Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business, Sandra Husbands. (FP) Statement by Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business, Sandra Husbands, on the .
PETER CAVENDISH EVERY YEAR on May 9, Europe Day celebrates peace and unity in Europe. It is the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration. On this day in 1950, Robert Schuman, then French minister of foreign affairs, gave a historic speech in which he proposed a new form of political co-operation for Europe that would make
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for greater solidarity between countries and regions to tackle the climate crisis and rising food and commodity prices, as she condemned the war in Ukraine.As Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean continue to suffer from the impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war that began at the end of February, Mottley called for an end to the conflict, declaring that “there is nothing to be gained by a machismo approach to war”.“What is needed now is for the world to build peace, and build peace in a way that can minimise the further loss of lives, to build peace in a way that can minimise the damage and injury that is felt thousands of miles away from the action of war in Ukraine. Whether we like it or not, the world has been affected in every respect,” she said.“Each and every household that has had to pay more for gas and diesel, more for goods and more food, each of us has been affected, regrettably, by this awful war. I hope that people will take a c
The European Union (EU) continues to deepen its relations with CARIFORUM states while making millions available to help build a more resilient region in the face of ongoing social, economic, developmental and climate crisis challenges.European Commission representatives joined CARIFORUM member officials in Bridgetown this week as they officially launched the Caribbean-EU Partnerships 2021-2027, which consists of three main areas for cooperation - Partnership for a Green Deal, Partnership for Economic Resilience and Trade, and Partnership for Governance, Security and Human Development.The partnerships are based on the new EU-ACP Cotonou Agreement and form part of the EU’s €300 billion infrastructure investment strategy known as the Global Gateway, which was designed to deliver sustainable and high-quality projects that take into account the developmental needs of partner countries.Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships with the European Commission, also anno