US pardons for accused war criminals, contrary to international law
A presidential pardon for two United States soldiers accused of war
crimes, and a sentence reduction for a third, “run against the letter and
the spirit of...
Rwanda: EU provides €10.3 million for life-saving refugee support measures
During his visit to Rwanda, Commissioner
for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica has
announced a €10.3 million support package to the UNHCR's Emergency Transit
Mechanism (ETM)...
ICC gives greenlight for probe into violent crimes against Rohingya
Judges of
the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday authorized an investigation into alleged
crimes against humanity, namely deportation, which have forced between 600,000
and one million Rohingya refugees out of Myanmar, into neighboring
Bangladesh since 2016.
The pre-trial judges...
UNICEF reports uneven progress in 30 years of child rights treaty
Although the world has made historic gains over the past three decades
in improving children’s lives, urgent action is required if the poorest
children are to...
Africa-Europe Alliance: Two new financial guarantees under the EU External Investment Plan
Today in the margins of the 2019 Africa
Investment Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa, the European Commission signed
two guarantee agreements with two Member States' development...
EU delivers on stronger European Border and Coast Guard to support Member States
Today, the Council has
officially adopted the Commission's proposal to reinforce the European Border
and Coast Guard. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency will have...
EU-Singapore agreement to enter into force on 21 November 2019
EU Member States today endorsed the trade
agreement between the EU and Singapore. This means the agreement will enter
into force as soon as 21 November.
President...
Erasmus+: EU will invest over €3 billion in young Europeans to study or train abroad in 2020
European Commission published
its 2020 call for proposals for the Erasmus+ programme. 2020 is the last year of the current
European Union programme for mobility and cooperation...
Recommendations to support Europe’s leadership in six strategic business areas
Today, the Commission publishes recommendations by a group of experts, the Strategic Forum on Important Projects of Common
European Interest, to boost Europe's competitiveness and...
EU approves €150 million disbursement in Macro-Financial Assistance to Tunisia
The European Commission, on behalf of the EU,
has approved today the disbursement of a €150 million loan to Tunisia.
This is the third and...