Press Releases

2011

EU committed to achieving universal abolition of the death penalty (October 2011)

Announcement of Fourth EU-SA Summit, Kruger National Park, 15th September 2011

Factsheet on Fourth EU-SA Summit, Kruger National Park, 15th September 2011

Erasmus Mundus opens doors for South Africans (August 2011)

Joint Declaration - The 5th College-to-College meeting of the European Commission and the African Union Commission (1 June 2011)

E. coli outbreak in Germany on decline as test results on suspect cucumbers come out (May 2011)

Jointly working towards a successful outcome of the Durban climate change talks: article by Ambassador Roeland van de Geer (May 2011)

Coherence in a changing world - Europe Day, 9 May 2011

Further progress in SA-EU space cooperation (April 2011)

EU-funded breakthrough in malaria treatment in the run up to World Malaria Day (April 2011)

Statement on the death of Mr Vernie Petersen, D-G National Department of Sport and Recreation (March 2011)

EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs: 'No development without women's empowerment (International Women's Day, March 2011)

Statement on International Women's Day (March 2011)

2010

Statement by European Commissioner for Climate Action at the opening of the High-level Segment of COP-16/CMP in Cancun (December 2010)

EU Climate Financing Aid - Clarification (December 2010)

EU Delegation to SA: COP16 Briefing 1 (December 2010)

World Aids Day 2010: unwavering EU commitment to fight HIV and Aids (December 2010)

European Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard: "With political will, Cancun can mark climate progress" (November 2010)

Third Africa-EU Summit: team up for more "Investment, Economic growth and Job Creation" (November 2010)

EU-Africa conference on Higher Education held in SA (November 2010)

Commission approves €138m for health, ODA management and high-level human resource development in SA (October 2010)

Minister Davies and Ambassador Briët to address the closing of the Sector-Wide Enterprise, Employment and Equity Programme (October 2010)

Improving food safety in Africa and Assisting African Food Exports to the EU: workshop for officials of the AU Commission, the Regional Economic Communities and Specialised Bodies (Cape Town 12-14 October 2010)

Joint Communique from the Eastern and Southern Africa - Indian Ocean Ministers and EU High Representative at the Second Regional Ministerial Meeting on Piracy and Maritime Security in the Eastern and Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Region (Mauritius, October 2010)

Team Deutsche Schule does South Africa proud (October 2010)

Third SA-EU Summit Joint Communiqué (Brussels, 28 September 2010)

Remarks by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, at the Press Conference after the SA EU Summit (Brussels, 28 September 2010)

EU commits R1.1bn to Primary Education in South Africa (September 2010)

2010 European Union Film Festival (August  - September 2010)

Commissioner Hedegaard to visit Mali and SA for climate talks (June 2010)

Joint Statement by Commissioners Malmström and Georgieva on World Refugee Day (20 June 2010)

Open letter from Commissioner Andris Piebalgs to the people of Africa on the occasion of the World Cup (11/06/10)

Message of President Barroso ahead of World Cup (09/06/10)

European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with SA visits SA  for the 15th Round of the SA-EU Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue (May 2010)

Statement by High Representative Catherine Ashton on Europe Day (9 May 2010)

Declaration by the High Representative, Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the European Union, on World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, 2010 (May 2010)

Youth Development through Football - EU joins successful sports partnership with Germany (March 2010)

EIB to continue strong support for infrastructure and private sector in SA (March 2010)

European and SADC EPA region stakeholders discuss benefits of EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement in Maputo (March 2010)

EU and Nato join forces to make women actors of peace and security (January 2010)

2009

Joint statement of the EU Presidency and the European Commission on the state of play of the climate change negotiations in Copenhagen (December 2009)

Statement on the death of Dr ME Tshabalala-Msimang (December 2009)

Commission approves €230m to cushion the impact of the economic crisis in 13 African and Caribbean countries (December 2009)

Copenhagen conference must produce global, ambitious and comprehensive agreement (December 2009)

European Union Delegation to South Africa comes into existence on 1 December 2009 (December 2009)

World Aids Day 2009: European Commission tops €1billion invested in the fight against the global Aids epidemic (1 December 2009)

EU-UNODC Joint Press Release: Recognising the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (November 2009)

Commission approves €137m for education and youth empowerment in SA (October 2009)

World Food Day 2009: EU leading the global fight against hunger (October 2009)

Joint Employment Creation Facility - Joint Press Release (September 2009)

EU commitment to SA women - National Women's Day (August 2009)

EU-SA Joint Co-operation Council (Brussels, July 2009) [113kb]

European Commission pledges 115m euro for trade project in Eastern and Southern Africa  (April 2009)

EC provides HIV prevention support to Southern Africa  (March 2009)

Women's Day: Europe keeps women's empowerment high on its global agenda (March 2009)

EU provides training in fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (March 2009)

EU Trade Commissioner Ashton visits Southern Africa (February 2009)

EU Commissioner Michel meets SA President Motlanthe  (January 2009)

2008

10 December 2008 – International Human Rights Day

SA & EU launch R260 million Access to Justice Programme in Orange Farm on International Human Rights Day

Contamination incident by dioxins and PCBs in pork meat from Ireland The Commission follows closely the contamination incident to ensure public health protection - 8 December 2008

European Commission response to cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe (02/12/08)

Universal Children Day – Focus on fight against child labour 20 November 2008

"BSE training in SA forms part of EU's Safer Food Initiative" - European Commission training workshop on EU legislation for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE); Boksburg; 25-27 November

European Development Days 2008 - closing ceremony

Trade Commissioner's statement on the collapse of the WTO Doha trade talks (July 2008)

ESPON delivers evidence for the global positioning of Europe (July 2008)

First EU - South Africa summits heralds strengthened partnership (25 July 2008)

EU - South Africa Summit: More than 40 bn euro of goods traded with South Africa in 2007 (24 July 2008)

EU-SA Ministerial Troika Meeting, Slovenia (3 June 2008)

7th meeting of the SA-EU Joint Science and Technology Co-operation Committee (May 2008)

Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the EU on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21 March 2008

Official launch of  EU support package for Department of Water Affairs & Forestry's Masibambane III Programme (March 2008)

EU seeks to improve its support to Southern Africa in the fight against HIV and Aids
(March 2008)

Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson in Southern Africa to deepen trade and development ties (February, 2008)

SA - European Parliament Joint Parliamentary meeting 6-7 February 2008

2007

Development and Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Michel: "Europe-Africa - a new era" (December 2007)

European Union and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Joint Press Release on assistance to SA Department of Social Development in helping victims of crime (December 2007)

European Commission launches 2nd European Development Days with focus on climate change (November 2007)

"Nobody is pushing free trade on Africa" - article by Commissioners Mandelson and Michel (October 2007)

Commissioner Mandelson urges final push in Economic Partnership Agreement talks (September 2007)

EU SADC EPA Negotiations: the myths and the truth (September 2007)

Message of European Commissioner for External Relations and Neighbourhood Policy on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (9 August 2007)

EU offers full market access to Africa, Caribbean and Pacific regions in EPAs negotiations (April 2007)

European Parliament talks Strategic Partnership with SA counterparts (February 2007)

EU welcomes SA in the SADC EPA negotiations (Feb 2007)

2006

2005

European Commission adopts "European Union Strategy for Africa" (October 2005)

European Union and South Africa evaluate European Commission support (October 2005)

EU position on SA lifting of ostrich ban (September 2005)

UN World Summit 2005 - 14/09/05: Representatives of the 191 UN Member States gather in New York to review progress towards achieving the Millenium Development Goals agreed to 5 years ago

UN World Summit 2005 - 12/09/05: President Barroso challenges others to match the EU's commitments on development goals

European Commission additional funding for World Food Programme aid to Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland (August 2005)

Javier Solana, EU High Representative for CSFP, visits SA and DRC (April 2005)

EU-SADC EPA Negotiations Senior Officials Meeting Gabarone (April 2005)

EC invites proposals for ACP-EU Water Facility  (January 2005)