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Conflict Prevention, Peace building and Mediation

Conflict Prevention, Peace building and Mediation

As a global actor, the EU promotes integration as a means to support peace and prosperity and to overcome conflicts around the world.

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Georgia: Hotline of the EU Monitoring Mission helps to prevent conflicts

‘The Hotline serves as a catalyst for cooperation between conflict parties. At the same time, it defuses tensions and prevents escalations, it represents an excellent instrument for confidence building, and it contributes to improving lives of people on both sides of the Administrative Boundary Line’.

– Erik Høeg, Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia

Monday, 18 June, 2018 - 18:28
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Military and civilian missions and operations, EUMM Georgia, EEAS, Europe and Central Asia, Georgia, Common Foreign & Security Policy (CFSP), Security, Defence & Crisis Response, Conflict Prevention, Peace building and Mediation, The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
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Asia security cooperation: EU increases engagement on security in and with Asia

The EU will strengthen cooperation on security in Asia and with Asian partners, in view of the importance of the region to global stability and security and thus to European interests. Priority areas are maritime security, cyber security, counter terrorism, CSDP and peacekeeping operations, hybrid threats, conflict prevention and the proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons. Pilot cooperation projects will be developed with key partners to concretely advance shared interests in these areas.

Monday, 28 May, 2018 - 14:52
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EEAS, Asia, EU International Cyberspace Policy, Security, Defence & Crisis Response, Conflict Prevention, Peace building and Mediation, Counter-Terrorism, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, and Arms Export Control, Fight against piracy, Maritime Security, Japan, Afghanistan, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Pacific, Timor-Leste, Multilateral Relations
EU defence, security, PESCO, EEAS, Mogherini
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European Defence: 17 cooperation projects underway; more to follow later in 2018

EU ministers of defence, meeting informally in Sofia on 4-5 May, reviewed advances in the framework of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) in the field of defence and discussed new projects to build further on the rapid progress made over the last two years. Following the budget proposal on 2 May which sees a 22-fold increase in EU defence spending for 2021-2027, EU High Representative Mogherini also announced her intention to present a detailed proposal by mid-June on the new European Peace Facility, an additional instrument to finance the EU's work on defence and military operations.

Monday, 7 May, 2018 - 15:42
Tags: #EUdefence
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EEAS, Common Foreign & Security Policy (CFSP), Policy Areas, Security, Defence & Crisis Response, The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), Conflict Prevention, Peace building and Mediation, Crisis Response, Military and civilian missions and operations
EU NATO, security, defence, Mogherini, Stoltenberg
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EU-NATO cooperation on foreign ministers' agendas

EU High Representative Federica Mogherini on 27 April joined foreign ministers from all NATO countries to discuss how NATO and the EU can cooperate more closely to build stability.

Friday, 27 April, 2018 - 17:37
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EEAS, Policy Areas, Security, Defence & Crisis Response, Conflict Prevention, Peace building and Mediation, Crisis Response, Maritime Security, Military and civilian missions and operations, The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), EU information in Russian
EU Japan, Mogherini, Kono, Strategic Partnership Agreement, SPA, EEAS
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EU and Japan conclude negotiations for Strategic Partnership Agreement

The EU and Japan have concluded negotiations on a Strategic Partnership Agreement. Complementing the new economic deal agreed in December liberalising trade, the political deal aims to facilitate common solutions to common challenges, such as climate change, energy supply and threats to security. It will help the EU and Japan to jointly promote peace, stability and prosperity globally, as well as an open international system.

Thursday, 26 April, 2018 - 09:40
Tags: EU-Japan, political agreement
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EEAS, Asia, Japan, Policy Areas, Security, Defence & Crisis Response, Conflict Prevention, Peace building and Mediation, Counter-Terrorism, Crisis Response, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, and Arms Export Control, Fight against piracy, Maritime Security, Sanctions policy, Development Cooperation, Human Rights & Democracy, Humanitarian & Emergency response