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"I was lucky to work for a director who once talked and played with my 3-year-old daughter whilst I was finalising a document for the Council but I also knew another director who didn’t accept my request for two-days leave when my 7-year-old son underwent surgery. Women are too often considered
Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 16/04/2021
Dili 16 April 2021. Today the EU has allocated €150,000 in emergency funding to respond to the humanitarian needs resulting from severe floods and passage of tropical Cyclone Seroja in Timor-Leste and Indonesia, €100,000 (USD 120,000) of which will go to Timor-Leste.
Author: Delegation to TIMOR-LESTE - Publication date: 16/04/2021
The civilian CSDP Mentoring Programme for Women was launched this Tuesday, 13 April, with a virtual kick-off event.
Author: The Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) - Publication date: 15/04/2021
On 13th of April the first batch of 132,000 dozes of Astra Zeneca vaccine has arrived in PNG The European Union and its Member States have made a huge contribution to the COVAX mechanism. “Team Europe” has provided €2.2 billion, for the COVAX mechanism as an expression to international solidarity
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to PAPUA NEW GUINEA - Publication date: 15/04/2021
Earlier this year the European Union (EU) Delegation to Ghana together with the Kuenyehia Trust for Contemporary Art organised the EU’s first art exhibition in Ghana. The event combined traditional showcasing of art with virtual exploration. The main cover photo is the work of Natalija Gormalova.
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to GHANA - Publication date: 14/04/2021
11/04/2021- HR/VP Blog – The world is horrified by the bloody military coup in Myanmar, with reports of more than 80 people killed in Bago last Friday. We are pursuing a robust diplomatic initiative in close coordination with like-minded partners. However, geopolitical competition in Myanmar makes
Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 11/04/2021
“It is important to have both male and female police officers working together side by side and respecting each other as professionals. It increases effectiveness and professionalism in policing and can also improve approaches to addressing sexual and gender-based violence.” With over 29 years’
Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 09/04/2021
During the past weeks, the first COVID-19 vaccines delivered through COVAX have arrived to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. The European Union has been key to making support through COVAX possible, and it remains committed to supporting the
One year ago, the world was still learning how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and the European Union and its Member States recognised the need to provide global support as the only way to control the spread of the virus. ‘Team Europe’ was created to support partner countries’ efforts in
Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 08/04/2021
Despite the fact that Roma constitute Europe’s largest ethnic minority with approximately 6 million Roma living in the EU, their status and rights are still overlooked by many in the public debate. Subsequently, Roma are still subject to discrimination and social exclusion. On the occasion of the
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to the COUNCIL OF EUROPE in Strasbourg - Publication date: 08/04/2021
