The European Commission has welcomed a Joint Statement by EU and Ukrainian financial institutions to provide access to affordable, accessible and transparent remittance services to Ukraine. Nowadays, remittances from Ukrainians in the EU are a vital way of providing means of subsistence to their families and relatives at home. In the face of the growing […]
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G7 leaders‘ statement
We, the Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), strongly condemn the sham referenda that Russia attempts to use to create a phony pretext for changing the status of Ukrainian sovereign territory, which is subject to an ongoing Russian aggression. These actions clearly breach the United Nations Charter and international law and go diametrically against […]
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Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the right to peaceful protest in Iran
Over the last week, following Mahsa Amini’s abuse by the morality police and her death in custody, women and men across Iran have exercised their fundamental right to assemble and protest. A growing number of reports indicate that, despite repeated calls for restraint, the response of the Iranian security and police forces to demonstrations has […]
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EU and South Partner countries discuss the curricula on cross-Mediterranean judicial cooperation
EuroMed Justice, the Belgian Judicial Training Institute and the Romanian National Institute of Magistracy have co-hosted a round table on the development of the curricula on international judicial cooperation in criminal matters in South Partner Countries (SPC) and European Union Member States. The event, organised under the EuroMed Justice Programme Technical Assistance Facility, took place […]
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EU EOM recommends more scrutiny of election financing and gender parity representation
The European Union Election Observation Mission publishes its final report on the 2022 Colombian general elections, with 24 recommendations for future polls. “Colombia has inaugurated political alternation in a transparent and well-organized process. The country has demonstrated a solid electoral system and a deep-rooted democratic culture that helped it to overcome some technical problems during […]
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UNGA 77: EU Delegation to defend rules-based order
A high-level delegation of the European Union will attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly next week in New York. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell, and Commissioners Janez Lenarčič and Jutta Urpilainen will host and participate in events and meetings with leaders from around the world, and have a number of […]
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Team Europe’s commitment to peacebuilding and the protection of the Amazon forest in Guaviare
Following the signing of the Peace Agreement, the European Union, together with 21 of its Member States, the United Kingdom and Chile, created the European Fund for Peace in response to the Colombian government’s requests to accompany the implementation of the Agreement in the areas most affected by the armed conflict. Thus, in 2018, the project […]
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Hungary can no longer be considered a full democracy by the European Parliament
Parliament condemns the “deliberate and systematic efforts of the Hungarian government” to undermine European values and demands results in the Article 7 process. The lack of decisive EU action has contributed to the emergence of a “hybrid regime of electoral autocracy”, i.e. a constitutional system in which elections occur, but respect for democratic norms and […]
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Commission joins forces with local and regional government associations to boost sustainable development
The European Commission has signed framework partnership agreements with five global associations of local authorities: the Association Internationale des Maires Francophones (AIMF), the Commonwealth Local Governments Forum (CLGF), Platforma/Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), and the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA). Supported by €50 million from the NDICI-Global Europe instrument, the agreements support […]
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