Rohingya crisis: EU strengthens humanitarian support with €10 million
The European Commission is releasing a further €10 million in
humanitarian aid to address the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh and Myanmar. This
comes on top of...
EU is boosting its support to Morocco with new programmes worth €389 million
The European Commission is
today adopting new cooperation programmes worth €389 million in support of
the Kingdom of Morocco, in order to support reforms, inclusive development and
border...
Top Criminal Court to conduct official probe into alleged war crimes in Palestine
Following a “thorough, independent and objective
assessment”, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced
on Friday that she plans to open a formal investigation...
China must close its “re-education camps” for Uyghurs in Xinjiang
MEPs express serious concern about China’s repression
of the Uyghurs and call on the Chinese government to close the “re-education
camps” in Xinjiang immediately.
MEPs strongly
condemn that...
UN Framework Classification helps EU to manage raw materials for batteries and shift to circular economy
Sustainably managing raw
materials, especially the critical raw materials needed for batteries, is of
strategic importance for the European Union. As the energy system moves more
strongly...
Climate change: New rules agreed to determine which investments are green
Parliament negotiators reached
an agreement with Council on Monday on new criteria to determine whether an
economic activity is environmentally sustainable.
The so-called “taxonomy
regulation” stipulates that the...
Africa pushes for special consideration in Madrid climate talks
As terrible floods inundate their country, close to
100 Kenyan delegates have convened in Madrid, Spain, along with thousands of
global leaders, for the COP 25...
Consumers and businesses to save money thanks to new EU cross-border payments rules
As of today, consumers and businesses in
non-eurozone Member States will enjoy cheaper cross-border payments in euro.
New EU rules will ensure that all cross-border payments...
UN: New citizenship law in India ‘fundamentally discriminatory’
A new law in India which expedites citizenship for certain
religious minorities has been criticized by the UN human rights office for
being “fundamentally discriminatory in nature.”
The...
Implementation of reforms continues to bring EU and Ukraine closer together
The new President, Parliament and Government of Ukraine have all stated
their commitment to the continued implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association
Agreement. A report
published today by...