We call on Israel to halt the E1 settlement project. The publication of the deadline for offers in the tender launched for all 3,401 housing units under this plan, as well as the advancement of the "Sovereignty Road" construction that would establish access to the E1 area constitute a serious provocation. The EU is also concerned about the Atarot and the Nahalat Shimon settlement plans in East Jer...
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The Eurogroup will update ministers on the state of play on the changeover to the euro in Bulgaria. Ministers will exchange views on the policy priorities based on the Commission’s draft euro area recommendation for 2026. They will also be briefed on the most recent G7 meetings and discuss the candidacies for the post of European Central Bank Vice-President.  
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We welcome the announcement of the launch of Phase Two of the United States 20-point plan to end the Gaza conflict, endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2803, and in particular the nomination of a Palestinian National Committee for the Administration of Gaza with the support of the Palestinian Authority. The EU stands ready to continue to support peace in Gaza, through its humanitarian, s...
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Brussels, 15 January 2026 Brussels will put on a dazzling display for the Bright Brussels Festival from 12 to 15 February. The historic city centre will be transformed by a new route featuring over twenty artistic installations. To celebrate its tenth anniversary, the festival will also boast a delicious culinary programme. Here’s a glimpse of what awaits at the Bright Brussels Festival. Rea...
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The President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will travel to India to represent the EU in the 16th EU-India Summit, scheduled to take place on 27 January. The two Presidents will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi for a summit aimed at building on the EU-India strategic partnership and further strengt...
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In response to an invitation by the Colombian authorities, an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) will be deployed to observe the 2026 legislative and presidential elections in Colombia. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas has appointed Esteban González Pons, Vice-president of the European Parliament, as Chief Observer. Esteban González ...
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We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, are gravely concerned by the developments surrounding the ongoing protests in Iran. We strongly oppose the intensification of the Iranian authorities’ brutal repression of the Iranian people, who have been bravely voicing legi...
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The President of the European Council, António Costa, together with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will attend the EU-Mercosur signature ceremony in Asunción, Paraguay on 17 January 2026. Ahead of the ceremony, on 16 January, President Costa and President von der Leyen will visit Rio de Janeiro to meet President Lula of Brazil. EU-Mercosur signature After 25 year...
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The press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting will take place on Thursday, 15 January at 14.00. The briefing will be "off the record" and will be given by Tuomas Saarenheimo, President of the Eurogroup Working Group. The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the Europa bui...
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By CPJ Staff on January 12, 2026 The Committee to Protect Journalists has called on Rwanda to release all journalists imprisoned for their work and to investigate allegations that prison officials have mistreated and tortured journalists, in a report to the United Nations Human Rights Council ahead of Rwanda’s Fourth Cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on January 21. During the review, U.N...
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