Met with Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Dr Hasan Mahmud, and reiterated deep concern at BD law enforcement authorities’ excessive use of force in recent protests I called for accountability & dialogue with student protesters Human rights are a fundamental element of 🇪🇺-🇧🇩 ties

Feel very privileged on my last day in 🇧🇩 to witness the swearing-in ceremony of Professor Yunus and the other members of the interim government. Wish every success and prosperity to the new administration and to the people of 🇧🇩

Very happy to welcome back to Brussels the Foreign Secretary of Bhutan, Pema Choden, for EU-Bhutan Annual Consultations. Good to exchange on the priorities following the elections in 🇧🇹& 🇪🇺, including good governance, gender equality, human rights, digital, and sustainability.

Very happy to be back in Dhaka to co-chair the 11th EU-#Bangladesh Joint Commission. We reviewed the wide range of cooperation during these transitional times. Conveyed EU support to reforms for an inclusive democratic transition.

The EU team stepping out on our way to MoFA because of traffic gridlock. The message is clear: let’s move fast on our comprehensive partnership and cooperation agreement!

Today the EU and Bangladesh held the first introductory meeting of the negotiations toward the Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.Dr. Md. Nazrul Islam

The UN designated 25th November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: BREAK THE SILENCE , END THE VIOLENCE #EndVAW #EndGBV

Bangladesh is our country of the year, for toppling a despot and taking strides towards a more liberal government econ.st/4fqzRUW 👇

Ukraine is Europe! We stand by Ukraine. We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor. Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.

Delegates of the EU Council Asia-Oceania Working Party (COASI) begin their first-ever 🇵🇭mission, starting with a visit to the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity. Initial dialogue tackled biodiversity conservation & integrating nature into development policies 🌏

Engaging discussion at Philippine Space Agency together with the EU Council Asia-Oceania WG (COASI) on the EU Copernicus Programme in the Philippines (#CopPhil), an EU #GlobalGateway initiative of the EU 🛰️

Continuing day 2 of the @eucouncil Asia-Oceania WG (COASI) visit with a meeting Dept. of Trade, NCR. As an important trade partner of the🇵🇭, COASI and DTI USEC Gepty discussed boosting trade, industry, and investment, all aimed at fostering business development in 🇪🇺 and 🇵🇭.

Great meeting of @eucouncil Asia-Oceania WG (COASI) with Philippine Coast Guard. Discussions focused on enhancing cooperation in maritime security, safety, and environmental protection, in line with both national law and the rules-based international order. 🌊🤝

𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊: On behalf of the CPCG, Admiral Ronnie Gil L Gavan PCG, the Commander CGSSIAC, Commodore Rommel Supangan PCG, welcomed Ms. Monika Bylaite in her courtesy visit at the Port Area, Manila, yesterday, 03 April 2025. ✍️tinyurl.com/4u4yh6cv #DOTrPH 🇵🇭 #CoastGuardPH

Visit by @eucouncil Asia-Oceania WG (COASI) today to Trece Martires highlighted EU’s commitment to the #greeneconomy by supporting water distribution networks and engaged with local communities, as part of our Global Gateway cooperation

Statement of @KajaKallas on behalf of the EU on India/Pakistan. The EU unequivocally condemns the heinous terrorist attacks of 22 April. Terrorism can never be justified. The EU will work with all parties to de-escalate the situation. 👇

War is never inevitable. Weapons can and must fall silent, for they never solve problems but only intensify them. Those who sow peace will endure throughout history, not those who reap victims. Others are not enemies to hate but human beings with whom to speak.

Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, killed by a Russian missile, won a 2025 Orwell Prize for a book Looking at Women Looking at War. In Trostianets, she interviewed a woman who survived a Russian execution: shot at, thrown in a pit, awoke under two dead bodies, the Guardian. 1/

I've been reporting in East Africa on the impact of President Trump's USAID cuts, and I find that not only are children dying in large numbers but the pace is accelerating as stockpiles run out and people grow weaker. I also obtained an internal Trump administration memo stating

A big day for EU-India relations in Delhi with the Summit and announcement of the FTA and Security and Defence Partnership. Great to meet the leaders from both sides.