Tag for 'External Relations'
Tuesday, April 25th, 2017
EU pledges additional €116 million at Yemen Pledging Conference in Geneva for urgent needs of civilians Brussels, 25 April 2017 The European Commission is announcing today at the United Nations in Geneva its intention to release further support of €116 million for those in need in Yemen.The support includes €46 million of emergency humanitarian aid [...]
Monday, April 24th, 2017
Mogherini in Russia for ‘open and frank’ dialogue with Minister Lavrov 24/04/2017 The European Union and Russia have an interest in working closely together on a number of issues of mutual concern and should try to narrow their differences on other dossiers through an open and frank dialogue, High Representative Federica Mogherini said today.“I shared [...]
Friday, April 21st, 2017
On the execution of Mr Ledell Lee in the US State of Arkansas: Statement by the Spokesperson Brussels, 21/04/2017 The execution of Mr Ledell Lee yesterday has broken a de facto moratorium on the death penalty in the State of Arkansas, in place since 2005. Regardless of the circumstances, the death penalty can never be [...]
Friday, April 21st, 2017
HR/VP Federica Mogherini holds bilateral meetings during her visit to India 21/04/2017 Federica Mogherini, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission (HR/VP), is today and tomorrow on an official visit to New Delhi and met with the Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi. HR/VP Mogherini also met with [...]
Tuesday, April 18th, 2017
Mogherini stresses key role of EU-China cooperation in a multilateral world 18/04/2017 The importance of cooperation between the EU and China in the face of international challenges will be a key theme of EU High Representative / European Commission Vice-President Federica Mogherini's visit to China. The visit marks the third time Mogherini has been in [...]
Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
Protecting all children in migration: Commission outlines priority actions Brussels, 12 April 2017 Over the past two years, a growing number of children in migration have arrived in the EU, many of them without their families.While EU and Member States' legislation provide a solid framework for protection, the recent surge in arrivals has put national [...]
Tuesday, April 11th, 2017
EU Official Development Assistance reaches highest level ever Brussels, 11 April 2017 New figures confirm that the European Union and its Member States have consolidated their place as the world's leading aid donor in 2016.Preliminary OECD figures show that Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided by the EU and its Member States has reached €75.5 billion [...]
Tuesday, April 11th, 2017
High Representative Mogherini welcomes outcome of G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting 11/04/2017 EU High Representative Federica Mogherini today welcomed the outcome of the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Lucca.“We adopted common positions on all the main international issues in line with EU policies,” she said after two days of intensive talks, covering Syria, the crisis in [...]
Monday, April 10th, 2017
High Representative Mogherini in Lucca, Italy for G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting 10/04/2017 Today and tomorrow, EU High Representative Federica Mogherini is in Italy to participate in the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Lucca.The focus of discussions will be the main international issues of the day, including the situation in Syria, in light of recent developments [...]
Sunday, April 9th, 2017
On the attacks on Coptic Churches in Egypt: Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini Brussels, 09/04/2017 On one of the Holiest days for Christians all over the world, Coptic churches in the Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria have been attacked. Many innocent civilians have been killed or injured.The European Union expresses its sincere [...]