ILO Governing Body, 355 th session 17 November – 27 November 2025 Follow up to the discussion on the enhanced programme of development cooperation for the occupied Arab territories GB.355/POL/4 EU statement   Chair, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its Member States. The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania [1] , Ukraine, Republic of Moldova and the EFTA countries Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland align themselves with this statement. We thank