Press Releases

On 25 April, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President (HR/VP) of the European Commission Kaja Kallas will be in Baku, Azerbaijan. The High Representative will meet with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The High Representative will also hold a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov. Press remarks will be delivered af...
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From 23 to 24 April, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President (HR/VP) of the European Commission Kaja Kallas will travel to the Republic of Moldova. Upon arrival to Chisinau, Moldova, on 23 April, High Representative Kallas will meet with representatives from civil society organisations. On 24 April, the HR/VP will meet with the Deputy Prime Minister, Min...
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Dear Prime Minister Mustafa, it is a real pleasure to have this first ever High-Level Political Dialogue and I hope that there are many more such meetings to come. Of course, we all wish that this was taking place under different circumstances. Let me again express our solidarity with the Palestinian people at the appalling loss of life and destruction in Gaza. We condemned the total blockade o...
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The fourth meeting of the Accession Conference with Albania at ministerial level was held today in Luxembourg. The meeting served to open negotiations with Albania on Cluster 2 ‘Internal market’. VIEW MEETING PAGE
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Thank you, it is good to see you here in Luxembourg. It is my first time in this building, so it is interesting and different. We had many important topics that we discussed today. First, of course, Ukraine. It is clear that all Member States want peace. And, remember, we had 27 [EU] countries who supported the ceasefire. Also, Ukraine agreed to unconditional ceasefire already a month ago. Y...
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Good morning, There is real traffic today, everybody wants to talk to you is which is great. We are gathered here in Luxembourg for the Foreign Affairs Council, and we have many, many topics on the agenda. And then afterwards we also have the High-Level Political Dialogue with Palestine. First, of course, we start with Ukraine. We see the deadliest attacks in this war, civilians are being ki...
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The European Union condemns the public executions of four men in Nimroz, Badghis and Farah province, in Afghanistan. The European Union, as a matter of principle, strongly opposes the death penalty at all times and in all circumstances. It is a cruel and inhumane punishment, which fails to act as a deterrent to crime and represents an unacceptable denial of the fundamental right to life and hum...
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Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change From 17.00 Arrivals and doorsteps 18.00 Roundtable Beginning of the Fourth Accession Conference with Albania At the end of the meeting (+/- 19.15) press conference in live streaming. Arrangements for the press conference The press conference will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able...
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The Eurogroup prepared for the upcoming Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group by discussing exchange rate and inflation trends. In inclusive format, ministers reviewed global economic prospects, fiscal developments, and euro area policy coordination, with input from the Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, Ms Au...
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Good morning. Good to be back here today. Today we are discussing again what more can we do to help Ukraine. And, on the European side, last year we supported Ukraine with [€]20 billion. This year already Member States have committed over [€]23 billion. We are definitely doing more than last year, but we need to do [even] more. We see the pledges coming every day. We also see that there are ...
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