EU Ministers of European Affairs, Industry, Research and related areas meet in Brussels on 29 February 2016 to adopt conclusions on the single market strategy for services and goods focusing on support to SMEs and innovative businesses and services. They are also addressing the situation of the steel industry and starting discussions on the circular economy strategy.
South Africa and the EU have developed a comprehensive partnership, of which one important pillar is the Trade, Development and Co-operation Agreement (TDCA).
The EU-Mozambique Country Strategy Paper for 2008-2013 signed in December 2007 has a total budget of € 622 M. Funding from the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) is allocated to several priority areas.
EU Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs meet in Brussels on 25 February 2016 to discuss migration, the reinforcement of checks against relevant databases at external borders and the European border and coast guard proposal.
Discussions at the European Council on 18 and 19 February are dominated by the negotiations on the UK deal and the ongoing migration and refugee crisis.
Discussions at the European Council on 18 and 19 February are dominated by the negotiations on the UK deal and the ongoing migration and refugee crisis.
European Councl President Donald Tusk visits Paris, Bucharest, Athens, Prague and Berlin ahead of the European Council on 18-19 February.
Leaders of Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia join President TUSK and President JUNCKER to discuss the latest developments in the region.
Two years ago, Ukrainians stood on Maidan demanding their right to determine the future of their country. People of Maidan is a 12 part series produced by the EU that tells the story of the Maidan revolution through the eyes of the people who were there and their hopes for Ukraine in the future. The series consists of 12 video portraits spoken in Russian, Ukrainian and English.
Bilateral relations between the Kyrgyz Republic and the EU have been governed by a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) since 1999. Technical and financial support to the Kyrgyz Republic is provided through the EU's Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI).
EU Ministers of Foreign and European Affairs meet in Brussels on 16 February 2016 to transmit a recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area to EU leaders. They are also to discuss draft conclusions on a set of arrangements to address the UK reform calls and an assessment of the implementation of European Council decisions in the field of migration.
Whilst practical cooperation between the EU and Iran already exists, the scope is currently well below potential. The limits of our cooperation reflect ongoing concerns in the EU and international community, chiefly connected to Iran’s nuclear programme. The EU is also following the situation of human rights closely.
EU Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries meet on 15 February 2016 in Brussels to have an exchange of views on the sustainable management of external fishing fleets, and to discuss animal welfare.
EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs meet on 15 February 2016 in Brussels to discuss and adopt conclusions on Belarus and climate diplomacy, and also to debate about the situation in Moldova..
Contractual relations between the European Community and Andorra are based on an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Principality of Andorra in the form of an exchange of letters, which was signed on 28 June 1990 and entered into force on 1 July 1991.
From February 12 to 14, Munich hosts some of the most important decision-makers in the realm of international security policy: Around 600 leaders will gather for the 52nd Munich Security Conference (MSC), chaired by Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger, to debate current crises and future challenges to international security.
The International Syria Support Group (ISSG) meets in Munich Germany, in the run-up to the Munich Security Conference with the participation of Russia, the Arab League, the European Union and the United States, on 11 February 2016. The participants discuss the implementation of the Vienna principles, UN Security Council resolution 2254 on Syrian reconciliation and the continuation of the Geneva peace talks.
The Informal meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers (Gymnich) takes place on 5 February 2016 in Amsterdam.
The Informal Meeting of EU Ministers of Defence takes place on 5 February 2016, in Amsterdam.
Donald TUSK, President of the European Council, attends the conference on the Syria crisis in London, co-hosted by the UK, Germany, Kuwait, Norway and the United Nations, on 4 February 2016.