Good evening. We have this Southern Ministerial coming up. It is a historic event, because we have here Israel as well as Palestine. We have also Syria - for the first time in 11 years - around the table. Of course, we are discussing Mediterranean and what more can we do, the issues that are common: security, like maritime security, but also economic cooperation. And then, over the dinner, w...
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Today in Brussels, European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to reaffirm and advance the growing partnership between the European Union and Armenia. President Costa and President von der Leyen welcomed Armenia's ambitious reform agenda and expressed their support for Armenia’s sovereignty, terri...
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Dear Mr President, It is a great pleasure to welcome you here in the Berlaymont in Brussels. This is our first meeting and hopefully the first of many, because Europe and Indonesia have a lot in common. We are both vibrant and diverse democracies. As a matter of fact, Indonesia's national motto is Unity in Diversity, and ours is United in Diversity. We share common values and ambitions. For...
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In response to a formal invitation by the Government of Guyana, the High Representative / Vice President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas hasapproved the deployment of an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) to observe the General and Regional Elections scheduled for 1 September 2025. The High Representative has appointed Mr Robert BIEDROŃ, Member of the European Parliament, as Chief Obs...
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We are gathering with heavy hearts to remember the victims of the Srebrenica genocide. A tragedy that shattered families, communities, and humanity. We honour the memory of those brutally killed and those still missing. We honour those whose absence leaves an unfillable void. We stand in solidarity with the loved ones left behind. We offer you our deepest solidarity. Your grief is shared by all...
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EGEC forecasts resurgence in deployment of geothermal energy solutions across Europe Brussels, 10 July 2025 - The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) expects to see a significant upturn in business activity linked to geothermal energy projects throughout Europe, starting in 2025. This forec...
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Thank you for organizing this conference and for placing Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction at the heart of the international agenda. I would like to focus on four pillars that must shape Ukraine’s path forward: peace, defence, reconstruction, and accession to the European Union. First, peace. Dear Volodymyr, let me commend your leadership in calling for an unconditional ceasefire and mob...
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Following the Israeli Cabinet’s resolutions and the constructive dialogue between the EU and Israel, significant steps have been agreed by Israel to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. These measures are or will be implemented in the coming days, with the common understanding that aid at scale must be delivered directly to the population and that measures will continue to be t...
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The BD Comic Strip Festival returns from 26 to 28 September in Brussels at Tour & Taxis’ Gare Maritime. The poster for this new edition has been designed by Alix Garin, the award-winning Belgian writer and illustrator of the graphic novel Impénétrable. The novel is on the shortlist of two categories for this year’s Atomium Comic Strip Prize: the Citizen Comic Prize and the new Graphic and Desi...
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From 10 to 11 July, High Representative/Vice-President (HR/VP) Kaja Kallas will be in Kuala Lumpur for a bilateral visit to Malaysia and to participate in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting. On Friday 11 July, the HR/VP will represent the EU at the 32nd ARF Ministerial Meeting, chaired this year by Malaysia, alongside ASEAN Member States’ Foreign Ministers and ASEAN dialogue par...
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