Today, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas and the Foreign Minister of the Sultanate of Oman H.E Sayyid Bader bin Hamad bin Hamood Al Busaidi signed the Establishment Agreement for the new European Union Delegation to the Sultanate of Oman. The Agreement provides the legal framework for t...
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On 22-24 July, High Representative/Vice-President (HR/VP) Kaja Kallas will travel to Manila, Philippines. On 22 July, the HR/VP will participate in the EU-ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference and the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. On 23 July, the HR/VP will represent the EU at the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial Meeting to exchange views on regional and global security issues. On 24...
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The Israeli government’s recent decision to allocate significant new funding to settlement expansion in the West Bank is a worrying development. This will result in the further entrenchment of settlements in particularly sensitive areas of the West Bank and the increasing fragmentation and isolation of Palestinian communities, leaving them exposed to greater risks of human rights violations. Fu...
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Pays de la bière par excellence, la Belgique accueille le lancement de RECORB, le Réseau européen des communes et régions brassicoles. Une initiative qui met la bière au service des communes et des régions d’Europe — et fait du plat pays le point de départ d’un tourisme brassicole à l’échelle du continent. ▪  La Belgique, pays de la bière, ouvre la voie C’est en Belgique, terre de brasseurs,...
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The ninth meeting of the Accession Conference with Albania was held in Brussels on 14 July 2026, serving to provisionally close chapters 25, 26 and 30.   View meeting page
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Today, the ninth meeting of the Accession Conference with Albania provisionally closed the first negotiating chapters on science and research (25), education and culture (26), and external relations (30). “Following the fulfilment of rule of law benchmarks in May, Albania has started to close its first three negotiating chapters. These chapters are of strategic importance for both the EU an...
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The third meeting of the Accession Conference with Ukraine was held in Brussels on 14 July 2026, serving to open negotiations on cluster 6, external relations.     View meeting page
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Today, the EU and Ukraine took another important step in the accession process by opening negotiations on the so-called 'external relations' cluster (Cluster 6). This is a core thematic grouping within the EU’s accession negotiation framework setting the parameters for how candidate countries align their international, trade and defence policies with the EU. “Just one month since the openin...
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We have just concluded a long meeting of Foreign Ministers. First on Ukraine. We started with breakfast, where together with Ireland, we co-hosted a session on the fate of Ukrainian civilian detainees. Thousands are being held illegally in Russian prisons, including in Russian occupied territories in Ukraine. The evidence of torture, sexual violence, and complete denial of due process is overwh...
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Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Place: Europa building, Brussels Chair: Thomas Byrne, Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence of Ireland From 07.30 Arrivals (live streaming) +/- 07.30 Doorstep by Thomas Byrne (live streaming) +/- 07.45 Doorstep by Deputy Prime of Ukraine Taras Kachka (live streaming) +/- 08.00 Accession Confer...
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