The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands Israel to bring to an end “without delay its unlawful presence” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The EEAS acknowledges the great significance of this vote. Germany explains its abstention.
In their meeting on Friday 9 February, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence taking place on 15 February.
The Government proposes to the Norwegian Parliament to order a further ten launch units and four fire control centers of the air defense system NASAMS from Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace (KDA). This is done in addition to repurchasing the equipment that has already been donated to Ukraine. The investment is NOK 3.45 billion.
The European Union takes note of the completion of the polling in the general elections, which took place on 8 February in Pakistan, following several months of postponement and uncertainty, and in a context of a tense security environment. The participation by the Pakistani people to exercise their right to vote, despite systemic barriers still faced by women and persons belonging to minorities, demonstrates their commitment to democracy and the
Unofficial international money remittances involve a very high risk of money laundering and terrorist financing. In addition, public authorities responsible for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism and other key actors consider the risk to be high for virtual currency providers, banks and payment service providers. The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of the Interior have partially updated the Nation Risk Assessment of Money Laundering and Terrorist
Following the Serbian elections, which were marred by reports of widespread and systematic fraud, the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament call for an expert mission to assess and address the systemic rule of law issues in Serbia, following the example of the Priebe reports. This is one of the key messages of the European Parliament’s resolution – negotiated under the leadership of the Socialists and Democrats – which
The European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan reconfirmed the strength of their partnership and willingness to further increase their cooperation on political, security, trade and cooperation matters at the 13th Association Committee, held on Tuesday 6 February in Amman. Held in the framework of the EU- Jordan Association Agreement and EU-Jordan Partnership Priorities for 2021-2027 adopted in June 2022, the meeting was co-chaired by Rosamaria Gili, Deputy Managing
The allegations against the 12 UNRWA employees have already been referred to the UN’s Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS). An investigation is underway and an interim report will be submitted in late March 2024. The UN Secretary-General has also appointed an independent Review Group to carry out a broad assessment of UNRWA’s work. The Chr. Michelsens Institute (CMI) in Norway is participating in the review.
And let me say, frankly, that for many years, corruption was the weak spot of Ukraine’s society. It has cost you a major gap in your development for the last 30 years. President [of Ukraine, Volodymyr] Zelenskyy was elected with a mandate to fight corruption. There has been recent progress in law and enforcement and your better position [yourselves] in Transparency International Annual Corruption Perceptions Index – which is the
Yes, Ukraine remains a top priority for the European Union and your European Union membership [remains a priority too].
And thank you for your extensive and comprehensive review of all the issues on which we have to continue engaging, both on our military support, and on the necessary reforms that you have to develop on this European path that touches a lot of issues from transportation, to energy,
On Tuesday, Parliament and Council reached an agreement on reforming the Schengen Borders Code. The reform aims to strengthen free movement within the Schengen area, clarify rules, and reduce the amount of temporarily reinstated border controls inside the zone.
Since the first moments in the aftermath of the earthquakes, the EU provided an immediate emergency response. European rescuers were mobilised on the ground immediately after the vast devastation, delivering life-saving supplies to disaster sites, and our humanitarian partners adapted their response to provide fast emergency assistance. Only a few weeks later, on 20 March, the EU rallied the international community by organising an International Donor’s Conference to raise necessary
We condemn the multiple attacks since October 2023, by Iran-aligned militant groups against the Global Coalition and Iraqi military bases in Syria and Iraq. Despite warnings, those strikes have continued and intensified, with an attack on 26 January killing three American personnel and injuring many more. We fully support the US right to self-defence and their right to respond. Daesh continue to pose a grave threat to those countries and
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Norway and China. The two parties agreed to hold a series of celebration activities, and further intensify high-level exchanges between the two countries.
The two parties agreed to further deepen pragmatic cooperation in various fields, discuss the establishment of a bilateral dialogue on green transition cooperation, and facilitate people-to-people exchanges.
El Salvador’s election last Sunday has been peaceful, orderly and yielded a clear result. The European Union congratulates the Salvadoran people for their commitment to democracy.
The EU looks forward to working on shared priorities with President Nayib Bukele and his administration.
On 2 February 2024, the inaugural UK-EU Counter-Terrorism (CT) Dialogue, as established by the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), took place in Brussels. This Dialogue was a welcome opportunity for the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) to discuss a wide range of counter-terrorism issues, including assessments on the terrorist threat, and strategic approaches for prevention and response in order to protect our citizens.
The reform is based on the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government, and it was launched in autumn 2023. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen appointed an internal working group at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to prepare recommendations. The working group submitted its final report to Minister Valtonen on 1 December 2023. On 26 January 2024, the Foreign Ministry’s management group decided to proceed with the implementation of
Since August 2022, Norway has been providing regular weekly flights to evacuate Ukrainian patients to countries across Europe. A total of 1538 patients have been evacuated, in 100 operations, by the Norwegian Armed Forces Joint Medical Services in close cooperation with the Norwegian health authorities, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and other key actors. The European Commission has described the transport as a cornerstone of the medical evacuation effort. In response to
Crucial commitments were made by our Leaders, including the pledge by the European Union to mobilise €10 billion for connectivity projects in ASEAN through our Global Gateway initiative.
Today, we are translating commitments into actions by reviewing the implementation of these Leaders’ decisions and agreeing on next steps.
We can say that both, we are global leaders, regional leaders – European Union and ASEAN. We are leaders
The listings include the Attorney General of Guatemala, María Consuelo Porras Argueta De Porres and three other officials at the Guatemalan Public Prosecutor’s Office – Secretary General Ángel Arnoldo Pineda Ávila, Head of the Special Prosecution Office Against Impunity José Rafael Curruchiche Cucul and prosecutor Leonor Eugenia Morales Lazo De Sánchez – as well as judge Fredy Raúl Orellana Letona.
Everything has been said. I will not repeat what has been said by my predecessors talking to this assembly, but I want to remark how aware we are that the Indo-Pacific region stands at the crossroad of global affairs and that our cooperation is more important than ever.
We need to work together for our security, many dimensions of security – even economic security, cybersecurity, climate security, security
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