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By : Heba Abdel Fattah “The European Union Delegation to Egypt participated today at the World Youth Forum’s session titled “International Responsibility for Post-Conflict Ares of Reconstruction”. Counsellor Graziella Rizza spoke of the EU’s commitment to foster a culture of peace by engaging in peace mediation as part of preventive …

Most UAE private sector firms to switch to new weekend   Implementation challenges include serving GCC-based clients, not knowing plans of other UAE firms, and accommodating Friday prayers for Muslim employees.   An overwhelming majority of the UAE private sector companies plan to shift immediately to the new Monday-to-Friday working …

  Russia is doubtful that its demand to stop NATO’s eastward expansion will gain any traction, and it is highly likely the US-led bloc will simply ignore Moscow’s security concerns, the Russian Foreign Minister said on Monday  , Speaking to journalist Vladimir Solovyov, Sergey Lavrov revealed that Russia published proposals …

  Cairo, December 14, 2021 By : Mohamed Adel  In response to the floods that hit Egypt in November 2021, the European Commission provides 80,000 EUR in humanitarian funding to assist the most affected families. These EU-funds support the Egypt Red Crescent in delivering much needed relief assistance, including blankets …

  By : Mohamed Adel   On 10 December, every year, we mark the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.   This year’s theme “Reducing inequalities, advancing human rights” is particularly important as the pandemic and its socio-economic consequences have a growing negative impact on human …

By : Heba Abdel Fattah Ambassador Christian Berger, Head of the European Union Delegation to Egypt, attended the EU-funded high-level event Women in Public Life: Towards New Horizons to promote women’s empowerment, organized by Top 50 Women Forum. The event was held at the Al Qubba Palace on November 30, …

Ambassador Berger: “There is no planet B. Together, we remain united for climate” By : Heba Abdel Fattah Cairo, November 30, 2021   As part of its impactful initiatives during European Union (EU) Climate Diplomacy weeks of 2021, the European Union Delegation in Egypt organized a Nile Clean-up event at …

By : Heba Abdel Fattah   Statement by the European Commission and the High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrells   The European Commission and the High Representative/Vice President, Josep Borrell, issued the following statement: “Violence against women and girls is a pervasive human rights violation. In Europe, one woman in three …

By : Heba Abdel Fattah   The European Union together with the Government of Egypt and the Italian Embassy and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation launches the Multi-Educational Programme for Employment Promotion in Migration-affected Areas (MEPEP)   The European Union, together with the government of Egypt, the Italian Embassy …

 90% and more of federal employees will have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose by the end of Monday, the deadline for the largest workforce in the country to get vaccinated under a mandate imposed by President Biden in September , The vast majority of the 3.5 million employees …