The European Commission has updated its list of high-risk jurisdictions presenting strategic deficiencies in their national anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regimes. EU entities covered by the AML framework are required to apply enhanced vigilance in transactions involving these countries. This is important to protect the EU financial system. A number […]
Kaja Kallas launches first EU-India Strategic Dialogue with India’s Foreign Minister Jaishankar
The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union/Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas and the Minister of External Affairs of India Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar held the first EU-India Strategic Dialogue on 10 June in Brussels. During the Dialogue, High Representative Kallas and Minister Jaishankar discussed EU-India bilateral relations, regional […]
Rwanda and the European Union strengthen partnership
Today, President of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen met to discuss how to take the EU-Rwanda partnership forward, including with mutually beneficial investments under the EU Global Gateway strategy. The European Union and its Member States in a Team Europe approach are investing more than €900 […]
EU-China summit, 7 December 2023 – Main results
The 24th EU-China summit took place in Beijing, China. This was the first in-person EU-China summit since 2019. President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, accompanied by High Representative Josep Borrell, represented the EU. They met Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang at […]
Mexico and the European Union hold the 11th High-Level Dialogue on Human Rights in Mexico City
On November 17th, Mexico and the European Union held the 11th High Level Dialogue on Human Rights in Mexico City. The Dialogue addressed an extensive array of human rights issues in Mexico and the European Union, including gender equality and the care agenda, femicides, combating gender-based and domestic violence, migrant rights, xenophobia, enforced disappearances, torture prevention, […]
Commission welcomes G7 leaders’ agreement on Guiding Principles and a Code of Conduct on Artificial Intelligence
The Commission welcomes the agreementon 30th October by G7 leaders on International Guiding Principles on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a voluntary Code of Conduct for AI developers under the Hiroshima AI process. These principles and the voluntary Code of Conduct will complement, at international level, the legally binding rules that the EU co-legislators are currently finalising under the EU AI Act. President of […]
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 […]
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 […]