Press Release A delegation of six MEPs from the Committee on Foreign Affairs will visit The Gambia and Senegal to engage with partners in West Africa from 4 to 6 April. MEPs from the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, led by the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee David McAllister […]
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Global Gateway: Team Europe strengthens support for the Gambia Renewable Energy project
PRESS RELEASE 2023-096-EN Doha, 7 March 2023 At the United Nations (UN) 5th Conference for Least Developed Countries (LDC5), the Republic of The Gambia, the European Union (EU) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced the signature of a €24.08 million EU Global Gateway grant to be used alongside an […]
European Council increases visa fee for Gambian nationals to €120 due to lack of cooperation on readmission
The European Council has on 8th December adopted an implementing decision increasing the visa fee for Gambian nationals to €120 in order to improve Gambia’s cooperation on the return and readmission of its own nationals. The decision responds to the lack of substantial and sustainable improvements in cooperation with The […]
EU Parliament Backs Remedy Fund for Qatar Migrant Abuses
Human Rights in Spotlight as FIFA and Qatar’s “Just Play Football” Strategy Backfires Written by Claudio Francavilla, Senior EU Advocate. On November 24, the European Parliament urged FIFA and Qatar to compensate widespread abuses that migrant workers suffered while building the 2022 World Cup infrastructure and making the games possible. […]