In response to an invitation by the Superior Court of Electoral Justice (TSJE), the European Union has decided to deploy an EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to the general elections in Paraguay, scheduled for 30 April 2023. Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has appointed Mr Gabriel […]
Ecuador and the European Union strengthen cooperation on security and the fight against organized crime
Ecuador and the European Union strengthen security cooperation, focusing on the fight against organized crime, drug trafficking and law enforcement. During her visit to Ecuador, EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson and Belgian Minister of Interior, Institutional Reforms and Democratic Renewal Annelies Verlinden held an important meeting with President Guillermo Lasso, Foreign Minister Juan […]
EU deploys more than 250 emergency responders to Chile
Following a request for assistance from Chile, France, Portugal and Spain are deploying more than 250 firefighters, coordination experts, and medical personnel to the most affected areas via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Numerous wildfires are burning across central and southern Chile due to record high temperatures. The European civil protection response includes: A team […]
EU and India form Trade and Technology Council
The last Monday, February 6th, he EU and India have strengthened their relationship as strategic partners by setting up a new Trade and Technology Council (TTC). The new TTC will deepen strategic engagement on trade and technology between both partners. This follows the announcement by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of […]
European Youth Together
The European Youth Together action targets youth organisations at grass-root level which want to establish partnerships across borders, i.e. which aim at adding a European dimension to their activities and at linking these activities to EU youth policies, most notably the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027. The European Youth Together action consists of two parts (two sub-actions). The first sub-action targets […]
New Copernicus cooperation arrangement between the European Commission and Japan
Director-General for Defence Industry and Space, Timo Pesonen, has signed on behalf of the European Commission, a Copernicus Cooperation Arrangement with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan. The Arrangement was signed in the margin of the EU-Japan Space Dialogue taking place in Brussels this week. The aim of this new Arrangement […]
Mexico: Cooperation on illicit arms trafficking in small arms and light weapons
Mexico´s Vice-Minister Carmen Moreno, on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Marcelo Ebrard, and the Deputy Secretary-General for Economic and Global Affairs of the European External Action Service, Helena König, on behalf of the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Joseph Borrell, endorsed the joint press […]
EU and Chile strengthen a comprehensive political and trade partnership
The European Union and Chile have concluded negotiations on the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement at a meeting between the Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis and the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell, with the Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonia Urrejola. This landmark agreement is of key geopolitical importance: with the new Advanced Framework Agreement, the […]
EU addresses local plastics challenges through pilot scheme in Colombia
Colombia is ranked among the top 20 most polluting rivers in the world, due to the high levels of plastic material in the Amazon and Magdalena rivers. The latter is affected by its proximity to major cities such as Bogotá and Medellín, and its highly interconnected water basin. This is why the European Union, in […]