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Ukraine: EU supports de-mining of liberated areas with additional €25 million programme

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In the margins of the EU-Ukraine Summit taking place in Kyiv on Friday, High Representative/Vice-President (HR/VP) Josep Borrell announced an additional €25 million support to Ukraine’s de-mining of the liberated territories temporarily occupied by Russian armed forces. “A large spread of mines and other explosive ordnances is being found in territories liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces. We w...
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EEAS: Beyond disinformation – High-profile event on EU responses to foreign interference

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The European External Action Service (EEAS) under the patronage of High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell is bringing together top political representatives and experts from around the globe to discuss the threats of foreign information manipulation and interference and ways how to tackle them. The high-profile conference on Tuesday 7 February in Brussels will be opened by a keyno...
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Russia: Statement by the High Representative Josep Borrell on the second anniversary of Alexei Navalny’s sentencing

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Today marks two years since the politically motivated sentencing of the Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny by a domestic court in Russia. The sentencing follows his arbitrary arrest and imprisonment upon returning to Russia from life-saving medical treatment in Berlin after an assassination attempt in August 2020 in Russia with a military chemical nerve agent banned under the Chemical...
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Oceana New report: EU must accelerate transition to a low-carbon, resilient fishing sector

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Solutions identified for reducing fleet emissions would help achieve climate targets Press Club Brussels Europe 1st February – As the European Commission prepares to publish a strategy to accelerate the energy transition in the EU fisheries sector, a new report published today by Oceana looks into solutions to reduce fuel use to support this transition. The report find...
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Statement by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy

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Thank you very much Mr President, dear Volodymyr, It is good to be back. Let me mirror what you just said about our meeting. Indeed, this is my fourth time, my fourth visit. And this time, I did not come alone. I brought along the College of Commissioners, my team of Commissioners. By having the College of Commissioners and the Ukrainian government basically gathered around the same workb...
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Ukraine: College of Commissioners travels to Kyiv

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Today 2 February, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is travelling to Kyiv, Ukraine, for a College-to-Government meeting with the Government of Ukraine, together with 15 other members of the College of Commissioners. Accompanying the President for this visit are: Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President for a Europe Fit for the Digit...
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Conference Towards a Union-wide constituency: Strenghtening the European political system

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On the 1st February, MEP Domenec Ruiz Devesa hosted a conference at the Press Club Brussels Europe about the new European electyoral law. The panel alongside ex MEP Andrew Duff (Honorary ¨President of UEF EUrope), MEP EPP and Former Commissioner Danuta Hübner and ex MEP Jo Leinen (Honorary President of UEF Europe) discussed different strategies to achieve an agreement with theEuropean Council in o...
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Kazakhstan – EU: Joint statement by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi and the HR/VP Josep Borrell on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations

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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and the European Union. Over the past three decades, we have been able to build a strong partnership based on mutual respect and trust. From the signing of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement in 1995 to the entry into force of our Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) in 20...
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EU and Singapore launch Digital Partnership

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Today, the EU and Singapore are strengthening their cooperation as strategic partners. Following the announcement of a new Digital Partnership between the EU and Singapore by President von der Leyen and Prime Minister Lee at the EU-ASEAN summit in December 2022, Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton and Singapore Minister of Industry and Trade S Iswaran signed a Digital Partner...
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A conversation with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and EEAS Secretary General Stefano Sannino

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On the 31st January the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy and the Asutralian Embassy to the European Union hosted at the Press Club a conversation with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and EEAS Secretary General Stefano Sannino International politics have taken a competitive turn in recent years. The international rules-based order is be...
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