With European prosperity and Asian peace and security closely connected, the European Union has decided to strengthen its security cooperation in and with Asia. This is also in line with the steps taken by the EU in the past years to strengthen its role as a global security provider: Europe and Asia

Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 17/10/2019

The European Union and the Global Maritime Crime Programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC GMCP) have a long and effective relation in building capacities to tackle maritime crimes. The EU and the Global Maritime Crime Programme of UNODC started partnering in 2010 to support

Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 29/10/2018

The Gulf of Guinea is a vast and diverse region stretching from Senegal to Angola, including approximately 6,000km of coastline. The Gulf of Guinea is an important geo-political choke point for shipping transporting oil extracted in the Niger delta, as well as goods to and from central and southern

Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 29/10/2018

Videos:  Regions: Africa Kenya Mauritius Tanzania Asia Japan Topics: Common Foreign & Security Policy (CFSP) Security, Defence & Crisis Response Counter-Terrorism Fight against piracy Maritime Security Military and civilian missions and operations The Common Security and Defence Policy

Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 27/06/2018

The revised EU Maritime Security Strategy (EU MSS) Action Plan contributes to the implementation of the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy and the Joint Communication on International Ocean Governance. It features, for the first time, a section dedicated to regions and sea basins,

Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 26/06/2018

Summary The revised EU Maritime Security Strategy (EU MSS) Action Plan contributes to the implementation of the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy and includes, for the first time, a section dedicated to regions and sea-basins, including the Black Sea. Bordered by six countries,

Author: EEAS Press Team - Publication date: 26/06/2018

Videos:  Regions: Europe and Central Asia Belarus Belarus Topics: Sanctions policy Common Foreign & Security Policy (CFSP) Crisis Response Security, Defence & Crisis Response Common Foreign & Security Policy (CFSP) Crisis Response Disarmament, Non-Proliferation, and Arms Export Control

Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 12/12/2016

The Gulf of Guinea faces every day major threats in a context of global increase of maritime traffic, development of offshore oil industry and increase of illegal activities.

Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to GHANA - Publication date: 11/02/2015