European Union in Papua New Guinea

19/08/2026

EU-STREIT PNG programme EU International Partnerships

14/08/2026

Opportunity for Media Training Institution/Organisation in Papua New Guinea (Open to All)

Expertise France is seeking qualified expertise institution to deliver a series of media training sessions focused on Forestry, Climate Change and Biodiversity (EU-FCCB) in Papua New Guinea.

This is an exciting opportunity for professionals and institutions/organisations with experience in media capacity building, environmental communication, climate change and biodiversity to contribute to strengthening communication skills and knowledge in this important field.

- Location: Papua New Guinea
- Focus: Forestry, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Media Training
- Contracting authority: Expertise France
- Submission deadline: 31 August 2026, 08:00 (Paris time)

Interested expert institutions/organisations are encouraged to review the full tender documentation and submission requirements.

🔗 Full opportunity: https://www.marches-publics.gouv.fr/app.php/entreprise/consultation/3053229?orgAcronyme=s2d

European Union in Papua New Guinea Expertise France

14/08/2026

13/08/2026

“𝘜𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘗𝘢𝘱𝘶𝘢 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘢’𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘢 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯 - 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘬 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘣𝘺. 𝘉𝘺 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺, 𝘌𝘜-𝘗𝘕𝘎 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘢𝘱𝘶𝘢 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳: 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘱𝘶𝘢 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯,” Erika Hasznos, Ambassador of the European Union to Papua New Guinea.

Under Global Gateway, the European Union has invested across Papua New Guinea’s cocoa chain, from planting material and drying sheds in the Sepik to new processing machinery in Port Moresby, being inaugurated today.

EU-STREIT PNG is the European Union’s largest grant-funded initiative in Papua New Guinea under the Global Gateway Strategy and largest in the Pacific with more than 300 million kina.


EU-STREIT PNG programme

12/08/2026

Human rights and democracy are in retreat worldwide. The EU is not retreating with them.

Throughout 2025, we continued to defend human dignity, justice and accountability, working with partners and civil society around the world.

From supporting more than 10,000 human rights defenders through ProtectDefenders.eu to deploying seven election observation missions, advancing access to health and supporting accountability from Ukraine to Afghanistan, the EU remained a steady and reliable partner.

Because peace does not last without accountability. And justice is not a privilege for some, but a right for all.

Read the Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World.

10/08/2026

31/07/2026

Thank you Hon. Justin Tkatchenko MP for this constructive exchange that strengthens our shared commitment to multilateralism and respect of international law, notably in relation to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, and brings the EU- PNG bilateral partnership further!

29/07/2026

The European Union is proud to have been the main donor supporting the development of the Human Rights Policy, which aims to create just, safe, and peaceful communities by strengthening the protection and promotion of human rights, guided by the national legal framework and international standards.

Through two consecutive projects, with a total value of more than 7 million kina, we have contributed to the legal and policy foundations for reform, including the review and finalisation of the draft Constitutional Amendment and Organic Law for the future Human Rights Commission Institute. Our support also underpinned broad-based consultations including provincial, regional, and national dialogue processes—which strengthened the draft legislation and reinforced national ownership of the reform process.

With EU support, the Department of Justice and Attorney General, through technical assistance from the Human Rights Secretariat, reached a key milestone with the launch of Papua New Guinea’s National Human Rights Policy.

The focus going forward is to assist Papua New Guinea in moving from policy and draft legislation to implementation. This includes:

▪️strengthening the Human Rights Secretariat and partner institutions;
▪️supporting consultations and legislative steps;
▪️reinforcing awareness and advocacy; and
▪️strengthening treaty reporting and follow-up.

As stated by Ambassador Erika Hasznos, the European Union stands by Papua New Guinea as a committed partner in turning this policy into reality.

Department of Justice & Attorney General - PNG United Nations in Papua New Guinea

29/07/2026

A flag points to a ship’s legal identity.

If there are reasonable grounds to suspect that identity is fraudulent, international law allows authorities to verify it.

That’s exactly what Operation IRINI did when boarding the sanctioned MV SOUTH STAR, uncovering inconsistencies in its documentation that reinforced the suspicions: the vessel was sailing without nationality.

27/07/2026

The Pacific Cyber Week took place this time in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, and brought together participants from the region and beyond.

The Ambassador of the European Union, Erika Hasznos, highlighted the common journey of European Union Member States to tackle constant cyber-attacks, as well as their willingness to share expertise with other partners. The EU CyberNet programme, now expanding its activities to the Indo-Pacific, was set up for this purpose, and European experts presented hands-on experience from Estonia and Czechia.

The European Union Delegation was very pleased to engage with Estonian Deputy Minister for Global Affairs, Ms Minna-Liina Lind, leading a high-level delegation from Estonia during this dynamic week.

Australian Department of Home Affairs Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea European Union in the Pacific European Union in Papua New Guinea Czech Embassy in Canberra Embassy of Estonia in Canberra