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THE AFRICAN DIASPORA AGROFOOD FORUM RETURNS TO THE CAPITAL OF EUROPE @TOUR&TAXISBrussels (20 September 2023) – The 7th Edition of the African Diaspora Agrofood Forum (ADAF2023) returns Brussels at Tour & Taxis from 20 – 22 October 2023’, featuring ‘Entrepreneurship through Transformative Sustainable Development’.  The Food Bridge, organisers of the annual forum, will host a ...
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High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell hosted an informal meeting with Western Balkans leaders on Tuesday in New York, in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). This year, all six presidents from the region attended. These informal meetings take place regularly in the context of the enhanced cooperatio...
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The European Union has agreed to release €140 million of basic needs and livelihoods assistance in the fields of education, health, agriculture and women's economic empowerment in Afghanistan. The decision to release funds, previously frozen since December 2022 in response to the Taliban's decision to ban women from working in NGOs, comes after six months of monitoring and assessment of the ...
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High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell met today with Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian in the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York. The High Representative raised the most urgent issues affecting EU-Iran bilateral relations and the recent developments on the JCPOA, in his role as the Coordinator of the JCPOA Joint Commission. The High Representative conveyed the...
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The meeting of the European Council on 26 and 27 October 2023 will take place in the Europa building in Brussels. Address: Rue de la Loi 155/Wetstraat 155, 1040-Brussels. Registration Media representatives wishing to cover the meeting in person are required to register in advance, following this link: The deadline to register is Friday 6 October 2023 at 14:00 CET Under certain conditio...
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The 2022 report on the EU's trade defence activities, adopted today, shows that the European Commission has continued to be active and assertive in defending EU producers against unfair trade practices in 2022 by robustly applying the legislation and ensuring that measures are effective. The Commission has also acted to make sure that third countries correctly apply trade defence rules, with...
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Remarks by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis: Let me begin by referring to the principle of the free movement: all EU nationals have the right to travel, work and live in another EU country. These are some of the EU's great benefits for people in their daily lives. They are some of the keys to our economic prosperity and the strength of our single market. They date from the earli...
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The press briefing ahead of the G20 summit will take place on Wednesday 6 September 2023 at 15.00. This briefing will be "off the record". The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either in person at the Europa building press room or remotely. To attend the event remotely, please use this link to register a...
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Buenos días, Estamos en España y debiera hablar en español, pero el mensaje está dirigido a toda la Unión Europea. Por lo tanto, permítanme que utilice a trozos el inglés, aunque quiero decirles la gran satisfacción que tengo y que tienen todos mis colegas ministros de desarrollo – estoy seguro – de poder celebrar esta reunión aquí, en la bella ciudad de Cádiz. El objetivo fundamental de est...
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Thank you, dear President Ruto, for hosting this African Summit and for your leadership on climate action ever since you took office. In this regard, I welcome Kenya's ‘Climate Change Act 2023' that was launched during this Summit and that puts strong emphasis on carbon markets. We fully support you on this important topic. Presidents and Prime Ministers, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear ...
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