20/09/2020- On September 12, I had a videoconference with my fellow foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The European Union shares many common views with this organisation. And in particular the will not to align with China or the US in the growing strategic

Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 20/09/2020

27/05/2020- In 2019, I visited as Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs the Simon Bolivar bridge, a 300 metres long bridge spanning Venezuela and Colombia. The bridge is named after the Venezuelan statesman and it was until the Venezuelan economic crisis a popular crossing point for citizens to shop

Author: Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission - Publication date: 27/05/2020

The EU High Representative outlines the “geopolitical” Europe to US top representatives with a number of salient foreign policy issues on the table

Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 06/02/2020

The third progress report on the implementation of the European Union Global Strategy, “The EU Global Strategy in Practice- Three years on, looking forward” looks at the progress achieved over the past three years, since the presentation of the Global Strategy in June 2016, in five priority areas-

Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 14/06/2019

With 60% of the oceans relying outside nations jurisdiction, ensuring good governance at sea and securing the maritime domain becomes a challenge for every international actor. With a revised Action Plan and a Maritime Security Strategy under the umbrella of the Global Strategy, the EU has been

Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 31/12/2018

EU common foreign and security policy has advanced in leaps and bounds over the last year with a clear focus on shaping an integrated approach to conflicts, and intense work on defence cooperation.

Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 22/06/2017

Following on from a CSDP reflection seminar, about 60 ESDC alumni from Moldova met the participants of another training event to discuss the EU Global Strategy. The national and multinational alumni events are designed to promote horizontal (involving participants from different courses) and

Author: Le Collège européen de sécurité et de défense (CESD) - Publication date: 25/04/2017