EU Delegation

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  Violence Against Women: The European Union establishes an EU-wide helpline number and calls to end violence against women worldwide

  11/24/2022 - 17:36

  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:

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  EU agrees to COP27 compromise to keep Paris Agreement alive and protect those most vulnerable to climate change*

  11/23/2022 - 09:18

  At the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference which ended on Sunday morning in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the European Commission showed ambition and flexibility to keep the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees within reach. After a difficult week of negotiations, a strong and united European effort helped secure a hard-fought deal to keep the targets of the Paris Agreement alive. The EU's bridge-building also helped to put in place balanced new funding arrangements, with an expanded donor base, to help vulnerable communities to face loss and damage caused by climate change.

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  The fight continues against the food insecurity that Russia’s war is creating

  11/21/2022 - 19:13

  HR/VP blog – Last week, the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Türkyie, was extended for three months. Together with the Solidarity Lanes, which the EU has put in place, it is vital to limit food insecurity globally, especially in the most vulnerable countries. Food should never be used as a weapon of war.

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  Statement by Head of EU Delegation to Türkiye Ambassador Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut on the terrorist attack in Istanbul

  11/18/2022 - 11:28

  Head of EU Delegation to Türkiye Ambassador Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut met with members of the press during his visit to Antalya and made statements on the terrorist attack in Istanbul: The Ambassador stated:

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  Food security: Statement by the High Representative on the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative

  11/17/2022 - 19:20

  The EU warmly welcomes the renewal of the UN Black Sea Grain initiative. It remains vital to continue to drive global food prices down and ensuring food security worldwide, especially in the most vulnerable countries. The EU underlines the efforts of the United Nations and Türkiye to facilitate the continuation of the initiative.

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  EU-Türkiye High-level Dialogue highlights the green and digital transformation and the enabling role of education, research and innovation

  11/16/2022 - 19:11

  Today, Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth and Mustafa Varank, Minister of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye, have met in Brussels for the first EU-Türkiye high-level dialogue on science, research, technology and innovation. The dialogue has focused on green industrial production, renewable energy, climate-neutral and smart cities as well as other Green Deal aspects. Commissioner Mariya Gabriel said:

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  Statement by President von der Leyen at the G20 Summit session on food and energy security

  11/15/2022 - 09:49

  Dear President Widodo, colleagues, the G20 is a critical forum to address global issues. We must end this war. Russia's war is not only unjustified, unprovoked and illegal, it is causing immense suffering in Ukraine and damage to the global economy. Like many around this table, the EU condemns this war. And the G20 must now work together to address the severe global consequences of the war. Let me address two points: First, the food crisis. The EU is doing its utmost to alleviate the situation:

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  Cyprus: Statement of the Spokesperson on the observer status for Turkish Cypriot secessionist entity in Organisation of Turkic States

  11/12/2022 - 18:08

  The European Union rejects the statements by Türkiye about the acceptance of the Turkish Cypriot secessionist entity, the so-called, internationally not recognised, “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”, as an observer in the Organisation of Turkic States. This decision, pending ratification of Organisation’s members, is regrettable and is contradicting the fact that several members of the Organisation expressed strong support to the principle of territorial integrity and the UN Charter.

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  EU, UN and France boost access to climate finance for local governments in the Southern Mediterranean region

  11/12/2022 - 09:02

  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. Today, in the framework of COP27, the European Union, UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and the French Development Agency (AFD) officially launched the “Advancing Climate Adaptation in the Southern Mediterranean” programme (ACA-MED). The programme aims to increase climate and environment resilience in the Southern Mediterranean countries.

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  COP27: EU calls on all Parties to take concrete steps to limit global warming to 1.5°C and respect the Paris Agreement

  11/09/2022 - 14:10

  At the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference starting this weekend in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the Commission will call on all Parties to take urgent action to bring down greenhouse gas emissions and respect the commitments they made under the Paris Agreement and in the Glasgow Climate Pact adopted last year at COP26.

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