Yemen: EEAS Spokesperson on Houthis deadly attack against a vessel in the Gulf of Aden
This comes after the recent Houthi attack against the Rubymar vessel, with potentially devastating environmental impact in the Red Sea. …
Saudi Arabia: EEAS Spokesperson on recent executions
The European Union deeply regrets the latest reported executions of 12 individuals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As a…
Tabletop exercise hosted by Europol to disrupt terrorist content online
On 7 March 2024, Europol, in cooperation with the European Commission, organised a tabletop exercise to test the revised EU…
Humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza: EU makes major step forward
The Commission has now contracted €81 million out of the overall humanitarian aid allocation of €125 million and is working on its…
Statement by EU Commission and the EU HR on International Women’s Day
The past four years were marked by several important legislative milestones advancing gender equality. Just one year after the adoption…
The EU Commission launches new migration partnership with Mauritania
Today, the European Union is strengthening the cooperation between EU and Mauritania by launching a migration partnership and dialogue. Commissioner…
Israel/Palestine: EEAS Spokesperson on further settlement expansion
The European Union condemns Wednesday’s approval by the Israeli High Planning Committee of plans for advancing over 3.426 housing units,…
Cross-border transfer of crime proceedings: EU Council and MEPs agree on new EU law
The law puts regulates the conditions under which criminal proceedings initiated in one member state may be transferred to another…
Zelenskyy: Weapons and air defense are needed here to save lives
Of course, the main issue in the talks with the Prime Minister of Greece was our defense, our capabilities in…
Allow more aid into Gaza now, pleads UN health agency chief
Much more lifesaving humanitarian aid must be allowed into Gaza where one in six children is dangerously malnourished in the north of…
Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans: EU Council agrees its negotiating mandate
Member states' EU ambassadors today agreed on the Council's negotiating mandate on the Reform and Growth Facility for the Western…
UK: Preparing defence for the future
We live in a digital age of warfare, where the ability to rapidly exploit new technology, analyse large volumes of…
OSCE Security Dialogue on Women, Peace and Security: UK statement
At the OSCE FSC Security Dialogue, Ambassador Neil Holland speaks about the importance of Women, Peace and Security Agenda in…
EU HRVP: Gaza – Starvation and bloodbath
Additionally, in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, there has been a surge of demolitions, settlement construction, restrictions on movement…
MEPs and Council reach deal on cyber solidarity act and on managed security services
The “Cyber Solidarity Act”, informally agreed upon with the Belgian Presidency of the Council on Wednesday, aims to build a…
Main results of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council on 5 March 2024
The Belgian presidency gave an update on one of its priority issues for its 6-month term: fighting drug trafficking and…
Nuclear Security Review 2024: EU Statement at the IAEA Board of Governors
Vienna, 4 March 2024 Chair, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the...
Ukraine: President Zelenskyy on arrest warrants for the commanders of Russian murderers
Today, the International Criminal Court has taken another step – arrest warrants have been issued for two more representatives of…
UN Security Council: UK statement on South Sudan
We call on the Government of South Sudan to mitigate this risk by demonstrating true political will, and urgently taking…
Sweden simplifies business aid for Ukraine reconstruction
On 29 February, the Government adopted a regulation on special export credit guarantees for Ukraine. This enables exporting businesses to…
Finland to send expert to support Ukraine in preparing for CBRN risks
Ukraine has requested assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism in preparing for threats related to chemical, biological, radiological and…
Ukraine, Iran, Nuclear Energy Summit: IAEA Director General briefs Board of Governors:
Opening the regular, quarterly session of the 35-member Board, Mr Grossi discussed a range of global issues, as well as…
Main resultsof the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council on 4 March 2024
The fight against drug trafficking and organised crime – a priority of the Belgian presidency – was a key issue…
Norway: PM’s informal speech at the dinner at the Kirkenes Conference
High North to me has never been a purely geographical notion. There is not a line in our map saying…
DR Congo: EU HR on the escalation of hostilities in the eastern part of the country
The EU is extremely concerned by the escalation of violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Bulgaria and Romania strengthen cooperation on border and migration management
The Cooperation Frameworks will be implemented with the necessary support by the Commission and the relevant EU Agencies. In particular,…
Sweden concludes agreement with France on fighting organised crime
Sweden and France have for long cooperated closely against organised crime. In addition to joint operations within Europol and Interpol,…
Gaza/Israel: EU HR Borrell calls for investigation of attack on aid supplies transfer
"We request an impartial international investigation on this tragic event allowing for a clear picture of the events and responsibilities.…
FATF identifies jurisdictions with deficiencies in fighting money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) highlighted the potential risks to the international financial system, including growing financial connectivity of…
EU secures results at WTO Ministerial failing to reform global trade rulebook
The European Commission was instrumental in brokering important outcomes at the 13th ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (MC13) that…
Israel/Palestine: Fatal incidents as humanitarian aid was being distributed in Gaza
France expresses its very deep shock over the reports of a very significant number of Palestinian civilian deaths as humanitarian…
France joins OSCE in invoking Moscow Mechanism over Ukraine detentions
On February 29, France and 44 other Participating States belonging to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)…
Ukraine: Switzerland implements the EU’s 13th package of sanctions
The Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), which is responsible for sanctions, decided on 29 February to…
Finland to send wildfire preparedness expert to Czechia
Czechia has requested assistance in preparing for wildfires through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Finland responds to the request by…
Sudan: Joint Statement by EU HR Borrell and Commissioner Lenarčič on the ban on cross-border assistance from Chad
We strongly condemn the recent ban by the Sudanese de facto authorities on the delivery of cross-border humanitarian assistance from…
EU Council and Parliament enhance air passenger security
The new rules will improve the handling of advance passenger information (API) data to perform checks on passengers prior to…
In February, the EU has organised 13 Humanitarian Air Bridges to Yemen to fight health emergency
To respond to life-threatening outbreaks of infectious diseases in Yemen and the subsequent health emergency among the affected population, the…
US: Statement by the EEAS Spokesperson on the latest executions
The EU continues to call for the universal abolition of the death penalty. In this context, the EU welcomes the fact…
Europol: 53 members of a criminal organisation arrested for sports corruption in Spain
Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in an investigation that led to the arrest of 53 suspects in…
Eurojust: Extension of joint investigation team in Ukraine
The seven national authorities participating in the joint investigation team (JIT) on alleged core international crimes committed in Ukraine have…
EU and World Bank launch civil protection capacity facility
The Technical Assistance Financing Facility for Disaster Prevention and Preparedness supports projects, studies and trainings in disaster and climate resilience and promotes…
EU deepening not necessary for Ukraine and Moldova to join EU
For the ECR Group, the abolition of unanimity would be a fall from grace that would destabilise the entire institutional…
Parliament calls on the EU to give Ukraine whatever it needs to defeat Russia
In the text, passed by 451 votes in favour, 46 against with 49 abstentions, MEPs take stock of the two…
MEPs: EU must actively support Russia’s democratic opposition
The European Parliament strongly condemns the murder of Alexei Navalny and gives its full support to Yulia Navalnaya in her…
EU HRVP on G20 ministerial meeting in Rio
Brazil took the Presidency of the G20 last December. It is the next of a series of emerging economy Presidencies,…
Full-scale action: €2bn money laundering network via Lithuanian financial institution
Judicial and law enforcement authorities in Italy, Latvia and Lithuania have taken concerted action against a large-scale money laundering business,…