Europe and Central Asia
Central Asia and European countries not part of the EU
The Stabilisation and Association Council (SA Council) between the European Union and Albania held its eleventh meeting on 1 March 2021 in Brussels.
As the public health crisis disproportionately affected the most vulnerable and increased pre-existing inequalities, the cooperation between the EU and the Council of Europe in the promotion of tolerance and diversity remains more than ever important. In this context and as we mark ‘Zero Discrimination Day’, the EU plans adopt its new European Disability Strategy for 2021-2030.
28/02/2021 – HR/VP Blog – EU leaders have held a timely discussion on the future of EU security and defence. We need commitment at the highest political level to make the EU a stronger security actor in a world of fast-changing threats.
At the Foreign Affairs Council meeting on 22 February, EU ministers took stock of the latest developments that are most pressing in the international agenda, including Myanmar, Ethiopia and Belarus. The main agenda items were strategic discussions on Russia, Iran, the Strategic Compass and Hong Kong. In the afternoon, the United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken joined EU foreign ministers by video conference for an exchange of views focusing on the EU-US relations.
Our sincere condolences to the families of the Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio and two others killed in an attack on a World Food Programme (WFP) convoy that came under fire near Goma, DRC. Our thoughts are with the families of the deceased and all those injured in the attack
