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Today, the Commission launched the new Erasmus+ application, marking a new milestone in the digitalisation of the Erasmus+ programme. The new application,

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is the EPP Group’s candidate for this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the EPP Group decided at its Group meeting this evening.

Today, the EU has reached a crucial milestone with 70% of the adult population now fully vaccinated. In total, over 256 million adults in the EU have now received a full

The European Commission has been following the latest developments in Afghanistan with great and increasing concern. Today, I shared my concerns on the extremely serious and difficult

In light of the devastating effects of the massive earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14, the European Union is allocating €3 million in humanitarian funding to address the most urgent

Jamaica’s former prime minister will be questioned in open court as part of an investigation into alleged bribery by Trafigura, one of the world’s largest commodity traders.

As part of the European Union's efforts to support vaccination in partner countries, the Commission today increased from €40 million to €75 million its assistance package to deploy safe and

The EU Civil Protection Mechanism continues to channel support to help combat unprecedented forest fires in Greece and the rest of the Mediterranean. Following requests from Greece, North

The Commission is allocating €5.5 million in humanitarian funding to help strengthen the COVID-19 response in Lebanon. The funding comes as Lebanon faces high infection rates, with the

On 1 August, Turkey, ravaged by unprecedented forest fires, activated the EU Civil Protection Mechansim. In an immediate response, the European Commission has already helped mobilise