The European Union's chief diplomat Josep Borrell announced sanctions on Mali's military leaders in line with measures already taken by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) following a meeting of EU defence ministers in the French port of Brest on 13 January...

'The EU remains ready to use all its foreign policy tools including restrictive measures to promote peace adherence to international humanitarian and human rights law and help end conflict ' said Josep Borrell the EU's High Representative on foreign affairs on 4 November...

The EU's High Representative for foreign policy Josep Borrell described Covid vaccine production 'for Africa in Africa' as the 'only viable long-term solution to any pandemic...

EU High Representative Josep Borrell and Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita promptly issued a joint statement reassuring each other of continued cooperation...

Last week EU foreign affairs supremo Josep Borrell was uncharacteristically blunt about the shortfall saying 'It's certainly insufficient'...

The EU has abandoned its plans to send an Election Observation Mission with the bloc's High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell stating that the EU 'has not received the assurances necessary to extend to the Ethiopian people one of its most visible signs of support for their quest for democracy...

The European Union will send an election observation mission for June's general elections in Ethiopia and has restarted sending humanitarian aid to the country but there are strings attached warned High Representative on foreign affairs Josep Borrell this week...

Addis has reacted angrily to the briefings among EU foreign ministers and ambassadors in Brussels that followed Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto's visit to the region on behalf of Josep Borrell the EU's High Representative on Foreign Affairs...