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On 16 November 2023, the European Commission decided to appoint Gert Jan Koopman, a Dutch national, as new Director-General of DG NEAR as of 16 January 2023.

Close partnerships and cooperation across borders is key to rooting out cross-border crime. This key message was echoed over the two-day programme at the 22nd TAIEX International Forum for Prosecutors on Fighting Cross-Border Organised Crime in Budva, Montenegro, on 8-9 November 2022.

At COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, today, the EU and Egypt have taken a further step to boost their long-term cooperation on the clean energy transition by establishing a strategic partnership on renewable hydrogen and preparing the ground for a just energy transition in Egypt.

President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo, President of the United States of America Joseph R. Biden Jr., and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, issued the following statement on the side event on the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII)

Ahead of the G20 Summit in Bali, the Commission is stepping up support to help those most affected by the devastating effects of rising food insecurity globally. A new humanitarian aid package of €210 million will be provided in 15 countries to meet their growing needs.

Je viens de réitérer au Président Saïed le soutien de l’Union européenne au peuple tunisien. 

The European Union, the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the French Development Agency (AFD) joined Southern Mediterranean countries and partners in boosting access to climate finance at local government level.

Mrs Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission and President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, issued the following statement on the margin of their participation in the round table

Today at the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) announced the creation of the Blue Mediterranean Partnership

Today, President Ursula von der Leyen, and High Representative Josep Borrell participated in the Western Balkans Summit in the context of the Berlin Process.

Russia's energy blackmail and manipulation of the markets is not sparing the Western Balkans.

Today, the Commission adopted a new programme worth €115 million to support the ecological, inclusive and innovative development of Morocco's agricultural and forestry sectors. The programme “Terre Verte” aims to contribute to the national strategies of Morocco “Green Generation”

The Commission adopted a recommendation to the Council to authorise the opening of negotiations of upgraded European Border and Coast Guard Agency's (Frontex) status agreements between the EU and Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, as well as with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The seventh edition of the European Migration Forum takes place this week on 20 and 21 October. The Forum is a platform for discussion on migration, organised jointly by the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee.

Speech delivered by Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Oliver Várhelyi

The EU-Morocco Green Partnership was signed on the occasion on Executive Vice-President Timmermans’ visit to the Kingdom of Morocco on 18-19 October 2022

The European Union (EU) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are boosting their support for underserved micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Eastern Partnership and Southern neighbourhood countries.

Today, at the margins of the 2022 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) held in Washington from 10 to 14 October, the European Union signed an agreement with the World Bank to provide a €9 million initial EU funding contribution...

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to our College read-out. As you have probably seen, I just returned from the European Parliament where I have presented to the members of the house this year's Enlargement Package which we have adopted this morning.