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On Friday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas enacted a decree-law on holding legislative, presidential and National Council elections in the coming months starting with legislative elections on 22 May. This is a welcome development as participative, representative and accountable democratic
Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 16/01/2021
Languages: العربية Today the Council of the European Union decided to impose targeted restrictive measures on Faysal Meqdad, who was recently appointed minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria. Ten years ago the Syrian people’s peaceful demands for freedom, bread and social justice have been faced with
Author: Press and information team - SYRIA - Publication date: 16/01/2021
The Council today decided to add Faisal Mekdad to the list of persons subject to EU restrictive measures on Syria, in light of his recent appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs. This decision brings to 289 the total number of persons targeted by a travel ban and an asset freeze. 70 entities are
Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 15/01/2021
Directorate-General (DG) International Cooperation and Development will officially become DG International Partnerships on 16 January 2021. The new title, mission statement and structure reflect the important role of international partnerships in shaping a stronger role for the EU globally, in
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to MAURITIUS AND SEYCHELLES - Publication date: 15/01/2021
The Delegation of the European Union to Rwanda is holding online trainings on January 27-29 and February 2-4 on EU procedures for local Rwanda Civil Society Organisations. In the coming weeks, the EU Delegation to Rwanda will launch a combined call for proposals for the European Civil Society
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to RWANDA - Publication date: 15/01/2021
Today, Natalina Cea was appointed Head of Mission of the EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya. She will take up her duties on 1 February 2021 succeeding Vincenzo Tagliaferri, who has been Head of Mission since 1 September 2016.
Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 14/01/2021
Thank you Ambassador, The Covid-19 pandemic had a profound impact on humanity. This impact however has affected all regions of the world, social groups and economic sectors in different ways. Some sectors were more impacted than others and therefore the ILO’s sectoral work and guidance is now
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to the UN in Geneva - Publication date: 14/01/2021
Today, the EU has requested the establishment of a panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to seek the elimination of unlawful export restrictions imposed by Indonesia on raw materials necessary for the production of stainless steel, notably nickel ore and iron ore.
The first “Gender Equality Hackathon” in Azerbaijan is being organized between 19-21 February 2021 within the framework of the "EU 4 Gender Equality: Together against gender stereotypes and gender-based violence" programme, funded by the European Union and implemented jointly by UN Women
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to the Azerbaijan - Publication date: 14/01/2021
The European Union deeply regrets the execution at a federal level in the United States of the first woman in almost seven decades. The EU had called for clemency to be granted to Lisa Montgomery taking into consideration international law and internationally accepted minimum standards that should
Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 13/01/2021
