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Western Europe

The EU’s relations with non-EU Western European countries (Andorra, Iceland, Monaco, Norway, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Switzerland, United Kingdom) differ in many respects from those with the other European non-EU countries. Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are to a significant degree integrated with the EU’s internal market, with differing conditions for such integration.

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Sahel : pour gagner la guerre, il faut maintenant gagner la paix

21/02/2021 - HR/VP blog – Les 15 et 16 février se sont réunis les Sommets du G5 Sahel puis de Pau+1 entre le G5 Sahel et ses partenaires internationaux. Le constat est clair: les gains militaires engrangés ne seront durables que s’ils sont accompagnés du retour de l’Etat et de ses services de base.

Sunday, 21 February, 2021 - 20:07
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Building multilateralism for the 21st Century

17/02/2021 – HR/VP Blog – Why do we need to invest in multilateralism? Because it works. Today we have set out what the EU can do to strengthen and modernise the global system of rules and institutions on which we all depend.

Wednesday, 17 February, 2021 - 18:48
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Access to education and reintegration, key to support children in armed conflicts

“Children have a key role to play in building a present and a future where peace will prevail. It is our responsibility to enable them to be such agents of change”, says EU-UN statement on International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers

Friday, 12 February, 2021 - 10:00
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My visit to Moscow and the future of EU-Russia relations

07/02/2021 – HR/VP Blog – I went to Moscow this week to test, through principled diplomacy, whether the Russian government was interested in addressing differences and reversing the negative trend in our relations. The reaction I received points visibly in a different direction. So, as EU we will have to reflect on the broader implications and chart a way forward. We are at a crossroads. The main parameters of the geopolitical landscape of the 21st century are being drawn.

Sunday, 7 February, 2021 - 19:37
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Female genital mutilation is a crime. Nothing justifies it. No one should stay silent.

In some parts of the world, girls under 18 are circumcised and assumed ready for marriage. Ester recalls that she was very excited and agreed to this “BUT when the day came and already cut, oh God I was like half dead,” she cried. Female genital mutilation is a crime and a violation of human rights. It cannot be justified as a cultural or traditional practice. The practice has been around for more than a thousand years, and continues to persist until this very day, further impacted by the shadow pandemic, disrupting efforts for its elimination. But change is possible, and it is happening.

Saturday, 6 February, 2021 - 08:00
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