EUROPEAN UNION

On May 26, 2025, the Foreign Affairs (Development) Council; took place in Brussels. This was the first FAC DEV meeting under the presidency of the high representative, Kaja Kallas. The Presidents of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) also participated. Key topics of the meeting included: (a) […]

The European Humanitarian Forum (EHF) is a European platform of international reach for open strategic discussions between EU humanitarian policy makers and the international humanitarian community. It is an event of global humanitarian solidarity of the EU, confirming its leading role in the international humanitarian arena. The 4th EHF (Brussels, 19-20 May 2025) took place

The informal meeting of Directors-General for Development Cooperation of the European Union took place in Warsaw on 8–9 April 2025. Greece was represented by the Director-General for Development and Humanitarian Aid at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mr. Dimitris Karamitsos-Tziras. The meeting focused on three main thematic pillars, reflecting the EU’s priorities in development

The Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU organized the first informal meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in the development format (FAC DEV) with the participation of the Commissioner for International Partnerships J. Síkela. The primary objective of the meeting was to discuss issues related to the EU’s current development and humanitarian policies,

The European Union Development Cooperation Directors-General meeting took place on October 8-9, 2024, in Budapest. Greece was represented by the Director General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador, Mr. Dimitris Caramitsos-Tziras. During the meeting, the Directors General had the opportunity to discuss the following topics:

The European Union Directors General for International Cooperation Meeting (EU DG meeting) took place on June 13-14, 2024, in Brussels. Greece was represented by Deputy Director General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms Eleni Nicolaidou, Expert Minister Counsellor. The DG Meeting took place at a time that requires

During the May 7 meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development Cooperation configuration), Greece was represented by the Secretary General for International Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and President of Enterprise Greece, Ms. Myra Myrogianni. Greek interventions focused on the EU’s commitment to continued support for Ukraine through a new Council

On 12-13.12.2023, DG Hellenic Aid’s Director-General, Mr. Alexandros Diakopoulos, headed the Greek delegation at the six-monthly informal meeting of EU DGs for development cooperation that took place in Madrid. The meeting focused on the following three key subjects: (i) challenges and prospects as regards the implementation of the EU’s “Global Gateway” strategy, from a geographical