I am honoured to speak today at this high-level meeting on behalf of the European Commission. I will try not to repeat here what was already expressed very eloquently in the statement of the European Union.
As many speakers have already stated, it is encouraging to see that our investments of polit…
I would like first to extend, on behalf of the European Community, our heartfelt condolences to all those affected by the recent acts of terrorism in Algeria.
In addition to the statement made by Portugal on behalf of the EU, it is a great honour for me to address the High-level Plenary Meeting on …
Earlier in the debate, the Assembly heard the statement of the Presidency of the European Union (EU). Naturally, the European Commission fully aligns itself with the EU statement.
I am addressing the Assembly today to elaborate on and to underscore certain important aspects of the financing for dev…
Let me at the outset thank the President for convening this important debate.
I wish first to refer to the statement delivered this morning by the Permanent Representative of Germany on behalf of the European Union, with which we fully align ourselves. Let me therefore focus on a few complementary …
We are deeply concerned about HIV/AIDS and its devastating impact on the lives of millions of people. Despite the fact that the international community has invested considerable resources to confront HIV/AIDS, the epidemic is still not under control and the response to the disease continues to be un…
I welcome the organization of the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development. The debates during these two days have shown that these issues are of great interest. The European Union is particularly interested in these questions, as is reflected in the statements of the Finnish p…
