12:30 Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe: EU ambassadors greenlight final compromise text with a view to an agreement with the EP
EU member states ambassadors today endorsed the final compromise text of the regulation setting up the
Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe (NDICI), in the context of the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework (MFF).
With an overall allocation of
€79.5 billion at current prices, the new instrument will cover EU cooperation with
all third countries, thereby allowing the EU to effectively uphold and promote its values and interests worldwide while supporting global multilateral efforts.
This new key financing instrument is the tangible proof that the EU wants to be a global player. The COVID-19 pandemic redoubles our responsibility. With NDICI we will be able to make a difference in supporting partner countries and promoting sustainable de
26th Franco-Spanish Summit - Joint Declaration (Montauban, 15 Mar. 2021) Share
1. As friendly neighbouring States and allies on the European and international stages, France and Spain have developed a relationship of exceptional confidence, supported by very close human ties.
2. At this 26th Franco-Spanish Summit, our two countries have celebrated their historic ties, including the memory of almost 500,000 republican refugees who left Spain for France from 1939, many of whom later contributed to its liberation. Our two countries have launched joint work in key fields for the future, including the ecological transition, the digital sector and regulated management of migration. France and Spain sought to deepen their ties of bilateral cooperation in support of the prosperity, security and mobility of their citizens, recalling their support for a more sovereign, sustainable, social and crisis-resilient Europe.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu and the Interior Ministry s Secretary of State for Parliament liaison and International Cooperation, Aurelian Paduraru, attended on Monday the informal virtual meeting of the EU Foreign and Home Affairs Ministers dedicated to the external dimension of migration.
Minister Aurescu stressed the importance of strengthening the link between the internal and external dimension of migration, in line with the integrated approach proposed in the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, as a key element for the efficient and sustainable management of migration.
Aurescu welcomed the strengthening in recent years of the EU s capacity to mobilize numerous instruments and policies, such as the new Neighborhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), the Team Europe approach which was validated as a successful EU initiative in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, or the New Mediterranean Agenda.
Working to promote gender equality
Monday 8 March 2021
European Union op-ed by Serge Lavroff, Ute König, Raphaël Varga van Kibéd, Álvaro Fernández Baquerín, and Sanjin Soldatic to mark International Women’s Day 2021 today
NEARLY A year ago, on March 12, 2020, TT recorded its first covid19 case, marking the arrival of the pandemic to the nation. The ensuing lockdown and other restrictions protected the lives of the nation. However, while these measures safeguarded the people from the virus, it also took, and indeed still takes, a heavy toll on the livelihoods of the people who have had to adjust to the new realities.
Modern Diplomacy
Published 1 month ago
Mozambique’s economy is expected to gradually recover from 2021 but substantial downside risks remain due to uncertainty surrounding the path of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. While the economy registered its first contraction in 2020 in nearly three decades, growth is expected to rebound over the medium-term, reaching about 4 percent by 2022.
Released today, the 6
Setting the Stage for Recovery, notes that the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has hit Mozambique’s economy as it was recovering from the debt crisis and the tropical cyclones of 2019. The country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to have declined by 1.3 percent in 2020, compared to a pre-COVID-19 estimate of 4.3 percent, as aggregate demand fell and lockdown measures necessary to contain the virus disrupted supply chains. Nevertheless, the report notes, job losses and business closure, while significant, were comparatively lower than in peer countries.