EU at OSCE 🇪🇺

It is always a pleasure to have an exchange with @osce_cthb Kari Johnstone. We discussed the findings of @OSCE Survey Report & the 26th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference on Forced Criminality, which will take place on 20-21 April in Vienna. Stay tuned #CTHB26

Racism has no place in our Union or anywhere else. 60 years ago, the international community adopted the first global treaty to eliminate racial discrimination. Since then, this commitment has guided collective action to advance equality, human rights and a rules-based international order. Protecting minorities and combating racism reduces tensions and polarisation, strengthens resilience against conflict, manipulation and disinformation, and reinforces democratic values. This is how we build stability in Europe and beyond. Read the statement by HR/VP @kajakallas on behalf of the EU: link.europa.eu/c93NGx

Today @kajakallas and @thorgkatrin signed the EU-Iceland Security and Defence Partnership. Security threats do not stop at borders. We will further cooperate on Ukraine and the Arctic. We will work together on maritime security, cyber and hybrid threats. Read More: link.europa.eu/G4QTPc

@kajakallas Read HR/VP Kaja Kallas full remarks here: link.europa.eu/kWvbDc

HR/VP @kajakallas press remarks following today's Foreign Affairs Council meeting (#FAC) in Brussels. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

4 years after the tragic Bucha massacre, the EU has sanctioned 9 more individuals who played a major role in this atrocity. The EU has also adopted new sanctions in response to Russia's foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI). More info: link.europa.eu/vFyX8F

On Monday 16 March, EU foreign ministers will gather in Brussels for the Foreign Affairs Council. They will discuss Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and relations with the Southern Neighbourhood. The meeting will be chaired by HR/VP @kajakallas. Read the full agenda: link.europa.eu/H8T8bb

@kajakallas Read here the keynote speech by HR/VP @kajakallas at the EU Ambassadors Conference. link.europa.eu/WFF838

Watch the keynote speech by HR/VP @kajakallas at the EU Ambassadors Conference. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🎶✨ On #IWD2026, music said what words couldn't. Team Europe celebrated extraordinary women composers at the Wiener Konzerthaus — finally taking centre stage. Talent has never had a gender. Only history did. 🎻🌸🇪🇺 #TeamEurope #WomenInMusic

The EU Ambassadors Conference is starting. Watch the opening speech by HR/VP @kajakallas live here⤵️ twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Last night, Russia launched another large-scale attack against Ukraine’s energy system and civilian infrastructure. These systematic and deliberate strikes against civilians are unacceptable. Targeting energy infrastructure is a cynical attempt to terrorise the Ukrainian people. The EU stands firmly with Ukraine. Together with our international partners, we will continue to support the repair, rebuilding, and protection of Ukraine’s energy system. Russia’s aggression will not prevail. We support all efforts toward a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace for Ukraine.

Today on #IWD2026, the EU reaffirms: gender equality is not a goal - it’s a fundamental right. Women’s voices, leadership & rights are the foundation of our democracy. Together, we accelerate progress. Right.Justice.Action for all women and girls #EUvalues #Genderequality

Read EU statement at OSCE Permanent Council No. 1556 👉 eeas.europa.eu/delegations/vi…’s-day_en?s=66

@SwitzerlandOSCE 🙏 @SwitzerlandOSCE for marking #IWD @OSCE Permanent Council. Gender equality is a fundamental value of 🇪🇺 & integral to European Union’s strategic priorities. We continue to call for implementation of international obligations & #OSCE commitments. #RightsJusticeAction #IWD2026

“Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.” This year’s theme for the International Women’s Day is a powerful reminder that, at the current pace, we are still far from achieving gender equality. At today’s Permanent Council, we reaffirmed that equal rights are essential to #security and stability. Honored to hear Dr. @erika_schlaeppi of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women @CedawUn on turning commitments into action. #IWD2026 #OSCE26CH

Georgia – Read the statement by HR/VP @kajakallas and Commissioner for Enlargement @MartaKosEU on Georgia’s legislative amendments on foreign funding and political activity here: link.europa.eu/QyhcKG

The EU and Switzerland are trusted partners. It was a pleasure to be in Zurich to sign with @ignaziocassis new agreements deepening the EU’s foreign and security policy ties with Switzerland. These will allow for regular high-level political dialogues and simplify procedures for Swiss personnel joining EU missions. Together with Defence Minister Martin Pfister, we held the first such dialogue.

We stand before an opportunity. Europe can step onto the global stage united and strong, or resign ourselves to the sidelines. Paraphrasing Winston Churchill in June 1940, this may not be Europe’s finest hour, but it is Europe’s hour of decision. My remarks at the Churchill Lecture in Zurich ↓

The #IAEA March Board session just started. All EU statements delivered throughout the week can be found here: eeas.europa.eu/delegations/vi…