The Philippines continues to engage with the European Union (EU) over matters in the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea. The recent discussion that involved Philippine and EU officials came when Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs Neal...
House Committee on Human Rights Chairman and Manila 6th district Rep. Benny Abante issued a stern message Thursday, Feb. 23 to European Parliament (EP) Subcommittee on Human Rights members. Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. speaks during the meeting with the European Parliament...
Parliamentarians of the European Union (EU) are scheduled to visit the Philippines this week to assess the human rights situation in the country, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Monday. This came after the government accepted the request made by the European Parliament (EP)...
European Union Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron on Saturday, Feb. 18, sent his sympathies and well wishes to Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal “Bombit” Adiong Jr. after his convoy was ambushed. Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr. (left) and European Union Ambassador to the...
STRASBOURG, France - The European Union's executive arm proposed Wednesday new sanctions on Russia that would cut off goods worth 11 billion euros and target Iran's drone producers over the war in Ukraine. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said she hoped the EU's 27 member states would...
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The EU on Wednesday unveiled proposals including a controversial relaxation of state aid rules to counter the threat to European industry from US green subsidies and unfair competition from China. The bloc is racing to compete with the United States and China to avoid...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- EU interior ministers reached "consensus" Thursday to warn outside countries refusing to take back irregular migrants they risked tighter visa restrictions to Europe, Sweden's migration minister said. Ministers agreed that the tool, in place since 2020, "should be fully used"...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s eight foreign trips in seven months might be more than most of his predecessors did, but he is confident that at least one Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed is enough to compensate such trips. President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr....
European Union (EU) Ambassador to the Philippines Luc Veron on Monday, Jan. 16, underscored the role the regional bloc plays in bringing lasting peace in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) through key initiatives aimed at empowering the citizenry. (Photo from EU Ambassador...
H. E. Luc Véron, European Union Ambassador to the Philippines has emphasized the large responsibility for the corporate sector in the area of human rights, but also underlined the opportunities that the respect of human rights can bring for business. The EU ambassador stressed his point at the...
The European Council has welcomed the Philippines' push to pursue a free trade agreement (FTA) with the trade bloc and bolster the country’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) accreditation, Malacañang said. (Malacañang Photo) This came after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr....
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. raised a question to the European Union (EU) amid discussions on the loss and damage compensation because of climate change: “Who do we go to? Who pays the bulk of it?” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit in...
