The official account of the Delegation of the European Union to South Africa. Follow Amb Kristian Schmidt @EUAmbSchmidt. See also @EU_eeas & @EU_Partnerships
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EU in SA retweeted
Blue Economy 🐠🐟🐋 Diplomacy this week, with @the_dtic and @EU_MARE Director-General Charlina @vitcheva_eu.
Huge economic potential!
businessday.co.za/news/2026-…
EU in SA retweeted
MZANSI, IT'S TIME! TODAY IS ELECTION DAY! 🗳️
Today, 4 November, South Africans across municipalities have the opportunity to participate in the 2026 LGE.
Voting stations open at 07:00-21:00. Voters who are already in the queue at 21:00 will be allowed to vote.
#LGE2026
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Congratulations @IECSouthAfrica on the electoral management of #LGE26! From what we 🇪🇺 could observe, the vote was well prepared, officials well trained, and the day peaceful, harmonious and orderly. Thank you @DIRCO_ZA for the opportunity to observe this celebration of democracy
You decide! Get up, show up, vote.
Happy Election Day, South Africa! 🗳
If you are reading this, it’s time to VOTE! 🇿🇦🗳️
Today is Election Day! Make your way to your voting station and exercise your right to choose the leaders who will represent your community.
Verify your voting station: registertovote.elections.org…
#WozaLGE2026 #ElectionDay
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For EU-South Africa trade relations, it’s Business As Usual: Balanced, Reciprocal, Growing, Reliable. You’re welcome. 🇪🇺🫱🏻🫲🏾🇿🇦 @the_dtic @DIRCO_ZA @EUinSA @CCordeiro_EU @SADC_News
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Today we open the 4th edition of #BlueInvestAfrica in Cape Town!
Africa’s blue economy has unlimited potential.
The challenge isn’t a lack of ideas, but the right support to turn them into impact.
Together, we’re building a community and partnerships to make that happen.
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Thank you Minister Steenhuisen. The Blue Economy holds enormous potential for South Africa!
Initiated by the @EU_Commission 2022, BlueInvest Africa connects African entrepreneurs seeking finance with international investors interested in commercially viable projects that can advance the continent's blue economy.
EU in SA retweeted
Initiated by the @EU_Commission 2022, BlueInvest Africa connects African entrepreneurs seeking finance with international investors interested in commercially viable projects that can advance the continent's blue economy.
EU in SA retweeted
The Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr John Steenhuisen, is today addressing #BlueInvestAfrica2026 in Cape Town, bringing South Africa's trade, investment and industrial development priorities into discussions on the growth of Africa's sustainable blue economy
EU in SA retweeted
Since 2014, Russia's war against Ukraine has escalated step by step. EU sanctions have kept pace at every stage.
When Russia looks for ways around sanctions, the EU works to close the gaps.
On 12 October, the EU adopted its largest set of listings to date: 826 companies at the core of Russia's military industry and 743 of their CEOs.
Read more: link.europa.eu/kjcdvyct
