EU report flags continued erosion of Hong Kong freedoms under security laws
The EU Commission and High Representative report continued erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy and fundamental freedoms, citing prosecutions of Jimmy…
EEAS says Hong Kong Alliance verdict deepens erosion of freedoms and civil society
According to an EEAS spokesperson, the conviction of the Hong Kong Alliance and former leaders Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung…
U.S. Treasury disrupts Iran’s global transnational missile and UAV procurement networks
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) targeted 32 individuals and entities based…
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Russia and Belarus: EU imposes sweeping sanctions on energy, banking and crypto
The EU Council adopted a 19th sweeping sanctions package against Russia and Belarus, adding individuals and expanding economic restrictions on…
EU reports: Eroding autonomy and freedom in Hong Kong, emphasis on national security in Macao
The European Commission and the EU High Representative have adopted their annual reports to the European Parliament and the Council…
Hong Kong: EEAS Statement on extraterritorial arrest warrants
The European Union strongly condemns the extraterritorial arrest warrants issued by the Hong Kong National Security Police on 25 July…
U.S. Treasury targets covert Iranian procurement network for unmanned aerial vehicles
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting six entities based in Hong Kong…
China – Hong Kong SAR: IMF 2024 Article IV Mission concluding statement
Hong Kong SAR’s economy is on a path of gradual but uneven recovery after a protracted period of shocks. With…
MEPs criticize human rights breaches in Hong Kong, Iran, and Cambodia
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on human rights issues in Hong Kong, Iran and Cambodia.
Anti-mafia operation: Four arrests and nine companies seized in Italy, Brazil, and Hong Kong
Investigations into the criminal organisation uncovered an elaborate scheme that was laundering money from Italy to Brazil, through several companies.…
Hong Kong: EEAS statement on the conviction of former chief editors at Stand News
EEAS reacts on the Hong Kong District Court sentences concerning Chung Pui-kuen and Lam Shiu-tung, two former chief editors of…
Hong Kong: EU report shows deterioration of fundamental freedoms
The European Commission and the High Representative have today adopted the 26th annual report to the European Parliament and the…
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…
Hong Kong: EU HR on the adoption of new national security legislation
The ‘Safeguarding National Security Bill’ could exacerbate the erosion of fundamental freedoms and political pluralism in Hong Kong brought about,…
EU Statement at the WTO Trade Policy Review of Hong Kong, China
"Hong Kong, China, has stated that these political developments do not undermine the principle of ‘One Country, Two Systems’, which…
Hong Kong and China formally accept Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
Adopted by consensus at the WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) held in Geneva on 12-17 June 2022, the Agreement on Fisheries…
Hong Kong: Annual EU report illustrates further decline of fundamental freedoms
2022 marked the 25th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong to China and the second anniversary of the imposition…
Hong Kong: EEAS Spokesperson on the changes to the District Council electoral system
The electoral overhaul of the District Council reduces drastically the number of directly elected members to less than one-fifth. This…
Hong Kong: EU Spokesperson on civil and political rights
Brussels, 28 July 2022 The EU welcomes the release of the Committee’s concluding remarks on...
Hong Kong: EU report sees a continued deterioration of fundamental freedoms
Brussels, 20 May 2022 The European Commission and the High Representative today reported on political...
EU DCC: Hong Kong updates list of recognised vaccination records
The Hong Kong SAR Government announced today (May 16) that it will accept the vaccination...
Hong Kong – China: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2022 Article IV Consultation Discussions
January 20, 2022 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the...
Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Sudan: MEPs call for sanctions against human rights breaches in
Strasbourg, 20 January 2022 MEPs call for diplomatic and political boycott of the Beijing 2022...