Delegation of the European Union to Zambia and COMESA
Tiyende pamodzi ndimutima umo! Happy 56th independence anniversary Zambia! As we stand and sing, proud and free, we remember that together we can build a stronger future.
Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 24/10/2020
22/10/2020- HR/VP blog- Last month, President Xi Jinping pledged that China would become carbon neutral by 2060. This announcement could be a tipping point in the global fight against climate change. It will accompany European efforts in the field of climate diplomacy.
Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 23/10/2020
On 22 October 2020 the EU signed with Zambian Government two Financing Agreements for Economic Governance & Renewable Energy programmes, for a total of 46.5 MEuro. These will promote inclusive and green economic recovery and growth in Zambia, with the youth as our future.
Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 22/10/2020
The EU and its Member States as Team Europe together with the Zambian Government and UN Representation to Zambia congratulated the UN on its 75th Anniversary with a special song 'We are good together!'
The EU and its MSs- as Team Europe- have recently celebrated the launch of the election support programme, for a total of 7.8 MEUR. The support aims to strengthen the electoral institutions and processes for the upcoming elections in August 2021.
Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 20/10/2020
18/10/2020- HR/VP blog- At our last Foreign Affairs Council, we took stock of our relations with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) at a time when this region is going through a dramatic crisis because of COVID-19. This was also much needed because the region has lately not been high enough on
Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 19/10/2020
15/10/2020- Last week, together with Commissioner Janez Lenarčič, I travelled to hand-over anti-COVID-19 material to the African Union Centre for Disease Control; to discuss with our African Union counterparts how to strengthen the EU-AU partnership in a post-pandemic world; and to underscore our
Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 15/10/2020
17/10/2020- HR/VP blog- In times of crisis, we logically tend to focus on our own difficulties. Coming back from Africa, I would like to emphasise how much COVID-19 is reshaping the entire world economy. Let’s have a look around the globe to assess how the pandemic is changing the balance of wealth
Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 14/10/2020
The EU has been battling for the implementation and respect for human rights, and the global abolition of death penalty remains a prominent priority. We celebrate the European and World Day against Death Penalty by reaffirming our strong stand against capital punishment.
Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 10/10/2020
08/10/2020- This Wednesday, we discussed in the European Parliament the dramatic situation in Venezuela. The country suffers from a deep political crisis with enormous humanitarian consequences. In recent weeks we have been trying to help create the minimum conditions for free and fair legislative
Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 08/10/2020