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It has been a year since the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement by the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. The courageous commitment to peace demonstrated by all parties at the time should remain unabated. Continued support by the African Union for the Pretoria agreement is needed. In April 2023, the EU agreed on a gradual normalisation of E...
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Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on 2 November, and in the year that marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, High Representative Josep Borrell and Vice-President Věra Jourová issued the following statement: “In these difficult times, marred by wars, conflict and terrorist acts, we recall and praise the essential r...
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High Representative/Vice-President (HR/VP) Josep Borrell had a series of high-level contacts in light of the situation in Israel and Palestine on 30 and 31 October. HR/VP Borrell discussed the ongoing escalation with key partners in the region, including the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud; of Jordan, Ayman Safadi, and of Egypt, Sameh Shukry, and the Secreta...
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Thank you very much Mr President, dear Aleksandar, for hosting me again here in Belgrade. We had a very good conversation. Basically, the first message is: Enlargement is at the top of the agenda of the European Union. It is a time of global turbulences, so we must strengthen the unity and the security of our continent. And enlargement is the way to do it. We want Serbia to join our Union...
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The EU welcomes the constitution of Montenegro’s new parliament and the formation of its new government, which we look forward to swiftly demonstrate its capacity and commitment to deliver on EU accession related reforms in shortest possible timeframe. We also expect Montenegro’s unbroken record of full alignment with EU foreign and security policy to be maintained. We encourage all Montene...
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Thank you very much Mr President, dear Jakov, It is a pleasure to be here. Thank you very much for the excellent talks we had. Enlargement is at the top of the agenda of this Commission. This is one more reason why I am very happy to be here today. Especially because I know how committed the people of Montenegro are to join the European Union – it is a very pro-European country. We are...
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Thursday, 2 November 2023, 1:00pm EAT/ 11:00am CET/ 6:00am EST Ahead of the UN Climate Conference (COP28) taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) will launch the eighth edition of its Adaptation Gap Report during a virtual press conference on 2 November at 1:00pm EAT/ 11:00am CET/ 6:00am EST. The UNEP Adaptation Gap Report series provides an annual, s...
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First of all, let me say that we strongly condemn the violent attacks of 24 September. My deepest condolences to the family and the friends of the police officer. Such an attack is totally inacceptable, it clashes with EU values. And the perpetrators must be brought to justice. Dear Madam President, dear Vjosa, It is good to be here again. And thank you very much for welcoming me here ...
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The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, together with the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be travelling to Canada for the EU-Canada Summit 23-24 November. Leaders will underscore EU-Canada's shared commitment to democratic values, multilateralism and the international rule-based order as the bedrock of our relationship. They will reconfirm EU-Canada lon...
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Nairobi, 30 October 2023 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced the 2023 Champions of the Earth, honouring a city mayor, a non-profit foundation, a social enterprise, a government initiative and a research council for their innovative solutions and transformative action to tackle plastic pollution. Since its inception in 2005, the annual Champions of the Earth award h...
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