1. Press releases

   EU adopts €130 million support package for Syrian refugees and local communities in Jordan and Lebanon

   Yesterday, the European Union, via the Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian crisis, adopted a €130 million assistance package to support Syrian refugees and local communities in Jordan and Lebanon in key areas such as social protection, healthcare services or waste management. For Lebanon,

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 05/03/2021

2. Factsheets

   EU Global response to COVID-19

   Global cooperation and solidarity is paramount to effectively fight the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure early access to vaccines, diagnostics and treatments everywhere.

   Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 04/03/2021

3. Factsheets

   EU-Armenia relations- factsheet

   Relations between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia are based on the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), a modern, ambitious Agreement, which was signed on 24 November 2017 and entered into full force on 1 March 2021. This Agreement provides a framework for Armenia

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 26/02/2021

4. Statements by the Spokesperson

   Belarus: Statement by the Spokesperson on the escalating repression of journalists

   The EU strongly condemns the repression carried out by the Belarusian authorities since the falsified elections of August 2020. The unacceptable harassment of human rights defenders, media workers, trade union representatives, and defence lawyers has escalated in recent days. Yesterday, two BelSat

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 19/02/2021

5. HR/VP speeches

   Yemen: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EP debate on the humanitarian and political situation

   Check against delivery! Thank you Ms President, dear Members of the European Parliament, Yes, the humanitarian and political situation in Yemen deserves more attention. Much more than the one we pay to it. The war has been raging for almost 6 years, with a devastating impact: 24 million people –

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 09/02/2021

6. 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

7. Remarks

   Hong Kong: Speech on behalf of High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EP debate

   Speech on the crackdown on the democratic opposition in Hong Kong delivered by Helena Dalli, Commissioner for Equality

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 21/01/2021

8. HR/VP speeches

   Common Foreign and Security Policy and Human Rights: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the EP debate

   Check against delivery! [Thank you] Ms President, Honourable Members [of the European Parliament]. Thank you to the three Members [of the European Parliament] that have presented these reports: Mr David McAllister, Mr [Sven] Mikser and Mrs [Isabel] Santos. Three reports: Article 36 [TEU], the

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 19/01/2021

9. Press releases

   Bosnia and Herzegovina: EU allocates additional €3.5 million to support vulnerable refugees and migrants

   The European Commission has announced today an additional €3.5 million in humanitarian aid to help vulnerable refugees and migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina facing a humanitarian disaster. More than 1,700 refugees and migrants remain without appropriate shelter and support in Una Sana canton. After

   Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 04/01/2021

10. Press releases

    EU-Mongolia Joint Committee strengthens close cooperation

    The European Union (EU) and Mongolia held their third annual Joint Committee meeting on 3 December 2020 under the new EU-Mongolia Partnership and Cooperation Agreement. The meeting was an opportunity for the EU and Mongolia to consolidate, deepen and diversify their relations via videoconference.

    Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 04/12/2020

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