Ukraine: Statement by the EEAS Spokesperson on the Russian land ownership decree affecting Crimea
The Russian presidential decree adding most of Crimea and Sevastopol to the list of border...
EU Commission seeks input on a new anti-coercion instrument to strengthen Europe’s autonomy
The European Commission launched a 12-week public consultation to seek input from businesses, organisations and...
President Charles Michel invites members of the European Council to their video conference of 25 and 26 March 2021
Given recent developments with regard to the epidemiological situation in Member States, we will hold...
After Chinese sanctions: MEPs continue to firmly condemn human rights abuses in China
Statement by leading MEPs following the decision by Chinese authorities to sanction the Subcommittee on...
EP Think Tank Briefing – The New START Treaty between the US and Russia: The last surviving pillar of nuclear arms control
The US and Russia both have formidable arsenals of potentially destructive nuclear weapons. Although a...
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EP Think tank: At a Glance – A new EU-Africa Strategy – A partnership for sustainable and inclusive development
The European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) have converging interests in a number...
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...
Renew Europe strongly condemns China’s sanctions on EU entities and individuals
The Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament strongly condemns China’s decision to impose sanctions...
Main results of the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 22 March 2021
Two weeks after EU sanctions were adopted in connection to the Navalny case, the Council...
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...
EU Council sets up the European Peace Facility
As of today the EU is equipped with a new financial instrument that will cover...
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 imposes further sanctions over serious violations of human rights around the world
The EU Council today decided to impose restrictive measures on eleven individuals and four entities responsible for serious...
Communication on the EU Council position on the adoption of the European Defence Fund Regulation
The European Union (EU)’s geopolitical context has changed dramatically in the last decade. The situation,...
EU Commission and Committee of the Regions launch partnership to integrate migrants
The EU Commission and the Committee of the Regions are launching today a new partnership...
European Commission welcomes the endorsement of the new €79.5 billion NDICI-Global Europe instrument to support EU’s external action
The European Commission welcomes the endorsement by the European Parliament and the Council this week...
Blog post by Ylva Johansson: : Fighting migrant smugglers – Have your say!
I want your help to fight migrant smugglers – organised criminals, exploiting dreams of a...
EU Commission launches public consultation on new EU actions against migrant smugglers
Today the Commission is launching a public consultation on new actions to be taken at EU level...
ETIAS: EU Council Presidency and EU Parliament provisionally agree on rules for databases
The Council presidency and European Parliament representatives today reached a provisional agreement on the rules...
EU FPI Service: Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism – Stories from around the globe
Over the last decade, the European Union has invested heavily in combating violent extremism and...
EP Think Tank Briefing – The Quad: An emerging multilateral security framework of democracies in the Indo-Pacific region
The Indo-Pacific region houses the largest share of global GDP, the world’s busiest trade routes,...
EP Think Tank Briefing – The Biden challenge in foreign policy [What Think Tanks are thinking]
Nearly two months ago, on 20 January, Joseph Biden was sworn in as the 46th...
Border management: EU Commission welcomes political agreement towards making European Travel Information and Authorisation System operational
The Commission welcomes today’s political agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission...
EU migration policy: MEPs call for better protection against human rights violations
In a report adopted on Wednesday, the Foreign Affairs Committee criticises the EU and some...
Security Union: EU Commission launches public consultation to evaluate the work of the EU Agency for law enforcement training
Today the Commission is launching a public consultation on the European Union Agency for law enforcement training (CEPOL). National,...
Europol: Gang smuggling migrants via the Balkan route busted in Germany
On 17 March, Europol supported the German Federal Police, Criminal Investigation Unit Halle (Bundespolizeiinspektion Kriminalitätsbekämpfung...
EU Communication on the adoption of a Regulation to address the dissemination of terrorist content online
The objective of the proposal from the Commission Terrorist attacks on EU soil have demonstrated...
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Brexit Withdrawal Agreement: EU Commission sends formal notice to the United Kingdom for breach of its obligations under the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland
The European Commission has sent today a letter of formal notice to the United Kingdom...
EU Customs Union: First phase of new EU import control system (ICS2) comes into operation today
The European Commission is today launching its new import control system (ICS2), a major reinforcement...
EU Police cooperation: Ireland joins the Schengen Information System
Ireland is today joining the EU’s Schengen Information System, the largest and most widely used information...