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The Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, will visit Kosovo on 25 May, where he will meet with Kosovo government officials, including President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu and Prime Minister Albin Kurti as well as opposition leaders and civil society representatives.
The Commission has today made a fourth payment of €1.5 billion under the Macro-financial Assistance (MFA)+ package for Ukraine, worth up to €18 billion. With this instrument, the EU seeks to help Ukraine cover its immediate funding needs, with stable, predictable and sizeable financial support
Quotes from President von der Leyen at the second session of the G7 Summit, on Ukraine. We all want an end to this war. The Ukrainians most of all want peace – but a just peace of course. Peace negotiations that equate the aggressor and the victim must be rejected.
Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians themselves. But a just peace that does not reward the aggressor, who invaded in the middle of the night. A just peace that punishes those who have committed crimes of war. A just peace that respects Ukraine‘s legitimate rights, their sovereignty and
As we mark the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this year’s theme for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) – “Together Always: United in Diversity” - is a timely reminder that all human beings, regardless of who they are
Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, will be in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, today, on 17 May.
The, European Union (EU), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and emerging-market asset manager ILX Management are partnering to boost private-sector finance in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, the Western Balkans, Türkiye, the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean and Central Asia
Three EU-Ukraine consortia, selected to participate in the Commission's Creative Europe programme following a special call for Ukraine, have now started implementing their projects to support Ukrainian artists and cultural organisations in Ukraine and in the countries participating in
Today, the Commission signed high-level agreements with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. The agreements adapt the trans-European transport network (TEN-T), the EU's network of railway lines, roads, ports and inland waterways connecting EU towns and cities
Today, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, are hosting a high-level ministerial conference on the implementation of the Regional Roadmap for comprehensive Small Arms and Light Weapons control in the Western Balkans
Today, the European Union and Montenegro have signed an upgraded agreement on operational cooperation in border management with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex). The agreement was signed by Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, and Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer
As you come into Aachen and look around at the ancient landmarks and monuments, you can almost feel the weight of European history around you in all of its senses. Its violence and its beauty.
Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Oliver Várhelyi, will be in Sofia on Tuesday 16 May to participate in the “EU meets the Balkans Forum” which will gather EU leaders, foreign ministers, policymakers, NGO representatives, and youth to discuss the European integration of the
President Zelenskyy, dear Volodymyr, Thank you for welcoming me once more in Kyiv. I am glad that today I could be at your side at your side for this important meeting on accountability for the crime of aggression in Ukraine. There is no peace without justice.
Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean and Moldova's Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Lilia Dabija, signed in the presence of Moldova's Prime Minister, Dorin Recean, an agreement in Chisinau, associating Moldova to the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme.
Dear President Zelenskyy, dear Volodymyr, It is an honour and it is a privilege to be here on the 9 May. The 9 May is a day to celebrate peace and unity in Europe, to remember the lessons of our history and to commit to leave a better future for the next generations.
The European Union is launching the third phase of the Roma Integration programme in partnership with the Council of Europe. It will contribute to the socio-economic integration of the Roma population in the Western Balkans and Türkiye.
EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is travelling to Malta on 3 May 2023 to discuss cooperation with the Southern Neighbourhood, the implementation of the EU’s Economic and Investment Plans, the external dimension of energy and migration and other topical cooperation issues within the Mediterranean Basi
The Commission has today paid a €40 million loan in financial support to the Republic of Moldova, as part of the ongoing Macro-Financial Assistance operation to the country worth €150 million in total. This completes the disbursement of the second instalment of €50 million, from which €10 million in
38 telecommunication operators from the EU and the Western Balkans have agreed to make data roaming between the Western Balkans and the EU more affordable for citizens and businesses in both regions, in a process supported by the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and the European Commission.