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European Union reacts to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Added 2022-03-01 Op-Ed   Might makes not right, unjust wars are doomed to be lost 1 March 2022, Brussels At this dark hour, when we see Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine and massive disinformation campaigns and information...
EU spokesperson comments on 32nd commemoration of Tiananmen Square democracy protests Added 2021-06-07 "The following comment is attributable to Nabila Massrali, EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: The European Union recalls the violent suppression by the Chinese authorities of the peaceful Tiananmen Square democracy...
EU Statement: "China: Statement by the Spokesperson on sentencing of journalists, lawyers and human rights defenders" Added 2020-12-31 The restrictions on freedom of expression, on access to information, and intimidation and surveillance of journalists, as well as detentions, trials and sentencing of human rights defenders, lawyers, and intellectuals in China, are growing...
EU statement: "China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the sentencing of Yu Wensheng" Added 2020-12-14 Ms. Fan Haze, a Chinese journalist who works for Bloomberg News, was detained on 7 December by the Beijing National Security Bureau, allegedly on suspicion of endangering national security. We expect the Chinese authorities to grant her medical...
Statement of the EU Delegation in China on International Human Rights Day Added 2020-12-10 Created 75 years ago, the United Nations today remains true to its founding principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms. In the last decades, the European Union and the UN have been working hand in hand to promote human rights and...
Joint action by the embassies of EU countries in Beijing to commemorate the victims of terrorism in Austria and France Added 2020-11-05 Today the flags at the Lithuanian Embassy in Beijing will fly at half-mast in memory of the victims of the terrible terrorist attacks in Austria and France.   Our deepest condolences from Lithuanian Embassy to our Austrian and French...
Declaration of the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the adoption by China’s National People’s Congress of a National Security Legislation on Hong Kong Added 2020-07-07 1 July 2020. The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress adopted the National Security Law in Hong Kong on 30 June and subsequently promulgated it in Hong Kong the same day. The European Union reiterates its grave concerns about...
EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2019 - China Added 2020-06-22 "People's Republic of China 1. Overview of the human rights and democracy situation: During 2019, the human rights situation in China continued to be of significant concern. While there has been progress in economic and social rights, civil and...
EU statement: "China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the sentencing of Yu Wensheng" Added 2020-06-22 Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer, Mr Yu Wensheng, was sentenced on 17 June 2020 to 4 years’ imprisonment, after more than 900 days of detention. His trial was held behind closed doors. Under China's Criminal Procedure Law and international...
Marking 45 years of EU-China diplomatic relations in a time of global crisis Added 2020-05-06 The authors are the EU Ambassador to China and the Ambassadors to China of the 27 EU Member States  This year we celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the European Union and China, established on 6th May 1975. It...