The European Union and Vietnam have agreed to upgrade their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, strengthening ties in areas such as trade, energy, climate and security.

The Commission has presented a new strategy setting out the EU’s political objectives on asylum and migration, focusing on illegal arrivals, while at the same time encouraging legal pathways to the EU.

The European Commission is allocating nearly EUR 650m to help finance 14 cross-border energy infrastructure projects intended to strengthen the EU’s energy security and increase the integration of renewable energy.