EU, Germany express concern over Israel’s new death penalty law
Israel’s parliament passed a bill that will instruct military courts to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of killing Israelis in acts of “terror” – but will not impose…
EU and India Review Strategic Partnership and Global Developments
Good meeting with Dr S Jaishankar today. At the EU-India Summit in January, we concluded our Free Trade Agreement – the mother of all deals – and signed a Security…
EU Leaders Hold Emergency Talks With Middle East Partners Over Iran War
Joint statement by President von der Leyen and President Costa after the video conference with Leaders from Middle East countries on the war in Iran Today, President von der Leyen…
EU and Norway Pledge Closer Cooperation on Arctic Security
In these times of geopolitical uncertainty, it is good to have Norway as part of our European family. I had an excellent exchange with the Norwegian Parliament’s Standing Committee on…
European Commission Sends 447 Generators to Ukraine to Restore Critical Services
Over one million Ukrainians are without electricity, water and heating in freezing temperatures following relentless Russian strikes on energy infrastructure. The European Commission is today deploying 447 emergency generators worth…