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Comoros and the EU
Relations between the European Union and the Union of Comoros are focused on Development cooperation to fight against poverty. Beyond development cooperation relations are focused on political and economic issues, trade and the fisheries sector.
As part of President Juncker's State of the Union proposals earlier this week the European Commission announced a new 'Africa - Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs'. The package builds on the commitments taken during the African Union – European Union Summit of last year in Abidjan where the two continents agreed to strengthen their partnership. The Alliance will lead to the creation of up to 10 million jobs in Africa in the next 5 years alone.
Scaling up activities of agricultural intensification in nine villages south of Anjouan and initiation of the zone into community management of natural resources.
The ESA-IO region includes island and coastal States with extensive coastlines, offshore islands and exclusive economic zones rich in natural resources, characterized by the presence of migratory emblematic species, which are globally threatened such as nesting seabirds, sea turtles, marine mammals, etc (source: International Union for the Conservation of Nature, IUCN), but highly vulnerable.
In 2017 every 2 seconds one person was forced to flee their home due to war, persecution or violence. With millions of people in need on a record high the European Union continues its work with partners around the world to address the humanitarian challenges and to provide long-term support. Last year, €2 billion of the EU's humanitarian budget was allocated to help displaced people and host communities in 49 countries. And EU Member States have granted protection to more than 538 000 people.
Ten years after the EU's first landmark report on climate change and security, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, will host the high level event Climate, Security and Peace: The Time for Action on 22 June in Brussels. The high level event will bring together ministers, leading international figures, parliamentarians, think tanks and civil society to highlight the ongoing and new threats posed by climate change, consider progress made in making essential policy and operational linkages between climate and security and look at options to drive forward action. You can join and follow all the discussions using the hashtags #united4climate and #climadiplo
