The European Union and New Zealand

EUROPEAN UNION REPRESENTATION TO NEW ZEALAND

Most EU countries with accreditation to New Zealand have their Embassies located in either Wellington or Canberra. The eight EU Member States Embassies and High Commission based in Wellington represent France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom. The European Union Delegation is also present.

Fourteen EU Member States based in Canberra are also accredited to New Zealand: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden. In addition, the Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to Australia and New Zealand is also based in Canberra. Estonia's Ambassador is resident in Tokyo and Latvia's in London. Bulgaria, Lithuania and Luxembourg are not accredited to New Zealand at this stage. Bulgaria's consular affairs are dealt with from their Embassy in Canberra while Luxembourg's fall under the responsibility of the Netherlands Embassy in Wellington.

To cover the ground in the absence of full Embassies in New Zealand - and to have a wider reach outside Wellington for those with Embassies - there are a total of 48 Consuls-General and Honorary Consuls representing EU countries in the four main cities of New Zealand - Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin.

All countries accredited to New Zealand have Embassies, Consulates-General or Consulates based on the ground in New Zealand.

For links to Embassies, Consulates and High Commissions, please go to the EU-NZ portal.

European Union DELEGATION TO NEW ZEALAND

The European Union and New Zealand share a strong historical, cultural, economic and political relationship that has grown and developed over many decades.

The Delegation in particular :

Ensures the representation of the European Union in New Zealand.
Maintains and develops bilateral relations in accordance with the 2007 EU-New Zealand Joint Declaration on Relations and Cooperation in the areas of political, economic, trade, development, education, research, science, and technology, transport, environment and cultural cooperation.
Contributes to coordination with EU Member States Embassies.
Reports back to headquarters on all matters of interest for EU policies.
Works towards increasing the visibility, awareness and understanding of the EU in New Zealand.
Carries out press and public diplomatic activities in pursuit of the above.

European Union DELEGATIONS IN THE PACIFIC

The EU strategy in the Pacific aims to strengthen political dialogue in discussions on security, governance, economic relations, climate change and the environment.

As well, the EU undertakes development cooperation and aims to improve the effectiveness of aid delivery through beneficiary-led donor coordination, in particular with Australia and New Zealand . Of all the regions in the world, the Pacific countries receive the highest development aid per capita from the European Union.

In the Pacific, the European Union is represented by six delegations, as wellas those in Australia and New Zealand :

Delegation to the Pacific:

Web. http://www.delfji.ec.europa.eu

Email. Delegation-Fiji@eeas.europa.eu

Chargé d'Affaires a.i. in New Caledonia for French Overseas Territories:

Email. Delegation-New-Caledonia@eeas.europa.eu

Delegation to Timor-Leste:

Email. Delegation-Timor-Leste@eeas.europa.eu

Delegation to Papua New Guinea

Web: http://www.delpng.ec.europa.eu

Email: Delegation-Papua-New-Guinea@eeas.europa.eu

Chargé d'Affaires a.i. to the Solomon Islands