EU in Sri Lanka @EU_in_Sri_Lanka@respublicae.eu
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the EU underlines the need of upholding freedom of opinion and expression and individual rights of Sri Lankan citizens in the process of a democratic, peaceful and orderly transition.
RT @EUCouncilPress: #SriLanka: declaration of @JosepBorrellF on behalf of the EU
🇪🇺 continues to support all efforts in favour of Sri Lankan people, aimed at returning to more stability & economic recovery & advancing reconciliation, in full res…
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1550531313769541633
Freedom of expression proved essential to 🇱🇰 current transition. Hard to see how restricting it severely can help in finding solutions to the current political and economic crises.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1550317843786264581
🇱🇰President @RW_UNP was sworn in today. EU hopes this will lead to an inclusive government with solutions to current political and economic crises. 🇱🇰 needs swift economic reform + safeguard individual freedoms and reconciliation efforts. 🇱🇰 people can count on EU support.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1550048340032774147
After Pres. Rajapaksa’s resignation, @EU_in_Sri_Lanka reiterates its call to all parties to act responsibly, in the interest of the people of #SriLanka and to ensure that further acts of violence are prevented, in order to pave the way to a solution to the #SriLankaCrisis.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1547890612115869697
HRVP Borrell’s op-ed on EU sanctions:
Moscow will have to choose either butter or guns | Daily FT https://www.ft.lk/columns/Moscow-will-have-to-choose-either-butter-or-guns/4-737048#.YsQU2DXowtc.twitter
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1544269934972190720
A historic moment for #OurOcean🌊🐋
#EU adopted its revised Agenda for International Ocean Governance. It is setting the course for the global action to protect, restore and use the ocean´s enormous potential in a sustainable way.🌏
https://europa.eu/!RfQcfd
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1541650394333462529
Today is International #MSMEDay!
#SmallBusinesses are the backbone of society, contributing to the economy and sustaining local livelihoods, especially during challenging times.
Together with our development partners, the EU has supported many local companies over the years.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1541322892553732096
Torture has no place in any society.
Read the full statement by the #EU High Representative / Vice President @JosepBorrellF: 👇
https://eeas.europa.eu/eeas/international-day-support-victims-torture-statement-high-representativevice-president-josep-0_en
#VictimsOfTorture #EndTorture #EU4HumanRights
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1540961244496203776
EU + 🇫🇷🇮🇹🇳🇱🇩🇪🇷🇴Ambassadors met with H.E. President Rajapaksa. The way out of the crisis is through structural reforms at all levels. Sri Lankans resilience deserves EU support.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1540266399272079360
"Russia’s attempts to de-link the spike in grain prices and its invasion of Ukraine are nothing more than disinformation efforts. Russia’s conscious political choice is to ‘weaponise’ these exports and use them as a tool for blackmail against anyone that opposes its aggression."
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1540248158130798592
In case you missed it, read the joint op-ed by Dr Anil Jasinghe, Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and 🇪🇺 Ambassador HE Denis Chaibi on the occasion of #WorldEnvironmentDay 👇
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1537320051694616577
📢 Funded traineeship for young graduates at the EU Delegation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives📢
The deadline for applications is 12th June 2022
For more information and how to apply 👇
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1534447746601598988
🐋To maintain a healthy ocean with abundant wildlife & to stabilize the climate, it’s critical that 30% of our planet’s lands, waters & ocean are protected
With projects like #COLIBRI & @ProjctPromise we protect marine ecosystems & help reduce ocean litter in the waters🐋
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1534444824740470784
Safe food 🥘 is critical, not only for #foodsecurity but also for livelihood, resilience and health.
We are partnering with @UNIDO_SriLanka and @FAOSriLanka to promote #foodsafety
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1534103782396772352
Art For Peace - Kids Art Competition is completed🎨
Congratulations to the young winning artists: Sithula, Sarasija and Ranumi! 👏
All info here: https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/sri-lanka/children%E2%80%99s-art-competition-art-peace-winners-announced_en
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1532982416582885376
Equality, respect for dignity & diversity are at the heart of the European Union 🇪🇺.
👉🏽 Declaration of HR/VP Josep Borrell on behalf of 🇪🇺for the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia: https://bit.ly/3wt7MHT
🏳️🌈 #IDAHOT2022
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1526495253666086912
Wishing everyone a peaceful #VesakDay
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1525710775716814851
The EU condemns this morning’s vicious attack against peaceful protestors. We call on the government to protect people and to hold accountable those having instigated violence.
We encourage all parties to act with restraint and refrain from violence for the country’s interest.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1523658499435077632
A month of peaceful demonstrations has shown how Sri Lankan citizens fully enjoy their right to freedom of expression in the oldest democracy in South Asia. State of emergency will certainly not help solving the country’s difficulties and could have a counter productive effect!
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1522799133412626434
The European Union is providing €200,000 (over 74 million Sri Lankan rupees) in humanitarian funding for essential assistance to 80,000 poor families across all 25 districts of Sri Lanka.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_in_Sri_Lanka/status/1522449943448985603
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