The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union/Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Takeshi Iwaya held the second EU-Japan Strategic Dialogue on 4 April in Brussels. During the Dialogue, High Representative Kallas and Foreign Minister Iwaya discussed EU-Japan bilateral relations, with […]
The European Union and Central Asia establish a Strategic Partnership during groundbreaking summit
Last April 4, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, along with António Costa, the President of the European Council, met the five Presidents of the Central Asian republics for the first ever EU-Central Asia Summit. During the Summit, which was hosted in the historical city of Samarkand, in Uzbekistan, the Leaders decided to establish a Strategic Partnership […]
The Commission and the High Representative present a strategic and forward-looking report on the state of play of EU-Türkiye relations
The European Commission and the High Representative adopted a Joint Communication on the state of play of EU-Türkiye political, economic and trade relations, following up to the task set out by the European Council of 29-30 June 2023. The Joint Communication builds on and updates the Joint Communication submitted by the Commission and the High Representative to […]
A strategic compass for Europe
On 15 November, EU foreign affairs and defence ministers sitting in a joint session exchanged views on the first draft of the EU Strategic Compass, which is due to provide clear political-strategic guidance on the EU approach to security and defence in the next 5 to 10 years, and step up the EU’s role as global […]