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 […]
From hypersonic aircraft to the world’s largest radio telescope: innovative European-Australian projects
Although separated by 14,000 kilometres, the two continents work closely together on dozens of projects aimed at providing solutions to major real-world challenges. The EU’s Horizon 2020 programme has invested approximately €5.9 million in European-Australian research and innovation. Europe and Australia may be – geographically speaking – the antipodes of the other side, but they […]
Strengthening the partnership between the European Union and Southeast Asia
Federica Mogherini represented the European Union at the annual ASEAN Regional Forum and EU-ASEAN ministerial looking back on five years of increased cooperation between Europe and Asia and setting in motion the future direction. Federica Mogherini, in her opening remarks, spoke about moving forward with the EU-ASEAN Strategic Partnership, enhanced connectivity between Europe and Asia, […]
EU support for economic and political studies in the European Neighbourhood Policy
This call (EuropeAid/164699/DH/ACT/Multi), which aims to support economic and political studies on the European Neighbourhood Policy in order to design stronger and more coherent policies, is managed by the International Cooperation and Development area of the European Commission. Relations between the EU and the 16 neighbouring countries (To the south: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, […]
EUREKA: Research, development and innovation projects Turkey – Spain
This project to develop research, development and innovation projects between Spanish and Turkish partners is part of the EUREKA Programme. TÜBİTAK from Turkey and the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, EPE (CDTI) from Spain are announcing this call for proposals for joint R&D projects, focusing on the development of innovative products and applications […]
Security Union: Commission receives mandate to start negotiating international rules for obtaining electronic evidence
EU Member States agreed to give two mandates to the Commission to engage in international negotiations to improve cross-border access to electronic evidence in criminal investigations.The Council agreed to provide the Commission with negotiating mandates for negotiations with the United States and for the Second Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe “Budapest” Convention on […]
EU-IOM: Priorities for future cooperation on migration
Senior officials from the European Union (EU) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are meeting in Brussels this week to advance the strategic partnership between the two organisations on key aspects of European and global migration. Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, said: “Migration is a global phenomenon that requires a […]
Commission pledges €100 million to help Mozambique recover from cyclones Idai and Kenneth
The EU has pledged €100 million to help Mozambique recover from the devastating effects of cyclones Idai and Kenneth, which hit the country in March and April this year. Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, said: “The European Union is founded on solidarity: solidarity between its Member States and solidarity with its partner […]
New ACP-EU Partnership: assessment of the progress made and move to the next stage
Following the recent consultations at regional level with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, Chief Negotiators Commissioner Mimica and Togolese Minister Robert Dussey met in Brussels recently to discuss the outline for the future ACP-EU agreement. Next steps While talks on the specific regional partnerships progress, the EU and ACP negotiating teams will continue their […]