EU Commission submits EU-Ecuador investment facilitation deal to EU Council
The EU’s first Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement with a Latin American country would reduce bureaucratic and regulatory barriers while deepening…
Los Lobos cartel: Europol supports takedown of cocaine trafficking network
Europol supported law enforcement authorities from Belgium, Ecuador, and the Netherlands in dismantling a large-scale international drug trafficking network linked…
EU and Ecuador conclude negotiations for Sustainable Investment Agreement
The EU Commission has concluded negotiations with Ecuador on a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA). This SIFA, the first negotiated…
EU and Ecuador sign agreement to fight organised crime and terrorism
The EU Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador,…
Europol: Major cocaine bust in Ecuador – 36 people arrested, 73 tonnes of drugs seized
A large-scale drug trafficking investigation, supported by Europol, led to the dismantling of an Ecuadorian criminal cell involved in supplying…
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador: EU Foreign Affairs Council endorses trade agreement
The EU Foreign Affairs Council has today adopted a decision to conclude the trade agreement between the European Union and…
Fighting organised crime: Eurojust signs cooperation with Latin American countries
Fighting the increasing threat of criminal activities globally, Eurojust has signed Working Arrangements with the Prosecution Services of Bolivia, Chile,…
Diplomatic rotation: EU HR Borrell nominated new Heads of EU Delegations
Josep Borrell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, nominated 44 Heads of…
Europol: Properties worth €48m frozen after cocaine sweep in Ecuador and Spain
Europol initiated this cooperation with Ecuador, one of the main transit hubs for cocaine shipments to the EU. The common…
France on situation in Ecuador, January 10, 2024
France expresses its solidarity with the Ecuadorian people and its full support for the rule of law in Ecuador. We…
EU HRVP Borrell: Why the events in Ecuador matter for the EU
Last week, Ecuador has been plunged into disarray with the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio one of the leading presidential candidates…
Ecuador: EU HRVP Borrell on the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio
The EU expresses its solidarity with the Ecuadorian government and people, in particular the family of Mr Villavicencio, in this…
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Ecuador: Signature of MoU for stronger bilateral relations with the EU
Today, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Foreign Minister of Ecuador Gustavo Manrique, signed in Brussels, in the presence of the…
EU Commissioner Johansson in Colombia and Ecuador to strengthen the fight against drug trafficking and law enforcement
Brussels, 24 February 2023 Between 26 February and 3 March, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, and...
Visa-Gate: EP rapporteur announces review of draft law on visa exemptions
Strasbourg, 12 December 2022 Erik Marquardt commented on the decision to send a draft law...
MEPs support EU visa freedom for citizens of Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Ecuador
Brussels, 1 December 2022 MEPs approved visa-free travel for up to 90 days for citizens...
Agriculture: EU protects 10 new geographical indications from Latin America
Brussels, 17 November 2022 The new protected terms under the Multiparty Trade Agreement between the EU...
Global Gateway: EU Commissioner Urpilainen visits Panama and Ecuador
Brussels, 14 June 2022 On Tuesday, Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships, embarked on a...
EU teams up with Ecuador, Kenya, and New Zealand on trade and climate
Brussels, 13 June 2022 The European Commission and the Trade Ministers of the European Union,...