European Union External Action
On 20 January, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, spoke via telephone with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Ine Eriksen Søreide. High Representative/Vice-President Borrell noted the like-mindedness and
Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 20/01/2021
The European Union (EU) takes note of the results of the presidential elections declared by the Electoral Commission in Uganda.
Recent developments at the Council of Europe’s Ad hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence could prove to be a landmark moment for human rights in the digital age. We take a look at what this means exactly and at what both the Council of Europe and the European Union are doing to further protections
Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 20/01/2021
Check against delivery! Observaciones de apertura Gracias estimado Presidente, señoras y señores diputados, señorías, De nuevo estamos aquí para tratar de la situación en Venezuela. Este año, este país y su crisis política ha ocupado una parte muy importante de mi trabajo, por la gravísima crisis
Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 19/01/2021
Languages: العربية The European Union congratulates Ján Kubiš on his appointment as UN Secretary-General Special Envoy and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. The Libyan crisis is currently at a turning point. The EU welcomes a strong leadership in the UN–led mediation process to
Speech delivered by Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Check against delivery! Mr President, Honourable Members of the European Parliament, I welcome the five main lines included in this substantive, timely and forward-looking report. Firstly, principles. I agree that
Check against delivery! Thank you Ms President, dear Members of the European Parliament, At the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in October, European Union Ministers and I agreed that our relations with Latin America and the Caribbean have not been high enough on our political agenda and that we
Recent escalations of violence in El Geneina in West Darfur and in South Darfur have claimed the lives of hundreds of people and caused injuries to many more. Any further violence needs to be prevented and perpetrators brought to justice. The protection and security of civilians must be ensured by
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
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