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Today, the European Union and Serbia signed an agreement on operational cooperation in border management with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex). The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, together with the Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior...

The EU today held the first Intergovernmental Conference at ministerial level to open accession negotiations with Ukraine. This follows the decision by the European Council on 14-15 December 2023 to open accession negotiations with Ukraine...

The Commission welcomes the Council's adoption of a 14th package of sanctions against Russia. The new package responds to the needs and findings on the ground, and tackles enforcement issues.

"The crisis in Gaza has reached another breaking point. The delivery of any meaningful humanitarian assistance inside Gaza has become almost impossible and the very fabric of civil society is unravelling. Starving civilians are resorting to desperate measures to access the limited aid that trickles

“Today, a record more than 120 million people are forcibly displaced around the world. On World Refugee Day, we reaffirm the EU's unwavering commitment to be a leading global donor to support refugees worldwide.

The EU and Ukraine decided today to prolong and update their current road transport Agreement. The Agreement aims at helping Ukraine access world markets by facilitating transit through EU countries and further developing its links with the EU market. First signed on 29 June 2022 following Russia's

The European Union and Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau(KfW) have signed a Guarantee Agreement enabling the financing of additional renewable energy generation capacities and further network development.

Liebe Frau Präsidentin Amherd, liebe Viola, Dear President Zelensky, dear Volodymyr, Thank you for organising this important conference. It is testament to the skills of the Swiss diplomacy that you were able to bring together some 100 countries and international organisations at the highest level

President Amherd, President Zelenskyy, dear Volodymyr, Vice-President Harris, Presidents and Prime Ministers, Ministers, Excellencies, We have all come to Switzerland from different places, with different histories. We may not always see the world in the same way.