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Migration is a European challenge that requires a European response. Irregular migration needs to be immediately addressed in a determined manner. We will not allow smugglers to decide who enters the EU. We will continue to effectively and speedily implement all our decisions. We will pursue a comprehensive approach to migration which combines increased external action, mutually beneficial compreh...
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We, the Leaders of the European Union, have gathered in Granada to mark the start of the process to define the Union’s general political directions and priorities for the years to come, setting a strategic course of action to shape our common future for the benefit of all. We reiterate the original promise of the European project to ensure peace, stability and prosperity for our citizens, guided ...
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The European Union expresses strong concern about Russia’s reported plans to establish a permanent naval base of its Black Sea Fleet in Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia. The military presence of Russia in Georgia’s breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia is illegal, it violates Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the principles of international law and internation...
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On 14 September, I received a letter from the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom informing me about an issue concerning the implementation of Iran’s commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA). The Foreign Ministers stated that Iran has been in non-compliance since 2019 and considered that this has not been resolved through the JCPoA’s Dispute Resol...
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    Member States are discussing now. You know that for the time being, we have not agreed on any concrete actions against Azerbaijan, but they will continue doing that depending on the evolution of the events.  Q. You will have a meeting with [President of Serbia, Aleksandar] Vucic and President [of Kosovo, Vjosa] Osmani. You said “you hope” you will have a meeting, does th...
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Your Majesty, President Radev, Chancellor Scholz, Ministers, Mr. Campinos, Ladies and Gentlemen, Hello to Munich, and hello to The Hague! Allow me to join the warm birthday congratulations from Brussels. The signature of the European Patent Convention 50 years ago represented a breakthrough in European integration. And today, the legal protection of innovation is a key pillar of E...
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Dear friends and colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank our host, Prime Minister Sánchez, dear Pedro, for convening us here, at this EPC Summit. Behind the European Political Community is an idea. The idea that the European community can and must shape its own future. We are bound by a common geography and by common history. And this fact has shaped our shared values and rules. F...
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The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, will travel to Oman on 8-11 October to co-chair the 27th EU-GCC Joint Council. The Joint Council will be an opportunity to reaffirm the EU’s strong commitment to a strategic partnership with the Gulf and for partners to exchange on a wide range of issues, notably energy,...
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Buenos días, buenos días a todos, Señor ministro [de Asuntos Exteriores de España, José Manuel Albares Bueno], Señor [Alto] Comisionado [de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, Volker Türk], Como decimos en Bruselas, “tout protocole observé” para no dejarme a nadie sin citar. Tengo el problema de saber que en qué idioma me dirijo a ustedes. Si tengo que optar por la mayoría del aud...
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The European Commission has formally launched today an anti-subsidy investigation into the imports of battery electric vehicles (BEV) from China. The investigation will first determine whether BEV value chains in China benefit from illegal subsidisation and whether this subsidisation causes or threatens to cause economic injury to EU BEV producers. Should both prove true, the investigation w...
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