By 2022, the EU´s energy system should be more resilient to possible disruption, Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission’s vice president for Energy Union said in an interview with ICIS, Trend reports.

The European Council said in a Monday statement that in light of "Turkey’s continued and new illegal drilling activities, the Council will suspend negotiations on the Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement and agree not to hold the Association Council and further meetings of the EU-Turkey high-level dialogues for the time being," Trend reports citing Sputnik.

In its foreign policy, Azerbaijan attaches great importance to relations with the EU and actively participates in many of its programs, spokesperson of Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Leyla Abdullayeva told Trend in "PREZİDENT. Müstəqillik. Təhlükəsizlik. Rifah" video project.

In February 2017, the EU and Azerbaijan began negotiations on a new framework agreement designed to give new impetus to political dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation. Azerbaijan is a strategic energy partner for the EU and plays a pivotal role in bringing Caspian energy resources to the EU market.

The EU expects a proposal from Azerbaijan on an aviation agreement, Kestutis Jankauskas, Head of the EU delegation in Azerbaijan, said at a press conference held on July 12, Trend reports.

The visit of the President of the European Council to Azerbaijan has shown significant progress in relations with the EU, Kestutis Jankauskas, Head of the EU delegation in Azerbaijan, said at a press conference held on July 12, Trend reports.

The EU has been recognized as the most reliable international organization in Azerbaijan (35 percent), Trend reports with reference to a survey by the EU in Azerbaijan on July 12.

The EU is the biggest investor in Azerbaijan’s oil and non-oil sectors, Trend reports with reference to the 2019 edition of the EU Business Climate Report Azerbaijan on July 12.

The European Union (EU) and Azerbaijan come closer to each other every year, President of the European Council Donald Tusk wrote on his Twitter, Trend reports.

Azerbaijan is an important partner of the European Union (EU), Head of the EU delegation in Azerbaijan Kestutis Jankauskas said at the presentation of a new project of the Council of Europe "Improving the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in Azerbaijan", which was held in Baku, Trend reports.