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Rarement vu la place de la Vieille-Ville à Prague aussi pleine, rues adjacentes comprises. Tout ça pour la défense de l'indépendance des médias publics. La détermination et la solidarité des gens dans le calme. Ça fait tellement chaud au cœur ❤️ ✌️🇨🇿
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Today, the people of Serbia turned out in record numbers to shape their country’s future. Congratulations to the Student List on its victory in the parliamentary elections. We stand ready to support reforms on the rule of law, media freedom, the fight against corruption and strong democratic institutions, and to work together to advance Serbia’s future in the European Union. @eucopresident
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Congratulations to my friend @LulaOficial on his electoral victory. Democracy and multilateralism have won in Brazil. Europe’s partnership with Brazil is thriving. We will remain by your side for the years to come. Together we will keep working closely for free and open trade. A rules-based global order. And strong ambitions for our climate.
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Zásahy do fungování veřejnoprávních médií se samozřejmě promítají i do toho, jak stav právního státu v Česku vnímá zbytek Evropy. Evropská komise ve své letošní zprávě o právním státu ostatně upozorňuje na sílící politické tlaky a riziko, že plánované změny ohrozí nezávislost České televize a Českého rozhlasu i jejich schopnost plnit svou roli. Je to také jedno z témat, na která se mě kolegové z Evropské komise se znepokojením ptají. Včerejší události jsou v tomto směru důležité. Celá zpráva z letošního července zde 👇 eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-cont…
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Thank you, President @KagutaMuseveni, for warmly welcoming Team Europe & European business leaders yesterday, as we concluded the Uganda-EU Business Forum. Your engagement gives fresh impetus to our shared ambition: more investment, value addition & jobs in Uganda. 🇪🇺🤝🇺🇬
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Sit back, buckle up. ❄️🍿 The new EU Arctic Strategy, revealed today, is bound to be attacked from all sides – especially from Russian / American disinformation farms and their useful Euro-idiots. When you read the strategy, you'll understand why: it is stronger than ever. 😉
Close, connected and critical to our future. This is the Arctic. Europe’s Northern Neighborhood. Tomorrow, we’re presenting a new Strategy for our common geographical and political space.
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The future of the Arctic must be shaped by the people who call it home. That's why I travelled across the region to hear from political leaders, businesses and young people. In Iceland, I met the Arctic Indigenous Youth Cohort to hear their perspective first-hand.
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Today, we adopt our new 🇪🇺 Arctic Strategy. The Arctic is where the tectonic plates of geopolitics collide head-on. It requires us to change our strategic posture. And work with like-minded partners that share our values ↓ xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1nxnRBMMP…
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But the Arctic is warming four times faster than the global average. With it, it is becoming an area of growing strategic competition. Arctic communities feel these changes first and most intensely.
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The Arctic is not a distant frontier. It is Europe's Northern Neighbourhood, a home to half a million EU citizens and critical to Europe’s security, climate and prosperity.
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The future of the Arctic is connected to ours. What happens there affects our security, climate and prosperity. The new Arctic reality requires Europe to be a strong and reliable partner. That is the spirit of the new Arctic Strategy, which we'll discuss at the College tomorrow.
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Koen Doens retweeted
Špičky ruského zločinného režimu se bohužel přestávají stydět ukazovat na největších mezinárodních akcích, jako dnes na zasedání Výboru pro rozvoj Světové banky. Využil jsem toho alespoň k tomu, abych ruskému vicepremiérovi Alexeji Overčukovi přímo zopakoval jednoznačný závazek EU k nezávislosti, svrchovanosti a územní celistvosti Ukrajiny. Evropa je největším podporovatelem Ukrajiny v obraně proti brutální ruské agresi. A v této podpoře budeme pokračovat. Stát na straně oběti proti agresorovi není jen morální závazek, ale i strategická povinnost.
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Better decisions start with connected data. 🌐 Today, ONE Data launched the Development Finance Observatory, a tool that brings development finance data together in one place - helping identify trends, financing gaps & where resources go. Explore it 👉 developmentfinance.org/
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Together, we signed an agreement under which, for the first time, Global Gateway and the UN will join forces to use public money as a de-risking instrument: a €50 million EFSD+ guarantee for the UN Capital Development Fund.
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Education is one of the smartest investments we can make. The Global Partnership for Education aims to help nearly 750 million children get a better education. Today, we confirmed €200 million contribution from for 2026 and 2027.
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We signed €14 million for the UN Resident Coordinator System. It helps make sure that different UN agencies work as one team in the countries where they operate. Less duplication, more impact. We also signed €3 million for the UN Human Rights Office, helping to advance global human rights standards at a time when they are under real pressure.
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The day was also about Global Gateway. With EU-CELAC and G7 development ministers, and with the foreign ministers of Panama and Mauritania, we discussed how to turn our partnerships into concrete investments.
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The full implementation of the 2025 peace agreement between #DRC and #Rwanda is key to stop the fighting in Eastern DRC - my main message today to FM @Onduhungirehe 🇷🇼 together with EUSR @JBorgstam. It is in our interest to further build the partnership between the EU and Rwanda.
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(ENG) RWANDA-BELGIUM JOINT STATEMENT ON THE RESTORATION OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS (FR) RWANDA-BELGIQUE COMMUNIQUÉ CONJOINT SUR LA RESTORATION DES RELATIONS DIPLOMATIQUES To read more / pour plus de détails: minaffet.gov.rw/updates/news…
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Thank you Minister. We are also pleased by the resumption of our diplomatic relations, which should open a new era of constructive dialogue in a spirit of mutual respect. On the conflict in eastern DRC, we believe that the respect of the territorial integrity of all countries of the region, the neutralization of the FDLR genocidal force and the resolution of the conflict between the Government of DRC and the AFC/M23 by addressing its root causes remain key points to ensure sustainable peace in the region.
🇧🇪🇷🇼 (EN/FR/NL) Pleased to announce today the resumption of diplomatic relations between Belgium and Rwanda. In a world marked by growing tensions, this is an important signal here in New York, the UN's host city, which embodies multilateralism and dialogue beyond our differences. This is the culmination of a process of frank discussions with my counterpart and the result of a shared, respectful effort. I am convinced that we can set a positive agenda, mutually beneficial to our citizens, and grounded in the richness of our interpersonal relations. We agreed on the importance of systematic dialogue, including on the points of disagreement that remain, such as the conflict in eastern DRC. Restoring diplomatic relations between states does not mean abandoning our position, but having structured channels for dialogue, and I will continue to defend the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the DRC. We want to put our expertise in the region to work in support of mediation efforts as best we can, and we will continue to urge strict respect for the commitments made by all parties within the Doha and Washington processes. ——— Ravi d’annoncer ce jour la reprise des relations diplomatiques entre la Belgique et le Rwanda. Dans un monde marqué par des tensions grandissantes, c’est un signal important ici à New-York, ville siège de l’ONU qui symbolise par excellence le multilatéralisme et le dialogue au-delà des différences. C’est l’aboutissement d’un processus de franches discussions mené avec mon homologue et le fruit d’un effort respectueux commun. Je suis convaincu que nous pouvons définir un agenda positif, mutuellement bénéfique pour nos ressortissants, et fondé sur la richesse de nos relations interpersonnelles. Nous avons convenu de l’importance de dialoguer systématiquement y compris sur nos points de divergences qui persistent, comme sur le conflit dans l’Est de la RDC. Rétablir des relations diplomatiques entre États ne signifie pas renier nos positions mais disposer de canaux structurés de dialogue, et je continuerai à défendre l’intégrité territoriale et la souveraineté de la RDC. Nous voulons utiliser notre expertise dans la région pour soutenir au mieux les efforts de méditation et nous continuerons d’exhorter au respect strict des engagements pris par toutes les parties dans le cadre des processus de Doha et de Washington. —— Verheugd om vandaag de hervatting van de diplomatieke betrekkingen tussen België en Rwanda aan te kondigen. In een wereld gekenmerkt door toenemende spanningen is dit een belangrijk signaal, hier in New York, de zetelstad van de VN die bij uitstek het multilateralisme en de dialoog voorbij verschillen symboliseert. Dit is het resultaat van een proces van openhartige gesprekken met mijn ambtgenoot en de vrucht van een gezamenlijke, respectvolle inspanning. Ik ben ervan overtuigd dat we een positieve agenda kunnen uitstippelen, wederzijds voordelig voor onze burgers, en gestoeld op de rijkdom van onze interpersoonlijke relaties. We zijn overeengekomen systematisch met elkaar in dialoog te blijven, ook over de blijvende meningsverschillen, zoals over het conflict in Oost-Congo. Het herstel van diplomatieke betrekkingen tussen staten betekent niet dat we onze standpunten opgeven, maar wel dat we over gestructureerde dialoogkanalen beschikken, en ik zal de territoriale integriteit en soevereiniteit van de DRC blijven verdedigen. We willen onze expertise in de regio naar best vermogen inzetten ter ondersteuning van de bemiddelingsinspanningen, en we zullen blijven aandringen op de strikte naleving van de door alle partijen aangegane verbintenissen in het kader van de Doha- en Washington-processen. @BelgiumMFA
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