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Today, the Commission has published a call for proposals in support of exiled independent journalists and media from Russia and Belarus who are working from the EU.

In an unprecedented opportunity for young people across Europe and beyond, Commissioner Marta Kos will host her first Youth Policy Dialogue on Enlargement “Breaking Barriers - Bridging Borders - Growing Together” on 7-8 February in Nova Gorica (Slovenia)...

From 1 February 2025, the Commission has a Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood (DG ENEST) responsible for enlargement and accession negotiations with candidate and potential candidate countries to join the European Union.

As of January 1, 2025, the European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) Network has officially expanded to welcome new hubs from Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine and Türkiye! This marks a major milestone in strengthening digital transformation in the EU’s Enlargement region.

The European Commission has adopted a proposal to impose tariffs on a number of agricultural products from Russia and Belarus, as well as on certain nitrogen-based fertilisers.

As we commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we mark the 80th year since the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. We remember the unprecedented horrors of the Holocaust.

Today, the European Union (EU) has proposed a €30 million emergency assistance package in a first step to support the Republic of Moldova in tackling the severe energy crisis provoked by Gazprom. Through this package, the EU stands ready to finance the purchase and transport of natural gas to the...

Today's sham election in Belarus has been neither free, nor fair. The people of Belarus deserve a real say in who governs their country. The relentless and unprecedented repression of human rights, restrictions to political participation and access to independent media in Belarus...

We, the Leaders of the G7, fully endorse and will stand behind the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas. This is a significant development that has the potential to secure the release of all remaining hostages; further facilitate urgently needed humanitarian aid...

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will travel to Davos next week to participate in the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Executive Vice-Presidents Ribera, Virkkunen and Séjourné, together with Commissioners Šefčovič, Dombrovskis, Hoekstra, Kubilius, Kos...

Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos will travel to Montenegro on 16-17 January 2025. This marks her first mission to the Western Balkans and reaffirms the EU's reinforced engagement with the region and determination to step up the pace of the accession process.

The 12th Steering Committee Meeting of the Ukraine Donor Platform took place today, in online format. The meeting brought together senior representatives of Platform members, as well as International Financial Institutions.

As Russia's war of aggression continues to devastate Ukraine, approximately 12.7 million people are in need of urgent assistance. New European Commission funding will be used to provide life-saving support and ensure that essential aid reaches the most vulnerable populations in Ukraine.

The European Commission has disbursed today the first €3 billion tranche of its exceptional Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) loan for Ukraine, which will be repaid with proceeds from immobilised Russian State assets in the EU.

Today, the Commission is proposing to suspend part of the EU-Georgia Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas. If the Council adopts this proposal, Georgian diplomats, officials and their families holding diplomatic and official passports would require a visa to travel to the EU...

The European Commission processed a payment of €10 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). This assistance is additional to the €82 million already disbursed to the Agency in 2024.

La Commission a pris hier la décision de mettre à disposition un prêt d'assistance macrofinancière (AMF) de 18,1 milliards d'euros en faveur de l'Ukraine. Le prêt sera décaissé en tranches au cours de l'année 2025, la première tranche devant être versée à l'Ukraine au début du mois de janvier.

Thank you, dear António, for convening this EU-Western Balkans Summit. It was the first of this new political cycle which shows how important it is for us to have it. Over the past years, the enlargement process has gained new vitality.

Today, the Commission has disbursed nearly €4.1 billion to Ukraine under the first Pillar of the Ukraine Facility. This brings to €16.1 billion the total EU funding disbursed to the Ukrainian government under the Facility so far.