Myanmar: Joint Statement on the escalating conflict
Since the February 2021 coup d’état, the number of people in humanitarian need has risen from 1 million to 18.6…
UN Human Rights Council 55: UK Statement on Myanmar
As you have made clear, the Myanmar military continues to commit atrocities, including village burnings, mass killings and airstrikes against…
Myanmar military-linked enterprises and infantry divisions sanctioned 3 years on from the military coup
Since the coup the UK has sanctioned 25 individuals and 33 entities under the Myanmar Sanctions Regime, targeting the military’s…
Myanmar: EU HR on the 3rd anniversary of the military coup
Three years ago, on 1 February 2021, the military in Myanmar overthrew by force a democratically elected Government. The military's…
Finland: Austerity measures in development cooperation are specified
In the coming years, the exclusive ODA budget item will vary between EUR 600 and EUR 630 million per year.…
EU Council expands Myanmar sanctions list in eighth round of sanctions
The listings include a Union Minister, two other members of the State Administrative Council (SAC), and a commander responsible for airstrikes targeting civilians in particular in…
War crimes intensifying: Myanmar human rights investigators
Delegations including the European Union, Finland, Canada and Costa Rica condemned the violence, while numerous other countries urged the military…
Myanmar: France on partial pardon announcement granted to political prisoners (August 1, 2023)
The ongoing detention of nearly 20,000 political prisoners does not allow the will of the Myanmar people to be sincerely,…
Myanmar/Burma: EU imposes seventh round of sanctions against six individuals and one entity
Today, the Council imposed a seventh round of restrictive measures in view of the situation in Myanmar/Burma against six individuals…
Myanmar: EU HR on the dissolution of democratic political parties
Brussels, 29 March 2023 On 28 March, the military-appointed Union Election Commission of Myanmar decided...
Myanmar: Hundreds of political prisoners released, but thousands remain in jail
New York, 6 January 2023 Hundreds of political prisoners in Myanmar were granted amnesty this...
Burma/Myanmar: France condemns new prison sentence imposed on Aung San Suu Kyi
Paris, 2 January 2023 France condemns in the strongest possible terms the new seven-year prison...
Myanmar: EEAS spokesperson on the final sentencing of Myanmar’s president and state counsellor
Brussels, 30 December 2022 This Friday, a military-controlled court in Myanmar delivered its final verdicts against...
Josep Borrell: The EU and ASEAN – stronger together
Brussels, 16 December 2022 This week we had the first-ever EU-ASEAN Summit in Brussels, to...
Myanmar/Burma: EU imposes fifth round of restrictive measures
Brussels, 8 November 2022 In view of the continuing escalation of violence and grave human...
How to protect school children from military attacks?
Brussels, 9 September 2022 EU Commission Statement on the International Day to Protect Education from...
EU High Representative/Vice-President Borrell and Commissioners Lenarčič Urpilainen on the 5th Anniversary of the Rohingya crisis
Brussels, 24 August 2022 High Representative/Vice-President, Josep Borrell, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič,...
Burma/Myanmar – France condemns new prison sentence imposed on State Counsellor
Paris, 17 August 2022 France condemns the new prison sentence passed yesterday on State Counsellor...
Myanmar/Burma: EU restrictions on 22 individuals and 4 entities imposed
21 February 2022 The Council today adopted a fourth round of sanctions in view of...
Statement by EU High Representative Borrell on Myanmar/Burma
31 January 2022 One year ago, on 1 February 2021, the military authorities in Myanmar...
Myanmar/Burma: EU condemns jail sentences for Aung San Suu Kyi and Myo Aung
Brussels, 6 December 2021 Myanmar/Burma: Declaration by the High Representative Josep Borrell on behalf of...
Myanmar/Burma: Third round of EU sanctions over the military coup and repression
The EU updates sanctions targeting individuals and military-controlled entities in Myanmar The Council today imposed...
Main results of the Foreign Affairs Council on 10 May 2021
Western Balkans The Council held a strategic discussion on the Western Balkans, and the elements...
EEAS publishes Communiqué of the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers’ Meeting
Source: EEAS London, 05/05/2021 – 20:36 Joint Statements Preamble We, the Foreign and Development Ministers...
Answer by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis to a written question: Suspension of the Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme with Myanmar given the human rights situation in the country and the state of the EU rice sector
E-000696/2021 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis on behalf of the European Commission (21.4.2021) On...
EEAS petition response on Burma: EU must sanction military companies, not just military leaders
Dear Petitioner, We would like to thank for your letter of 18 March, expressing concern...
The battle for democracy in Myanmar – Blog post by Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
The world is horrified by the bloody military coup in Myanmar, with reports of more...
Asien-Pazifik-Ausschuss der deutschen Wirtschaft zur Entwicklung in Myanmar
Die deutsch-myanmarischen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen haben sich seit der demokratischen Öffnung des Landes 2011 enorm positiv entwickelt:...
S&Ds welcome sanctions against military leaders of the coup in Myanmar and demand release of all political prisoners
As demanded by the S&D Group and the European Parliament, the European Council has today...
Remarks by EU High Representative Josep Borrell at the press conference
Check against delivery! Good afternoon, Today, it is 5 years from the tragic events that took...
Myanmar/Burma: EU sanctions 11 people over the recent military coup and the ensuing repression
The EU Council today imposed restrictive measures on eleven individuals responsible for the military coup...
EU-Außenminister bringen Sanktionen gegen Russland und Myanmar auf den Weg
Die EU-Außenministerinnen und -minister haben sich bei ihrer Tagung gestern (Montag) auf Sanktionen gegen Russland...