Good morning everybody, It is great to be back in the UK. Today we are going to discuss very important topics, including the EU-UK relations and of course what is happening in Ukraine and how we can really proceed with the ceasefire and also peace in the end. Right now, we have seen what Putin has said, but what they have done, overnight – again, over 100 drone attacks on Ukraine. In order...
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The Eurogroup in the banking union format will hear updates from the Chairs of the Single Supervisory Mechanism and the Single Resolution Board. Ministers will also exchange views on the health of the euro area financial system in light of recent geopolitical challenges. In regular format, they will review preparations for the June annual meeting of the ESM Board of Governors. In inclusive format,...
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We sincerely congratulate His Holiness Leo XIV on his election as Pope and head of the Catholic Church. Millions of Europeans draw daily inspiration from the Church’s enduring commitment to peace, human dignity, and mutual understanding among nations. We are confident that Pope Leo XIV will use his voice on the global stage to promote these shared values and encourage unity in the pursuit of...
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It is great to be here in Warsaw again and this Gymnich format meeting where we had very frank, very open discussions on very many issues that are topical today. Of course, first Ukraine. There is extensive diplomacy going on. But it is clear that Russia shows no signs of wanting peace. What we have to do is put more pressure on Russia so that also Russia would want peace because we know that U...
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It is a great honour to be here, at the European University Institute on this historic day. This day of peace. Eighty years after the end of the worst conflict the world has ever seen. It is particularly symbolic that we are here in Florence, a city that embodies the European peace project as part of its identity. An identity that visionary Mayor Giorgio La Pira well understood, when in the ‘50...
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In light of recent drone attacks on Port Sudan reportedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the European Union expresses its profound concern over the escalation of hostilities in Sudan. These attacks, which targeted critical infrastructure including civilian facilities, mark a significant and troubling expansion of the conflict into previously unaffected regions, where thousands o...
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Media opportunities 08.45 Arrival of Chancellor Friedrich Merz Welcome and handshake by President António Costa (Europa Buiding forum - photo/TV opportunity) 08.50 Bilateral meeting +/-  9.45 Joint press conference (Europa Building press room - photo/TV opportunity) Media access to the Europa building For security reasons, only journalists holding a valid one-year badge for EU summits ...
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The EU strongly condemns the violent attacks and ensuing clashes which have resulted in a significant number of casualties in Southern Syria over the last days. The EU calls for an end to violence across the country, unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid, and the respect of international humanitarian law and human rights law in all circumstances. We also call for a swift, transparent and impa...
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Cela fait aujourd'hui 80 ans que les armes se sont tues à travers l'Europe, mettant fin à une guerre qui a meurtri notre continent, coûté la vie à des dizaines de millions de personnes et laissé des nations entières en ruines. Aux anciens combattants parmi nous: vous êtes les témoins vivants à la fois des horreurs de la guerre et de la résilience de l'esprit humain. Nous vous rendons hommage à ...
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