By : Heba Abdel Fattah A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale – one of the strongest earthquakes in the region in more than 100 years – struck the region of Gaziantep in Türkiye, which impacted neighbouring Syria as well, overnight. In an immediate response, the European …
أكمل القراءة »Human Rights Day: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union
By : Heba Abdel Fattah Council of the European Union, 9 December 2022 Human Rights Day 10 December 2022: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union 10 December is Human Rights Day which marks the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights …
أكمل القراءة »Speech of Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans on behalf of the European Union
Speech of Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans on behalf of the European Union assessing the outcomes of COP27 – Closing Ceremony By : Heba Abdel Fattah Dear friends, Mr. President, We are all tired. Except for you Mr President. Our teams are exhausted. And I want to thank them for …
أكمل القراءة »COP27 Signature of Partnership on Renewable Hydrogen between the EU & Egypt
Sharm El Shiekh, 16 November 2022 By : Heba Abdel Fattah On the sidelines of COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, the European Union and the Arab Republic of Egypt announced the signature of two initiatives on 16 November 2022. The initiatives include a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of …
أكمل القراءة »High level opening statement Executive Vice President Frans Timmermans at COP27
By : Heba Abdel Fattah Sharm El Sheikh Dear colleagues, dear friends, The European Union is here to move forward, not backwards. Glasgow gave us sound foundations. Here in Sharm El-Sheikh, we want to set out a path forward. In Glasgow, all of us fought hard to keep 1.5 alive. …
أكمل القراءة »Egypt and the European Union sign the Partnership Priorities Document for 2021 – 2027
By : Heba Abdel Fattah Egypt and the European Union will endorse later on Sunday the Partnership Priorities Document for 2021-2027, which is a map of institutional cooperation in various sectors, including agriculture, irrigation, manufacturing, artificial intelligence, green transition, digitalization, and smart transport. For that purpose, Minister of Foreign …
أكمل القراءة »EU-Egypt Association Council, 19 June 2022
By : Heba Abdel Fattah The Association Council endorsed the new EU-Egypt Partnership priorities until 2027, which will guide the partnership between both parties in the near future. “On the priorities of our partnership, we will be focusing on building a sustainable economy, mainly on the green and digital transition, …
أكمل القراءة »Ambassador Berger’s addresses EU_OECD Sigma event
By : Heba Abdel Fattah Head of the European Union to Egypt Ambassador Christian Berger addressed today the EU-OECD Sigma’s launch event for the Guide to Developing Secondary Legislation in Egypt. Berger said that as we celebrate the 30th anniversary of EU-funded SIGMA, it is important to note that regulatory …
أكمل القراءة »The European Union Delegation condemns the attempted terrorist attack in the East Canal area
By : Heba Abdel Fattah The European Union Delegation to Egypt condemns today‘s attempted terrorist attack in the East Canal area. Ambassador Christian Berger said “our deepest condolences go to the families of the killed soldiers” and wished “for a speedy recovery of the injured”.
أكمل القراءة »European Union brings relief to flood victims in Egypt
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 …
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