Mali : Communiqué de presse sur le non-renouvellement du mandat d’EUTM Mali ⤵️

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💙🇪🇺 Tomorrow is #EuropeDay , but do you know why it is celebrated on 9 May?

On this day in 1950, the foundations were laid for the European Union. Robert Schuman proposed the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community, the EU’s predecessor.

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200 years ago today Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 premiered in Vienna.
'Ode to Joy' set music to the poem by Friedrich Schiller on unity & solidarity among peoples.
The piece later became the European anthem, because this is what Europe is all about: unity and solidarity #EuropeDay

Our doors are open!

Visit as at the #EUOpenDay and:

🌍 discover the work of the EU diplomatic service,
💃 enjoy artistic performances and workshops,
🍲 taste flavours and take home recipes from all over the world.

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“As our eyes and ears on the ground, journalists must be protected at all times, everywhere. In defending media freedom we protect our ability to shape a future guided by truth and accountability” HR/VP Josep Borrell Fontelles statement on #WorldPressFreedomDay
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I wish to thank Ambassador Samuela Isopi, Head of EU in Nigeria 🇪🇺🇳🇬 for her valuable support and in-depth discussions during my mission to #Abuja for the #AfricaCTMeeting . My gratitude to the Ambassador, Agnieszka Torres and the staff of the Delegation for the excellent #TeamEurope work

Join us on 4 May to celebrate Europe and discover everything about #EUDiplomacy .

If you are in Brussels, visit us and have a talk with EU ambassadors, enjoy live music and travel the world through your senses. Our doors are open from 10H to 18H. Agenda: europa.eu/!X3TfdJ

Meeting an inspiring woman like United Nations DSG Amina J Mohammed is always enriching. I am happy to have met her again at #AfricaCTMeeting to discuss the #Sahel . Focus on strategies to tackle #security issues, political challenges, principles and practices of #SustainableDevelopment

With HE Albert Kan-Dapaah, Minister of National Security of Ghana, whom I thank, we exchanged views on the regional situation in #WestAfrica and cooperation against #terrorism and other #security threats in the #Sahel focusing on the risk of spillover to #Ghana and #GulfOfGuinea

Je tiens à remercier S.E.M. M. Dago Yacoub, Ministre des Armées du Tchad, que j'ai rencontré à #Abuja en marge de l' #AfricaCTMeeting , pour les échanges approfondis sur les questions de #sécurité et #défense du #Tchad et du #Sahel . Le #Tchad est un partenaire stratégique pour l'UE

Un plaisir renouvelé de revoir à #Abuja , en marge de #AfricaCTMeeting , le Ministre de la Défense de la #Mauritanie SEM Hanena Ould Sidi que je remercie.

Échanges sur les questions de #sécurité au #Sahel et sur les derniers développements politico-institutionnels

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I wish to thank Amb. Amb. Bankole Adeoye, African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, for our enriching exchange on many Sahel-related issues. EU-AU cooperation is longstanding both working for #stability and #development of the #Sahel

EU in Nigeria 🇪🇺🇳🇬

A pleasure as always to meet my friend H.E. Dr Omar Alieu Touray (Official), President of the Ecowas - Cedeao Commission. Fruitful exchanges on the latest political and #security developments in the #Sahel and on the way forward of #ECOWAS in the region

I wish to thank United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism Under-Sec Vladimir Voronkov for the productive discussion at the margins of the #Africa CTMeeting on the need to jointly confront the evolving threat of #terrorism in #Africa through a multilateral approach. EU-UN-AU partnership is essential to move forward

#Nigeria is a major player in Africa’s political, economic and social landscape. I thank Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigeria 🇳🇬 Minister Hon. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar for the exchange on substantial issues: #security and #peace , #RuleOfLaw , latest developments in the #Sahel and #WestAfrica

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Honoured to chair a high-level session w/ prominent speakers on how to enhance regional capacities to counter & prevent terrorism: discussed & identified actionable recommendations & coordination mechanism to be #UNiteToCounterTerrorism . 🙏🏼 Nuhu Ribadu for excellent collaboration

Thrilled to be back in Abuja to participate in #Africa CTMeeting organized by Nigeria w/ United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism support, opened by HE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Multilateral #CounterTerrorism cooperation is essential to address the scourge of terrorism in #Africa . EU at the frontline for #security

Mali : L’UE s’inquiète de la suspension des activités politiques des partis et associations, ainsi que l’interdiction aux médias de publier sur ces sujets.

La préservation de l’espace d’expression civique et démocratique est essentielle pour la réconciliation nationale.

عيد فطر سعيد لأصدقائنا المسلمين حول العالم. أتمنى أن يجلب لك هذا العيد السلام والازدهار والصفاء والفرح في حياتك. عيد مبارك!

Joyeux #EidAlFitr aux amis musulmans. Que cet Aïd apporte paix, prospérité, sérénité et joie à tous. #EidMubarak

Happy #EidAlFitr to the Muslim friends around the world. May this Eid bring peace, prosperity, serenity and joy into your lives. #EidMubarak !

Felice Eid agli amici musulmani in giro per il mondo. Possa questa festa di fine #Ramadan portare pace, prosperità, serenità e gioia