WorldWestern Mediterranean: Actions for the sustainable development of the blue economy2017-04-20, 16:34The European Commission launches a new initiative for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the Western Mediterranean region. s two of the three biggest economies and leading traders in the world, the EU and China have a deep and comprehensive partnership. Having established official diplomatic ties in 1975, the EU and China can now build on a broad-based framework of bilateral relations. Under the umbrella of the annual EU-China Summit, EU-China relations today encompass over sixty substantive and sectoral dialogues. The EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation, adopted in 2013, is the highest-level joint document in EU-China relations, setting out cooperation in the areas of peace, prosperity, sustainable development and people-to-people exchanges. Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest developments in Libya. Statement by President Juncker, High Representative/Vice-President Mogherini and Commissioner Hahn on the referendum in Turkey. Statement by Federica Mogherini and Johannes Hahn on the latest developments in Albania2017-04-16, 11:32Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn on the latest developments in Albania. One in every three girls in developing countries is married before turning 18, and one in nine before 15. Child marriages limit future prospects as children are usually forced to drop out of school. Girls also face dangerous complications from pregnancy and childbirth, the leading causes of death among adolescent girls in developing countries. They are also at great risk from suffering abuse. On 11 April Parliament's women's rights and human rights subcommittee discussed the issue with experts. On 12 April 2017, EU ambassadors agreed the Council's negotiating stance on macro-financial assistance for the Republic of Moldova. Through diplomatic action and concrete support, the EU is assisting Libya's transition towards a stable, functioning country and is supporting UN mediation efforts in this regard. The EU underlines Libyan ownership of the political process and the importance of inclusiveness, notably through the participation of political and local actors, women and civil society. Lithuania and Oman to cooperate actively in the sectors of higher education, agriculture and fisheries2017-04-12, 14:53On 11 April, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius paid a working visit to Oman, discussed the intense agenda in various fields with the country’s officials and stressed that the signing of bilateral agreements on higher education, agriculture and fisheries would be the next step towards the implementation of specific projects. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania strongly condemns the brutal attacks on the Coptic Christian community in Alexandria and Tanta that have targeted the lives of innocent people and injured dozens. |
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