Press Releases

Good morning, everybody. Today we have a very packed agenda. First, we start with the global outlook for 2026. We see the international rules-based order under very much strain. We also see transatlantic ties not being the same that they were, and still we have threats, like Russia's war going on in Ukraine. We have instability in the Middle East. There is a lot to discuss. Then, we talk ...
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It is a great honour to be here in Hanoi and thank you, dear President, for your warm welcome. Let me start by congratulating you for a successful 14th National Party Congress earlier this week. The European Union is committed to strengthening and deepening our partnership, building on mutual respect and shared goals. For 35 years, our partnership has grown in depth and ambition. And today, we ...
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In the context of the official visit of the President of the European Council António Costa to Viet Nam, the EU and Viet Nam agreed on a joint statement on upgrading their relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Joint statement EU-Viet Nam      
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On 20 January 2026, the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) issued a report that found Syrian Arab Air Force responsible for a chemical weapons attack in Kafr Zeita, Syrian Arab Republic on 1 October 2016. The report concludes that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a military helicopter released a cylinder which contained chlorine gas, injuring 35 named individua...
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The Holocaust stands as the darkest chapter in human history. Today we honour the memory of the six million Jews, Roma and Sinti, and countless others who were systematically and senselessly murdered by the Nazi regime. They were killed for who they were, because of their ethnicity, nationality, religion or beliefs. Eighty-one years after the end of the Second World War, we are witnessing the h...
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Thank you dear Prime Minister Modi, for welcoming us on this special occasion. We were privileged yesterday to be your Chief Guests for the Republic Day celebrations, such an impressive display of India’s capabilities and diversity. Today is a historic moment. We are opening a new chapter in our relations – on trade, on security, on people to people ties. I am the President of the European C...
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President of the European Council, António Costa, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, met in New Delhi (India) on 27 January 2026 for the 16th summit between the European Union and India. During the summit, the leaders agreed on a joint statement. Joint statement of the EU-India summit 2026     Visit ...
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Today, the 25th meeting of the Accession Conference with Montenegro provisionally closed accession negotiations on chapter 32 (financial control). “I am pleased to see Montenegro closing another negotiating chapter today.With this achievement, a total of 13 chapters have now been provisionally closed, marking significant and tangible progress on the country’s path toward European integratio...
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High Representative/Vice-President (HR/VP), Kaja Kallas, will visit New Delhi, India, from 25 to 27 January. On Sunday, 25 January, HR/VP Kallas will join the President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, for a courtesy call with India’s External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, followed by a bilateral meeting wit...
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On 22 January, the Chief Negotiators of Kosovo and Serbia, together with the EUSR, convened, for the first time in a trilateral format, the Joint Commission on Missing Persons. The establishment of this Commission was agreed by the President of Serbia and the Prime Minister of Kosovo in their Declaration on Missing Persons on 2 May 2023 during a High-Level Meeting facilitated by the HR/VP. The ...
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