Press Releases

One hundred and eleven journalists, including seven women, have been killed in 2025, according to the International Federation of Journalists’ (IFJ) annual report on journalists and media professionals killed in 2025. Launched ahead of Human Rights Day (10 December), the report’s findings highlight another highly lethal year for journalists and media workers - with 46% of the deaths occurrin...
Read More

UN Report: Investing in planetary health would deliver higher GDP, fewer deaths, less poverty Environmental degradation claiming millions of lives, costing trillions annually Business-as-usual will lead to even bigger impacts, threatening national prosperity Global Environment Outlook points to annual gains of at least US$20 trillion from transforming five key systems   Nairo...
Read More

On International Human Rights Day, Foreign Affairs emphasises its ongoing commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights. Human rights remain a core priority of Belgian foreign policy. This message comes at a symbolic moment: Belgium's mandate in the UN Human Rights Council has just come to an end. This year also marks the 80th anniversary of the entry into force of the UN Charter –...
Read More

Dear Micheál, it’s a pleasure to be here in Dublin, as part of my round of visits to European capitals It is so valuable to talk to European leaders face to face and to listen to their priorities for the months to come. And for the upcoming European Council meeting. It is particularly important for me to be here today as we look ahead to Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union...
Read More

Dear colleagues, I would like to invite you to our December European Council. We will hold crucial discussions, with a priority focus on two issues: Ukraine and security on our continent; and the European Union’s multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034. I look forward to seeing you already the day before, on Wednesday 17 December, for the EU - Western Balkans Summit, starting at 18h00....
Read More

Nairobi, 08 December 2025 – The seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) kicked off today in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, bringing together Ministers of Environment, intergovernmental organizations, multilateral environmental agreements, UN system entities, civil society, young people, and the private sector from across the globe to advance solutions for a resilient planet through m...
Read More

One year ago, the fall of the Assad regime marked the end of decades of a brutal dictatorship, responsible for the death, disappearance and displacement of hundreds of thousands of people and for the destruction of large parts of the country, with disastrous consequences on the overall fabric of the Syrian society. Its fall gave the Syrian people a historical opportunity to engage in a political, ...
Read More

The recent exchange of fire between Cambodia and Thailand is an escalation in hostilities. The EU calls on both countries to exercise maximum restraint and return to the Joint Declaration signed on 26 October, and the confidence-building measures set out therein. The EU stands ready to support measures agreed by both sides aimed at de-escalation, including humanitarian de-mining.
Read More

On Saturday, 6 December, High Representative/Vice-President (HR/VP) Kaja Kallas will be in Doha, Qatar, where she will attend the Doha Forum. She will participate in the opening panel entitled: “Mediation in a Time of Fragmentation” alongside the Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, the Foreign Minister of Türkiye, Hakan Fidan, and the Foreign Minister o...
Read More

The European Union welcomes the signing of the Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity, including the Regional Economic Integration Framework, by President of Rwanda Paul Kagame and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Félix Tshisekedi in Washington on 4 December 2025. The EU commends the efforts of the United States. The renewed commitment of the DRC and Rwanda to pursue...
Read More