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On Monday 24 March, High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas will travel to Israel and Palestine. The High Representative will meet with Isaac Herzog, the President of Israel, Gideon Sa'ar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, and Yair Lapid, Israeli opposition leader. She will also visit Yad Vashem. In Palestine, she will meet with Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authori...
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The EU welcomes the temporary opening of the Margara-Alican border crossing between Armenia and Türkiye. This gesture of goodwill not only helps those in need in Syria but also shows the added value of the bilateral dialogue and builds onto efforts towards the full normalisation of relations between Armenia and Türkiye.
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On Sunday 23 March, High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas will travel to Egypt. During her visit the High Representative will meet with Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs and migration. The meeting will be followed by a press conference starting at 14:30 (UTC+2). The HR/VP will continue her mission with a meeting with the Arab Islamic Ministerial Committee on Palestine. The...
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On Friday 21 March 2025, the President of the European Council, António Costa  and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, together with High Representative Kaja Kallas, had a video conference meeting with the Prime Minister of Iceland Kristrún Frostadóttir, the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre, the President of Türkiy Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the Prime Minister o...
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We have just concluded a productive European summit. We had very useful exchanges with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. And the President of the European Commission presented to the leaders, the White paper on defence. But today we focussed mainly on our economic agenda – because that is the basis of Europe’s prosperity, our citizens’ pro...
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On 20 March 2025, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine, the Middle East, competitiveness, European defence and security, next multiannual financial framework and new own resources, migration, oceans, multilateralism and other items. European Council conclusions, 20 March 2025 European Council, 20 March 2025, Ukraine  
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  20/03/2025 17:59 | CONCLUSIONS | European Council conclusions on the Middle East, oceans and multilateralism   II. MIDDLE EAST 4.    Recalling its previous conclusions, the European Council addressed the situation and latest developments in the Middle East. 5.    The European Council deplores the breakdown of the ceasefire in Gaza, which has ...
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20/03/2025 14:44 | Press release | European Council, 20 March 2025, Ukraine   I. UKRAINE 1. The European Council held an exchange of views with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine. 2. The European Council discussed the latest developments as regards Ukraine. The text set out in document EUCO 11/25 was firmly supported by 26 Heads of State or Government. ...
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The European Union congratulates Zambia on becoming the 92nd State party to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the abolition of the death penalty. We welcome the entry into force of the Protocol on 19 March 2025, concluding the process towards irrevocable abolition of the death penalty for all crimes. Accession to this important treaty co...
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Good morning, Today we have a full day ahead, a lot of topics on the agenda. First, we are going to discuss Ukraine. I am really looking forward to listening from President Zelenskyy, also getting the news and his feeling of the call with President Trump yesterday. I very much welcome the announcement by President Trump that the United States is trying to find additional air defences for Ukr...
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