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EU Ambassador to the RoK

Joined September 2023
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Fifteen years of EU-Korea FTA: an important milestone! #EUdiplomacy #TeamEurope
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Read the OpEd👇
[Op-Ed] 15 years of EU-Korea FTA The #EU-Korea FTA has been foundational to our economic and strategic partnership. We will further strengthen our ties to lasting opportunities and shared prosperity. Read the Op-Ed: (ENG) koreajoongangdaily.com/opini… (KOR) hankyung.com/article/2026110…
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“Team Europe” mission to Busan and Ulsan. Meetings with the Mayor, key local industries, research institutions, other partners. Visit to the French frigate Vendémiaire in Busan port. Great opportunity to share insights and lay the groundwork for strengthened EU-Korea cooperation
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Cheerful atmosphere and plenty of family entertainment at the EU language day, last Saturday. Another graphic demonstration of our motto: Unity in Diversity! #eudiplomacy #TeamEurope
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G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Atlanta
Russia’s war in Ukraine and the crisis in the Middle East pose major threats to energy and food supplies, trade and freedom of navigation. Maritime routes are global lifelines. At the G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Atlanta, I called for a Black Sea freedom of navigation arrangement and reaffirmed the EU’s opposition to tolls and fees on international shipping routes. Energy security and supply chain resilience are vital for global economic stability.
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At the Global Green Growth Summit organized by GGGI today. Collectively we must step up our green diplomacy to make COP 31 a success! #gggi #EUgreendiplomacy
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Close, connected and critical to our future. This is the Arctic. Europe’s Northern Neighborhood.
Today, we adopt our new 🇪🇺 Arctic Strategy. The Arctic is where the tectonic plates of geopolitics collide head-on. It requires us to change our strategic posture. And work with like-minded partners that share our values ↓ xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1nxnRBMMP…
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«Team Europe» at the EU-Korea Green Transition and Climate Forum, this morning. Thank you to Korea University for hosting the event! The climate crisis requires a fast and coordinated response by the international community. #forourplanet #TeamEurope #greentransition
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At the opening of the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) World Congress, in beautiful Gangneung. The ITS community has always shown that innovation succeeds best when it is built on cooperation ! #EUdiplomacy #TeamEurope
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Happy to meet the President of the Federation of Middle Sized Market Enterprises, Mr Choi Jin-shik. Excellent conversation on how to reach new heights in the EU-Korea economic partnership. #EUdiplomacy
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Thank you Team Europe, visitors and organizers for your enthusiastic participation in the EU Green Day! Let’s work together for a greener future. #TeamEurope
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Sixty countries around the world pledged to oppose tolls and fees on international shipping routes by joining the “No Fees, No Tolls” global pledge.
International navigation must remain open to everyone, not to whoever can pay. Today, 60 countries pledged to oppose tolls or fees on international shipping routes by joining our “No Fees, No Tolls” global pledge. This is a clear diplomatic signal to all those who seek to hijack waterways for their own gain. I want to thank all the countries who signed up and invite others to join us.
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Statement of the spokesperson 👇
DPRK: Today’s ballistic missile launches are another clear breach of UN Security Council resolutions. The DPRK must halt these illegal actions and re-engage in meaningful diplomacy. Sustainable peace and security on the Korean Peninsula can only be achieved through dialogue.
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We are making it significantly harder, slower and more expensive for Russia to produce the weapons it uses to kill Ukrainians.
EU Foreign Ministers just adopted nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex. This is the single largest expansion of our sanctions list since Russia started its war. Europe is again showing a united front. More than half are connected to the production chain for ballistic missiles. We are making it significantly harder, slower and more expensive for Russia to produce the weapons it uses to kill Ukrainians.
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European and World Day against the Death Penalty: Joint statement by the High Representative of the European Union and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe
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Our thoughts are with the brave people of Ukraine.
In just two days, Russia’s rampage of violence has killed 78 people and wounded 215. Buses attacked. Innocent civilians targeted as they go about their daily lives. Never to return home. Pure and simple - these are war crimes. Our thoughts are with the brave people of Ukraine. Europe stands firmly by your side. With more drones, missiles and air defence systems to protect your skies. With budget support to keep your country running. And help to repair your energy infrastructure and keep you warm through winter. Україно, ми з тобою.
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Thrilling experience today at the Naro Space Center. Congratulations to KASA for the successful launch of the Nuri rocket! @with_KASA
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The unspeakable savagery and terror of 7 October must never happen again.
Today marks three years since the terrorist attacks of 7 October in Israel. We honour the victims and stand with the families who still carry the heavy weight of grief. We remember the young lives cut short at a music festival. And the long ordeal of the hostages. The EU stands with all those whose lives were forever changed by that day. The unspeakable savagery and terror of 7 October must never happen again. The EU remains ready to help turn today’s fragile ceasefire into a durable peace, based on a two-state solution. And remains equally convinced that nothing justifies terror.
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Statement by the spokesperson 👇
DPRK: The ballistic missile launch of 3 October represents another violation of UN Security Council resolutions threatening regional and international security. We express full solidarity with partners in the region, in particular 🇰🇷and 🇯🇵. Full statement link.europa.eu/KKFCr9
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