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The Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) has donated 10,000 vials of Bavarian Nordic's Mpox vaccine to Ukraine.

This morning in Tallinn, President Ursula von der Leyen met the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, and the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, to mark Estonia's Independence Day and the first year since Russia started its unprovoked and illegal war against Ukraine.

At the one-year mark of Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, we, the Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to reaffirm our unwavering support for Ukraine for as long as it takes. Russia's heinous attacks over the last 365 days have laid bare the cruelty

Prime Minister, Secretary-General, dear Jens, Dear Kaja, thank you very much for hosting us in Tallinn on such a special day. Indeed, the day when, 105 years ago, Estonia declared its independence. Estonia's determination to remain a free and independent country has been put to the test

Today, the Commission officially announced the selection results of the MSCA4Ukraine initiative, which supports displaced researchers from Ukraine.

The latest Standard Eurobarometer survey published today, almost one year after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, shows continued strong solidarity of Europeans with Ukraine and their support for the actions undertaken to support the country and its people.

The Commission has proposed today to renew the suspension of import duties, quotas and trade defence measures on Ukrainian exports to the European Union – known as the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs) – for another year.

Thank you, Madam President, dear Roberta, Honourable Members, Almost a year ago, on the night of 24 February, Russia invaded Ukraine and war was back in Europe. That night our thoughts and prayers were with our Ukrainian friends. We followed the news from the Donbas

For almost one year now, Russia's war of aggression has been sowing death and destruction. Putin is not only waging a brutal war on the battlefield but he is also viciously targeting civilians. The aggressor has to pay for this. Today, we are turning up the pressure with a 10th package of sanctions.

Ukraine is one step closer to the EU's free roaming area today, as the Commission adopted a proposal to incorporate roaming into the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.

The call for applications for the fifth EU Award for Roma integration in the Western Balkans and Türkiye is now open until 15 March 2023. This year’s edition of the award is dedicated to the Roma inclusion dimension in the digital agenda and the green economy, which represent new opportunities

In a phone call on Sunday 12 February, President Ursula von der Leyen conveyed to the President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan her deepest condolences and those of the European Union for the catastrophic loss of life and destruction caused by the recent earthquake, and discussed next steps

Mr President, dear Volodymyr, Thank you for coming to the heart of the European Union. Thank you for the strong message we heard from you. Your fight is a fight for independence, for democracy and for a free Europe. I did not only hear your strong and powerful message in the European Parliament

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Türkiye and Syria yesterday morning has already taken the lives of thousands, while many people are still stuck under the rubble. After the activation of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism by Turkey, 19 EU Member States

Today, at the EU-Moldova Association Council in Brussels, the European Union and the Republic of Moldova have agreed to further strengthen cooperation in a number of key areas in line with Moldova's commitments under the EU-Moldova Association Agreement.

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale – one of the strongest earthquakes in the region in more than 100 years - struck the region of Gaziantep in Türkiye, which impacted neighbouring Syria as well, overnight.

The Commission is today proposing to provide up to €100 million in Macro-financial Assistance (MFA) to North Macedonia. With this proposal, the Commission is standing by North Macedonia in challenging times, as, following Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the country's external balance has

The European Union – together with the international G7+ Price Cap Coalition – have today adopted further price caps for seaborne Russian petroleum products (such as diesel and fuel oil). This decision will hit Russia's revenues even harder and reduce its ability to wage war in Ukraine

Charles Michel, President of the European Council, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, met in Kyiv today for the 24th EU-Ukraine Summit and issued the following statement.