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 […]
EU and Singapore step up cooperation as strategic partners and launch Digital Partnership
The EU and Singapore are strengthening their cooperation as strategic partners. Following the announcement of a new Digital Partnership between the EU and Singapore by President von der Leyen and Prime Minister Lee at the EU-ASEAN summit in December 2022, Commissioner for the Internal Market Thierry Breton and Singapore Minister of Industry and Trade S Iswaran signed a Digital Partnership […]
EU-Israel Association Council, 3 October 2022
Main results The 12th meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council took place in Brussels on 3 October, ten years after the 11th meeting. The EU delegation was led by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, and the delegation of the State of Israel by Elazar Stern, Minister of Intelligence of Israel. The […]
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 […]
EU-China: A stable global economy is a shared responsibility
Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis and Vice-Premier Liu He chaired today the 9th EU-China High-Level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED). Commissioner Mairead McGuinness also participated in the exchanges, in particular on financial services. The HED focused on global economic challenges, disruptions of supply chains caused by COVID-19 and the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including on food, energy and […]
Genocide Network meeting held at Eurojust
Prosecutors discuss combining of charges to get higher sentences for terrorists Suspects of terrorist activities can receive higher sentences if charges of terrorism are combined with acts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide or other offences. To prosecute for all acts committed and achieve an accumulation of charges at national level, better cooperation and […]
The EU increases humanitarian aid in Zimbabwe
The European Union is stepping up its support to the people of Zimbabwe with an additional €53 million in the fields of health and resilience building. Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, said: “This new package of €53 million is another testimony of EU’s unwavering support to the people of Zimbabwe. In a difficult […]
European Commission intensifies its support to Sri La for the prevention and fight against terrorism
The European Commission, through its Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace, has allocated €8.5 million to support Sri Lankan efforts to prevent violent extremism, build community resilience, and promote peace and tolerance. The European Commission, through its Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace, has allocated €8.5 million to support Sri Lankan efforts to prevent violent […]
rescEU assets mobilised to help Greece fight devastating forest fires
Following an application for aid submitted by Greece on 13 August 2019, EU rescue assets have been mobilised to deal with forest fires in several areas of Greece. As an immediate response, the European Union has already helped mobilize 3 forest fighter planes from the U.S. Rescue Reserve in Italy and Spain to be quickly […]