First of all, I would like to thank Prime Minister Andrej Plenković for his welcome and this opportunity to talk in person about the main priorities for the European Union. This visit to the capitals is very important. First of all, because it is my duty to bring the European institutions closer to the European citizens. It is also very important because we need to engage with the different ...
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On 1-2 September, ministers for European affairs from all 27 EU countries attended an informal ministerial meeting in Copenhagen. The focus was on the candidate countries' efforts to adapt to the Copenhagen criteria, and the incentives that could accelerate their progress towards EU membership. The 27 EU countries also discussed the rule of law in the EU, and how countries could strengthen thei...
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LEVA-EU has launched a Europe-wide open letter addressed to ZIV, CONEBI, and the European Commission, urging all stakeholders in light electric mobility to unite against ZIV’s proposal to change the definition of Electrically Power Assisted Cycles (EPACs). The open letter warns that ZIV’s plan—set out in its 7 April 2025 paper “E-bikes – Active Mobility as Success Factor”—would introduce arbitr...
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The European Union supports the statement of the UN Secretary General of 01 September 2025 and strongly condemns the additional arbitrary detentions of at least 11 UN personnel by the Houthis in Yemen, as well as the seizure of UN property and attempts to enter the UN premises in Sana’a in violation of International Law and the Vienna Conventions, providing for the inviolability of diplomatic prem...
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Let me begin by expressing my sincere thanks to our Slovenian hosts for their generous hospitality and for once again making Bled a place where Europe gathers not only to reflect, but to think strategically, challenge assumptions and shape the future. At this critical moment, as the tectonic plates of global order continue to shift, allow me to speak frankly about three things: (1) the main ...
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Global Tourism Forum Brussels 2025 unveils first wave of heads of state, ministers, and industry leaders Dateline: Brussels & Dubai — 1 September 2025 Venue: Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium (Brussels) Dates: 19–21 October 2025 The World Tourism Forum Institute (WTFI) today announced the first confirmed protocol and speaker roster for the Global Tourism Forum Annual Meeting 2025 (GTF B...
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This statement is supported by 26 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden). On 27 August, Russia launched yet another large-scale attack on Kyiv and many other Ukrainian cities...
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After a summer marked by record heat, droughts and fires in Europe, as the European Union weakens its climate policy under pressure from member states, the civic movement Rise for Climate and its partners invite citizens to come together in song to restore strength and joy to the climate movement. When? This Sunday, September 7, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Where? Place de l’Albertine, next to Br...
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The President of the European Council, António Costa, will visit the EU leaders in their member states in the first three weeks of September. This “Tour des Capitales” will allow President Costa to gather views from the heads of state or government on the situation in the EU and prepare the ground for upcoming European Councils and international summits. “Over the next three weeks, I’ll ...
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Good to be here in Denmark. We have Gymnich meetings coming. Today is the defence ministers, and tomorrow it is going to be the foreign ministers. Of course, the main topic we have is Russia's war against Ukraine. We saw yesterday the huge attacks on Kyiv, also the European Delegation was hit. Fortunately, nobody was hurt physically – but still, these attacks show that Putin is just mocking any ...
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