implementation of reforms under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement over

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 01/12/2020

10. Press releases

    Gender Action Plan – putting women and girls' rights at the heart of the global recovery for a gender-equal world

    Today, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy put forward ambitious plans to promote gender equality and women's empowerment through all external action of the European Union.

    Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 25/11/2020

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