(Source: EEAS)
Speech delivered by Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson
Ms President, Honourable Members,
Thank you for this debate that I take on behalf of the High Representative/Vice-President [Josep] Borrell.
Kenya is a key partner of the European Union and a pillar of stability in a troubled East Africa. President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and President [of Kenya, Uhuru] Kenyatta have decided in June 2021 to further deepen the European Union-Kenya relations by launching a strategic dialogue on issues and agendas of common interest.
The European Union and Kenya share common values and principles, and the European …