The Diplomatic Service of the European Union

Brigadier General Ivan FALASCA formally assumed command of the European Union Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM Somalia), succeeding Brigadier General Elio MANES during a Change of Command Ceremony in Mogadishu.

The EU is taking further action against Russia with new restrictive measures targeting those responsible for the unlawful deportation and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children, as well as individuals involved in the repression of democratic opposition and the undermining of democracy and the rule of law in Russia.

HR/VP Kaja Kallas co-hosted a key ministerial meeting in the margins of UN General Assembly in New York to discuss the effects of the climate crisis on security.

For Europe to remain a global space power, the EU must be able not only to use space, but also to secure access to it and to preserve freedom of action in times of crises.