I am pleased to welcome you to the website of the Delegation of the European Union to Eswatini. I hope that you will find the site interesting, useful, and comprehensive. Our goal is to inform you on all aspects of what the European Union is doing in Eswatini.

The EU is a long-standing and major development partner of Eswatini. This partnership actually dates back to 1975 soon after the signing of the Lome Convention (signed in February 1975 in Lome, Togo). Since then the partnership has grown in leaps and bounds over the years.

And this is our role in Eswatini. In the context of the Lisbon Treaty (which came into force in December 2009, forming the constitutional basis of the EU), the Delegation of the European Union to Eswatini has assumed the role of representing, coordinating and negotiating on behalf of the European Union. It is both a challenge and great opportunity for this Delegation to assume this new role more so because none of the EU Member States accredited to Eswatini are resident in the country.

Having assumed my role as EU Ambassador to Eswatini in September 2024, my aspiration in the next four years of my term is to be able to foster the multi-dimensional links between the EU and Eswatini, including cooperation, trade and investment in favour of a country for which permanent peace and stability are of paramount importance.

I wish to continue to see European cooperation improve the daily lives of even more emaSwati and create further opportunities, especially for the youth and women.

As EU, we also support Eswatini to achieve inclusive, green and sustainable economic growth. This is in line with EU priorities which include climate change as well as human development, especially education, jobs and skills.

However, our programme of cooperation with Eswatini is guided by the specific challenges, opportunities and needs of the country and the impact of our support.

I would like to encourage you to send us comments, suggestions or requests you may have concerning the European Union and its relationship with Eswatini.

Mr Karsten Mecklenburg,

EU Ambassador to Eswatini

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