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The Sixth Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) gathered Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Euro-Mediterranean region on 29 November 2021 in Barcelona under the Co-Presidency of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the European Union to take stock of progress achieved and to guide

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, chaired today the third EU-Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial Meeting in Barcelona

On Monday 29 November, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President Josep Borrell will co-chair the 6th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) together with Jordan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ayman Safadi.

The EU public sector expertise is in higher demand than ever before. This was the key message from the TAIEX & Twinning Institution Building Days on 16-18 November 2021...

Adina Vălean, Commissioner for Transport, visits Chisinau on 25-26 November, meeting with representatives of the national authorities to discuss strengthened cooperation in the area of transport, in anticipation of the Eastern Partnership Summit on 15 December.

I am just concluding a two-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina. I came here as a friend of the country and all its people. I came because I care. I want to see Bosnia and Herzegovina succeed and prosper...

Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, the European Commission and the High Representative/Vice President, Josep Borrell, issued the following statement...

Madam Chair, Honourable Minister, Honourable Members, The Commission has been closely following the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is a concern.

Good afternoon! I am happy to be in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a two-day visit, and first of all I would like to extend my congratulations to all for the Statehood Day tomorrow...

As at any European Council in recent months, our first point of discussion was COVID. And yes, the pandemic is not yet over. Many Member States are facing a further wave, because of the Delta variant...

Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, will be travelling to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 24 and 25 November to pursue political dialogue with the country's leaders as part of the EU's efforts to de-escalate the situation and help relaunch the European agenda

Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, will participate on 22 November in Vienna at the International conference on Belarus, hosted by the Austrian Government and attended by the representatives of the Belarusian opposition...

Ahead of World Children's Day on 20 November, the European Commission and the High Representative made the following statement: “Today, the world is home to the largest generation of young people in history.

Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, will be tonight and tomorrow (19 November) in Ankara, Turkey.

Today, Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission; Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement and Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General, signed a Joint Declaration

On Monday evening, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, on a proposal from the European Commission, have reached an informal political agreement on the EU budget for 2022, the second under the 2021-2027 EU multiannual financial framework...

Responding immediately to an appeal, the European Commission has allocated €200,000 in humanitarian funding to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The funding is part of the EU's overall contribution to the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund, managed by the IFRC.

Today, the Commission adopted four decisions certifying that COVID-19 certificates issued by Georgia, Moldova, New Zealand and Serbia are equivalent to the EU Digital COVID Certificate.

Today, Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, is in Baghdad, Iraq. Today's visit is the third stop in a tour of partner countries key to putting a stop to the instrumentalisation of migrants by the Belarusian...