Author: Web Master

Dear Minister, dear friend, it is a great pleasure to be here, in Amman, once again, on my last visit in my capacity as High Representative [Vice-President] for the European Union. The frequency of our interactions during the last years reflects, my dear friend, not only the amount of the issues that we have had to handle together, but also the intensity and the quality of our relations. The...
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Hydrogen Europe and H2Chile have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the European Hydrogen Week, under the patronage of the Chilean Embassy to the European Union and the European Commission, and in presence of industry stakeholders from both the European Union and Chile. The MoU confirms the commitment between the two associations to work together for the deployment of the hydrogen s...
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Your Excellencies,  Dear President of the University of Jordan, Dear University faculty, Dear students, Authorities,  Ladies and Gentlemen, Salam aleykoum. It is an honour for me to be here, and I am humbled to receive this honorary doctorate from the University of Jordan. I am moved because you went back to my childhood. You found the pictures of my family, my father, when I was si...
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Brussels, 20 November 2024 - The Green European Foundation and the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union, are launching tomorrow, Thursday 21 November at 14:00, the report “Boosting Participation in the Energy Transition: Five Action Areas for the New EU Policy Cycle” (register here to attend). This is a timely publication addressing the pressing need for a socially and environmentally just energy...
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At the European Hydrogen Week, where India is the exclusive partner country, Hydrogen Europe and the Green Hydrogen Association (GH2 India) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster collaboration and mutual support, strengthening knowledge exchange to promote the advancement of the hydrogen sector across Europe and India. This strategic partnership aims to develop common initiatives fo...
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The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission (HR/VP), Josep Borrell, will travel to the Middle East from 20 to 24 November. On Wednesday 20, the High Representative will attend an audience with King Abdallah II in Amman. He will also give a keynote speech at the University of Jordan, under the auspices of Princess Rym Ali.  ...
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Today, we mark the 35th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a landmark achievement that has driven profound change in the protection of children worldwide. The EU reaffirms its commitment to upholding every child’s rights, enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, within Europe and globally, ensuring they have a voice in the present we are living and in the fu...
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Good morning, Happy to see you again. Well, today it is Defence. Yesterday, it was Foreign Affairs [Council]. Today, we are going to discuss about the situation on the military side of these troubled times. It is my 123rd Council and we are in a moment in which it is 1,000 days since the [Russian] war [of aggression] against Ukraine started. As I said yesterday, maybe we should take i...
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The sentencing to prison terms on 19 November of 45 pro-democracy politicians and activists in the case commonly known as “Hong Kong 47” is another unprecedented blow against fundamental freedoms, democratic participation and pluralism in Hong Kong. The EU remains deeply concerned about the politically motivated prosecution of the defendants who are being punished, in many cases with harsh ...
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