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SAY NO UNiTE TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN "Discrimination and violence against women continues around the world, in all societies and regions. Women are harassed, raped, mutilated, beaten or murdered, even in their own homes. In the EU, one in three...
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Energy ministers of Euro-Mediterranean countries as well as representatives of financial institutions, associations of regulators, transmission system operators and industry, will gather at the Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome on 18 and 19 November for...
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Read moreThe EU votes at UN on the necessity of ending the embargo imposed by the USA against Cuba
EU votes at UN on embargo against Cuba European Union Explanation of Vote at the 69th United Nations General Assembly Plenary on the Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba....
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Reyhane Jabbari Declaration by the EU High Representative following the execution of Ms. Reyhane Jabbari in Iran The European Union is appalled by the execution of Ms Reyhane Jabbari and expresses its most heartfelt condolences to her family, especially...
Read moreAttack against Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai. 31 Killed.
Egyptian military demolishing homes in Northern Sinai to create buffer zone. The #EU condemns today's attack against Egyptian security personnel at a checkpoint in the Sinai, regret the loss of life and express its deepest condolences to the families...
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EUROPE LEADS THE WAY WITH WORLD'S MOST AMBITIOUS 2030 CLIMATE ENERGY POLICY European Union leaders gathering in Brussels yesterday and today agreed on an ambitious framework and targets for the EU's climate and energy policy. They endorsed: a binding...
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Remarks by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton following her meeting with Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia/Foreign Minister Ivica Dačić "Welcome everyone, Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Dačić, my dear friend Ivica, what a pleasure to have you...
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Abolish Death Penalty www.un.org Amid the flurry of events taking place during the opening of the General Assembly’s annual ministerial segment, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has organized a high-level event intended...
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