Spreading colours over isolation

Armed with brushes, paints and spades, their chosen battlefields are schools across the West Bank. A group of young Palestinian and European volunteers are travelling by bus to the region’s rural areas, renovating schools and bringing with them...

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Launch of the EU Neighbourhood Post: Aggregating voices from the Neighbourhood

We are happy to inform you that our newly produced digital platform aggregating the best web posts about the EU Neighbourhood is now online here. Unlike our main website, the EU Neighbourhood Post (N-Post) will relaunch mainly blogs, ...

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ENP Country Progress Report 2012 – Occupied Palestinian Territory

(A Memo released by the European Commission on 20/03/2013) The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy published on 20 March 2013 the annual “neighbourhood package”, co...

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EU Day Celebrations: EU Cooperation with Neighbours

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Ashton visits Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Israel and Palestine
EU Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton is visiting Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt, Israel and Palestine this week. “This is a very timely visit to the region, coming against the backdrop of US efforts...

EU condemns death sentences in Gaza
The EU Missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah have issued a statement condemning the death sentences issued in Gaza over the past weeks, reiterating the “EU's firm opposition under all circumstances to the...

Euromed Audiovisual-supported documentaries pick up five out of nine major awards
Euromed Audiovisual-supported documentaries have picked up five out of nine major awardsat the Millenium International Documentary Film Festival in Brussels. Four Southern Mediterranean films were awarded...

Prestigious accreditation for EU-sponsored Palestinian hospital
Thanks to the EU support for the last four years, St. John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem has been awarded Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation for quality and patient safety. This accomplishment is a...

Ramallah workshop focuses on EU-Palestinian cooperation in research and innovation
A workshop on EU-Palestinian cooperation in research and innovation was organised jointly by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research and Innovation, the European External Action...

ARLEM: Euro-Mediterranean sustainable development in focus at Bethlehem meeting
The 5th meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly's (ARLEM) commission for sustainable development (SUDEV) will be held on 15 June in Bethlehem Following an invitation by its co-president...

Palestine: EU-funded project to implement police capacity building completed
The Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) has completed a $12.7 million information and communications systems infrastructure development project to upgrade its operational and administrative capabilities. The...

Palestine: EU concerned about recent demolition and population displacement
EU diplomats and the UN have visited Nuwei'ma and Jiftlik in the Jordan Valley to express solidarity with the communities affected by recent demolition, and express strong concern over the impact of...