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We had a very good meeting of the Coalition of the Willing. The Coalition of the Willing has gotten bigger, stronger and very determined. I have basically three key takeaways. The first was the broad discussion we had on how to step up the support for Ukraine in the short term, financially and military wise; Ukraine's military needs have to be fulfilled, but also the financial needs. And here ...
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The European Union and the five Central Asian countries reaffirmed their strong political commitment to strengthening engagement and deepening cooperation during the 20th EU-Central Asia Ministerial meeting, chaired by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, on 27 March in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The Foreign Ministers of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekis...
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. The Biological Weapons Convention is a cornerstone of global security. It was the first multilateral treaty to ban an entire category of weapons of mass destruction, establishing stringent international norms against their development, production, acquisition, transfer, stockpiling and use. The Treaty now has 18...
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On 27 March, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, will chair the 20th EU-Central Asia Ministerial meeting hosted this year by Turkmenistan in Ashgabat, with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. In addition to preparing the first ever EU-Central Asia Summit taking place in Samarkand, Uzb...
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The EU welcomes the meeting between Mozambican President Daniel Chapo and former presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane on 23 March as a positive step towards reconciliation in Mozambique. The EU encourages all political actors in Mozambique to continue to engage in a meaningful dialogue that leads to restoring trust in public institutions and brings about urgent reforms that meet the aspirat...
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First of all, thank you very much for this invitation to celebrate the sixty-eighth anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, in this session of the European Policy Centre. Sixty-eight years ago today, at the Musei Capitolini, six European Leaders, moved by a sense of urgency and courage, set in stone the principles of the most unique experiment in the history of statehood. Countries that were at war ...
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The Commission has adopted, for the first time, a list of 47 Strategic Projects to boost domestic strategic raw material capacities, which will in turn strengthen the European raw materials value chain and diversify sources of supply. The new Strategic Projects mark an important milestone in the implementation of the Critical Raw Material Act (CRMA), which aims to ensure European extraction, p...
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The Commission is launching a new online debate on the Citizens' Engagement Platform, alongside the publication of the 2024 EU Youth Report and the latest Eurobarometer survey on young people's views. The debate builds on the Youth Policy Dialogues that took place during the Commission's first 100 days, bringing the most prominent themes raised by young people into an open, EU-wide discussion....
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On 3 and 4 May, the Brussels-Capital Region will be celebrating its 36th birthday with the annual Iris Festival, a weekend packed with free activities. There are some new features on the programme this year and one of the highlights has to be the Iris Tipik Electro Night with Fatboy Slim. Read the press release  
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