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European Peace Facility – For Ukraine, but not only
The European Peace Facility (EPF) was created in March 2021 as a funding instrument aimed at enhancing the EU's ability to prevent conflicts, build and preserve peace, and strengthen international security and stability. The EPF rests on two pillars. The first is to fund EU military operations and missions under the common foreign and security policy. The second is to provide assistance to countries in the EU's eastern neighbourhood, the Middle East and Africa to strengthen security in their respective ...
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Based on its Treaties, the European Union (EU) has developed a multifaceted external action policy, and is seen as an important actor far beyond its borders. Through its institutions and Member States, the EU is active in international trade, humanitarian assistance, economic, financial, and technical and development cooperation, as well as through its common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and common security and defence policy (CSDP). Increasingly, the external dimension of internal EU policies ...
Accordo di pesca dell'UE con la Guinea-Bissau
Nel corso della tornata di aprile, il Parlamento voterà per approvare la conclusione di un nuovo protocollo all'attuale accordo dell'UE di partenariato nel settore della pesca con la Repubblica di Guinea-Bissau. Oltre a concedere possibilità di pesca ai pescherecci dell'UE nelle acque della Guinea-Bissau, il protocollo è inteso a promuovere la gestione sostenibile delle risorse alieutiche e a sostenere i settori dell'economia blu del paese.
Accordo di pesca dell'UE con Cabo Verde: conclusione di un nuovo protocollo (2024-2029)
Nel corso della tornata di febbraio il Parlamento voterà per approvare la conclusione di un nuovo protocollo di attuazione dell'accordo nel settore della pesca tra l'UE e la Repubblica di Cabo Verde. Tale protocollo consente ai pescherecci dell'UE di pescare tonnidi nelle acque capoverdiane e garantisce un sostegno allo sviluppo delle attività di pesca di Cabo Verde.
Fishing outside the European Union: The external dimension of the common fisheries policy
The external dimension of the EU's common fisheries policy provides a framework for the activities of EU vessels fishing beyond European waters and is structured around two types of arrangement: multilateral agreements for fishing on the high seas, and bilateral agreements with third countries for fishing in areas under their jurisdiction. This analysis reviews the main aspects of the external dimension and its evolution over time.
East African Community (EAC): Economic indicators and trade with EU
Our infographic provides an overview of the EAC countries’ economic and trade relations with the EU. All eight EAC states have experienced a relatively consistent increase in their GDP per capita (PPP) since 2007. All eight countries are in the lower half of the Human Development Index ranking. EU trade in goods (imports and exports) with the EAC has risen steadily comparatively to 2007 volumes. The EU's leading trading partner for goods with the EAC is the Netherlands, while the primary partner ...
Health in emergencies: EU contribution to humanitarian health initiatives worldwide
A sharp deterioration in the population's health, as well as in healthcare systems, is often the consequence of armed conflicts, natural hazards or human-made disasters, of which there have been many in recent times. The European Union (EU), a significant global humanitarian player, views health as an essential part of its assistance.
EU missions and operations abroad
Military operations and missions, and civilian missions, are an essential component of the EU's common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and, in particular, of its common security and defence policy (CSDP). In an extremely volatile security and geopolitical environment, both at its eastern and southern borders and further afield, the EU has always sought, when launching its operations and missions abroad, to help countries and regions in crisis to restore peace, security and development. This is ...
BRICS+: Economic indicators and trade with EU
Our infographic shows the overview of the BRICS+ countries’ economic and trade relations with the EU. All 9 BRICS+ states have experienced a relatively consistent increase in their GDP per capita (PPP) since 2007. Female labour force participation rates vary significantly from country to country. At the extremes are Iran with 14.4, and Ethiopia, with 74.8%. EU trade in goods (imports and exports) with the BRICS+ countries has risen steadily comparatively to 2007 volumes. The BRICS+ group is now the ...
Mapping threats to peace and democracy worldwide: Normandy Index 2024
Conflict is rarely confined to the geographical space in which wars take place. The increasingly global effects – human, material and political – of wars and conflicts make a view of the level of threats to peace, security and democracy around the world more important than ever. The 'Normandy Index' has presented an annual measurement of these threats since the 2019 Normandy Peace Forum. The results of the 2024 exercise suggest the level of threats to peace is the highest since the Index began, confirming ...