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The Brussels IX Conference on “Standing with Syria: meeting the needs for a successful transition”, hosted and chaired by the European Union (EU) on 17 March 2025, gathered key regional and international partners together with the Syrian Arab Republic.

The EU deplores the breakdown of the ceasefire in Gaza and the deaths of civilians, including children, in Israeli airstrikes.
The EU calls on Israel to end its military operations and reiterates its call on Hamas to release all the hostages immediately.

Over the past ten years, we have met in Brussels to stand with the people of Syria. Even in the darkest moments of the war, when the Assad regime was dropping chemical weapons on its people, and there seemed to be no possible solution to the conflict, we gathered at the Brussels Conference...

Today, in a pivotal moment for Syria's transition, the European Union hosted the ninth edition of the Brussels Conference “Standing with Syria: meeting the needs for a successful transition.” Amid renewed hope and significant challenges after the fall of the Assad regime...

The Commission co-organised with the Council of Europe the second coordination meeting on combating hatred and racism against Muslims, to be held on 13 and 14 March 2025. The event brings together a wide range of stakeholders from EU Member States, the Council of Europe, Canada, New Zealand...

The European Union will convene its 9th international Conference in support of Syria on 17 March, in Brussels. This year's edition comes at a historic moment, following the fall of the Assad regime, where the Syrian people have the chance to re-take control of their destiny...

The Council today extended the mandate of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) military operation in the Mediterranean - EUNAVFOR MED IRINI - until 31 March 2027.

The European Union is gravely alarmed by the widespread violence in Syria’s coastal region over the last days, which has caused a high number of victims, including many civilians.

The European Union strongly condemns the recent attacks, reportedly by pro-Assad elements, on interim government forces in the coastal areas of Syria and all violence against civilians.

Demain, Dubravka Šuica, commissaire chargée de la Méditerranée et également responsable de la démographie, accueillera son premier dialogue sur la politique de la jeunesse à la représentation de la Commission à Zagreb, en Croatie.

Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Dubravka Šuica will be in Egypt on Sunday, 2 March. This visit takes place in the context of a series of high-level consultations conducted by Commissioner Šuica to shape the New Pact for the Mediterranean.

EU Ambassador Gabriel Munuera, French Ambassador Catherine Corm Kammaoun and Dutch Ambassador Jeanette Seppen visited Mukalla and Aden on 23-26 February.

Mister High Commissioner, We thank you and your Office for your work in upholding human rights and defending international human rights law. We reiterate our support to your mandate and its independence. We support your call to pursue independent investigation...

The Commission welcomes the Council's decision to suspend a number of restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.

The awaited decree-law issued by the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mohammed Abbas, on 11 February 2025 aimed at restructuring the social welfare system and revoking the “prisoners and martyrs' payment” mechanism represents a significant political development.

La commissaire Dubravka Šuica se rend aujourd'hui au Liban pour sa première mission au Moyen-Orient. Cette visite est l'occasion de réaffirmer le soutien résolu de l'UE à la nouvelle dynamique politique au Liban, une occasion pour tous les Libanais de partager le même avenir national dans le cadre

La Délégation de l’Union européenne (DUE) en Algérie a le plaisir d’annoncer la tenue des 15ᵉ Rencontres euro-algériennes des écrivains (REE), le samedi 15 février 2025 à l’Hôtel Legacy Luxury (Alger). Ce rendez-vous littéraire incontournable dans le paysage culturel algérien...

Dans le cadre du projet « Partenariat euro-algérien pour l’investissement durable » lancé par l’Union européenne, la Délégation de l’UE et l’Ambassade de Pologne, qui assure la présidence tournante de l’Union européenne, en partenariat avec l’Agence Algérienne de Promotion de l’Investissement (AAPI)

Aujourd'hui, la commissaire à la Méditerranée, Dubravka Šuica, participe à la conférence ministérielle sur la Syrie à Paris, convoquée par le président français, Emmanuel Macron. La commissaire représentera l'Union européenne au nom de la haute représentante/vice-présidente Kaja Kallas.