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Ahead of the EU-Western Balkans Summit of 6 December 2022 and the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 8 December, the Commission is presenting an EU Action Plan on the Western Balkans.

Aujourd'hui, le haut représentant/vice-président Josep Borrell et le commissaire chargé de la politique de voisinage et de l'élargissement, Olivér Várhelyi, sont à Barcelone pour participer au 7e Forum régional de l'Union pour la Méditerranée (UpM) et à la 4e réunion ministérielle entre l'Union

Today, in the margins of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Regional Forum and the EU-Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial meeting, the European Commission signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a €40 million EU grant to support high-speed fibre-optic connection

Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, the European Commission and High Representative/Vice President, Josep Borrell issued the following statement

The European Commission’s institution building instruments TAIEX and Twinning are powerful and unique instruments to promote EU public sector expertise in EU’s partner countries across the globe.

On November 24, the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, will travel to Barcelona to take part in the 7th Regional Forum of the Union for Mediterranean (UfM) and the 4th European Union-Southern Neighbourhood Ministerial

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.