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The European Union strongly condemns the attack against the Swedish Embassy in Iraq and calls for the protection of diplomatic premises in Baghdad, in line with the Vienna Convention. We look forward to the swift adoption of the necessary security measures by the Iraqi authorities to prevent further incidents and to hold the perpetrators of this attack accountable, as announced by the Iraqi...
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We welcome the news of the Presidential pardon granted on 19 July to human rights researcher Patrick George Zaki and human rights lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer. The European Union and its Member States have been closely engaged in both cases since Mr Zaki and Mr El-Baqer were detained. Their pardon is therefore a positive development for EU-Egypt relations. The EU will continue to work with Egypt to ...
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Today we are going to discuss - as always – about [Russia’s aggression] against Ukraine. We will have Minister [for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro] Kuleba. But at this moment, and for the third night, Russia bombs and destroys all of the port infrastructure in Odesa [and other coastal cities] and the storages of grain – more than 60,000 tons of grain has been burned. So not only do t...
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The Stabilisation and Association Council (SA Council) between the European Union (EU) and Bosnia and Herzegovina held its fifth meeting on 19 July 2023 in Brussels. The meeting was chaired by Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, represented the European Commission. The Delegatio...
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During their first two years, the EU Missions in Horizon Europe have supported the Commission's work on the European Green Deal, making Europe fit for the Digital Age, and Europe's Beating Cancer Plan. Since their inception, EU Missions have demonstrated their potential to accelerate change. Supported primarily by Horizon Europe funding, they have also connected and supported EU policies and...
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Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Chair: Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy 18.00 Beginning of the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Council At the end of the meeting (+/- 19.00) press conference in live streaming. Arrangements for the press conference The press conference will take pl...
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The Socialists and Democrats regret the decision taken by the European Parliament’s committee on budgets allowing the acquisition by the EP of a new building in Strasbourg. According to them, the newly built Osmose building is not fit for purpose. The Socialists and Democrats are convinced the Osmose building undoubtedly has hidden costs, which were not properly presented by the French authorities...
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At the EU-CELAC summit in Brussels on 17-18 July 2023, the EU and CELAC leaders adopted a declaration. Declaration of the EU-CELAC Summit 2023 EU-CELAC roadmap 2023 to 2025 Visit the website
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Today, the EU and Uruguay have decided to step up their cooperation in pursuing the clean energy transition. At the EU-CELAC Summit in Brussels, Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson and Uruguay's Minister for Foreign Affairs Francisco Bustillo Bonasso signed a Memorandum of Understanding on renewable energy, energy efficiency and renewable hydrogen, in the presence of European Commission Pre...
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The [EU-CELAC] Summit is going well.  Yesterday, we launched the [EU-LAC] Digital Alliance. We signed agreements with three Latin American countries [Ecuador, Honduras, El Salvador]. I am coming back from the ‘Progressive leaders’ meeting called by Pedro Sánchez, as President of the International Socialist [and Prime Minister of Spain]. There are a lot of bilaterals, a lot of side events. Ye...
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