Category Archives: EU External Affairs


The EU started to develop a Common Foreign and Security Policy with the Maastricht Treaty (1992). Moreover, in recent years, the EU intensified efforts to promote Human Rights outside its borders and it has played a major role in International Trade and Development Aid.
EU Enlargement continues to be an important pillar of EU’s External Policy. Since 2004 a specific Neighborhood Policy was elaborated to establish good relations with neighboring countries.
In the hope that a united Europe can take a stronger role on the world stage, COMECE together with Justice and Peace Europe aims to assist the EU in its vocation to promote global peace and assume its responsibility for supporting sustainable development and social justice across the world. COMECE is assisted in this mission by a Commission on the External Relations of the European Union.
EU External Affairs, Policy Areas, Press

Press Release

🔴 COMECE President to travel to Ukraine for solidarity visit on 16–18 July 

A delegation of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), led by its President Mgr. Mariano Crociata, will undertake an official visit to Ukraine from 16 to 18 July 2025. The visit aims to express COMECE’s continued closeness with the people of Ukraine and solidarity with those affected by the ongoing Russia’s war of aggression. During the three-day visit, the COMECE … Continue reading »

Ethics, Research & Health, EU External Affairs, Justice & Fundamental Rights, Policy Areas, Press

News

New DBK bishop delegate to COMECE visits Brussels for high-level dialogue meetings on peace, democracy, sustainability and AI

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) warmly welcomed Bishop Heiner Wilmer SCJ as the new delegate of the German Bishops’ Conference to the COMECE Assembly. On 2–3 July 2025, Bishop Wilmer visited Brussels for a dialogue mission during which COMECE facilitated a series of meetings with representatives of European institutions and Catholic organisations. Video interview with Mgr. Wilmer Appointed in … Continue reading »

EU External Affairs, Policy Areas, Press

Press Release

Ahead of the European Summit, COMECE urges relaunching EU’s peace and development mission

In light of the forthcoming European Council meeting on 26–27 June 2025 and in the context of the discussions on the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework, the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) publishes on Monday, 23 June 2025, the Reflection Paper entitled “The European Union’s Role in a Changing World: From Founding Vision to Global Mission”. With this paper, COMECE calls on the EU “to remain faithful to its … Continue reading »

EU External Affairs, Policy Areas, Press, Youth Net, Youth policies

News

VIDEO | Full video recording of the COMECE Youth Net webinar on the Future of EU Security and Defence now available

The full video recording of the webinar “The Future of EU Security and Defence: Exploring Ways to Build Peace” is now available on the COMECE YouTube channel. The event was organised by the COMECE Youth Net and held online on Thursday, 5 June 2025. Watch the video The discussion addressed today’s security threats and the strategic responses shaping both global and European approaches in the … Continue reading »

EU External Affairs, Policy Areas, Press, Youth Net, Youth policies

Event

EVENT | COMECE Youth Net organises webinar on “The future of EU security and defence”

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) cordially invites you to participate in the dialogue webinar titled “The future of EU security and defence: exploring ways to build peace”, to take place on Thursday, 5 June 2025 from 17:30 to 19:00 (CEST). Read the Programme | Click here to register Organised by the COMECE Youth Net, this online webinar will explore today’s … Continue reading »

Ecology & Sustainability, EU External Affairs, Policy Areas, Press

Press Release

COMECE and SECAM send a joint message to European and African foreign ministers

Ahead of the upcoming meeting of foreign ministers from the African Union and the European Union, COMECE and SECAM issue on Thursday, 15 May 2025, a joint statement calling for a renewed, just and people-centred partnership between the two regions. COMECE: “Africa does not need charity, nor does it need to be a battleground for external interests. What it needs is justice and a partnership … Continue reading »