Author: Web Master

27.03.2023 Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission HR/VP Blog – 2022 was marked by the return of high intensity war to the European continent with the invasion of Ukraine launched by Vladimir Putin. This war and its global consequences dominates logically the yearbook that I have just pub...
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From today – and until 17 April 2023 – the public is invited to vote for creative Brussels initiatives that have helped the capital to stand out nationally and internationally. There are 73 candidates and it is now possible to vote on www.awards.brussels. Read the press release   
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The 3rd edition of Digital Spring has come to a close. The Brussels festival of digital technologies attracted nearly 5000 visitors. They flocked to RESET on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 March to attend conferences, demonstrations, augmented reality experiences, artistic immersions, but also educational and interactive workshops where visitors could create their own video game. On Friday evening, the...
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Today the people of Belarus mark Freedom Day, a day to commemorate Belarus’ declaration of independence in 1918. We mark it is as International Day of Solidarity with Belarus. This year it takes on a particular significance in the context of Lukashenko illegitimate regime’s increasing domestic repressions, and continued actions to undermine Belarus independence and sovereignty by subduing it t...
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On 23 and 24 March, the European Union and the United States of America conducted a joint naval exercise, as decided at the last round of the EU-U.S. High-Level Consultations on the Indo-Pacific on 2 December 2022. The joint naval exercise took place in the framework of the EU and U.S. patrolling and exercising high seas freedom of navigation. The exercise involved USS PAUL HAMILTON, as well as...
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The Euro Summit, meeting in inclusive format, adopted a statement on 24 March 2023 Statement of the Euro Summit, 24 March 2023 Visit the website
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As part of the EU’s efforts to strengthen relations with Latin America and the Caribbean, and to prepare for the EU-CELAC Summit to be held in Brussels in July this year, High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell will be in the Dominican Republic from 24-27 March. On March 24 and 25 HR/VP Borrell will participate in the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit in Santo Domingo, seizing this occa...
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With sculpture that is anything but classical, inspired painting from Sweden, fashion photography and immersive art at the cutting edge of digital technology... it's hard to know where to look this spring! Once again this year, Brussels surprises us with the diversity of its artistic scene and its many different views on the world. Read the press release 
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The EU expresses solidarity with the historical, educational, charitable and human rights society Memorial following the police raids and criminal cases unjustly made against its representatives earlier this week. Memorial’s work in Russia has been invaluable in defence of human rights and against attempts to manipulate the historical memory of political repression in Russia in the 20th cen...
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The European Council held an exchange of views with United Nations Secretary-General Guterres. * * * I. UKRAINE The European Council reiterates its resolute condemnation of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, which constitutes a manifest violation of the UN Charter, and recalls the European Union’s unwavering support for Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrit...
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