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In its conclusions of 24-25 March, the European Council called on Member States to intensify their efforts in a continued spirit of unity and solidarity, and it invited the Commission to take the necessary initiatives to facilitate such efforts.

As part of the ‘Stand Up For Ukraine' campaign, the European Commission has created a new system to channel in-kind donations from the private sector to Ukraine, Moldova and neighbouring EU Member States, to help cater for the needs of internally displaced and refugees.

In a recommendation issued today, the Commission is urging Member States to immediately repeal any existing investor citizenship schemes and to ensure strong checks are in place to address the risks posed by investor residence schemes.

On Monday 28 March, Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, will be in Berlin, Germany, primarily as part of the Commission's commitment to support Ukrainian refugees in the area of health, as well as to discuss the management of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Margaritis Schinas, vice-président chargé de la promotion de notre mode de vie européen, et Ylva Johansson, commissaire aux affaires intérieures, assisteront à une réunion extraordinaire des ministres de l'intérieur lundi après-midi à Bruxelles.

On Monday 28 March, Mairead McGuinness, Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union, will be in Dublin. She will meet with Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Finance and President of the Eurogroup.

L'UE continue d'acheminer une aide d'urgence à l'Ukraine et aux pays voisins en offrant des millions d'articles de première nécessité tels que des médicaments, des équipements pour abris et de la nourriture.

We are united in our condemnation of Russia's unjustified and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine. We stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, who are bravely defending their homeland, and we call on Russia to end the brutal onslaught against its neighbor.

Today, the European Commission outlines the actions being taken to support Member States in meeting the needs of those fleeing the war against Ukraine and its people. Since the unprovoked and unjustified Russian invasion, some 3.5 million people – mainly women and children – have arrived in the EU

After almost one month of war in Ukraine, the EU maintains a steady flow of emergency aid to Ukraine and to countries receiving large numbers of refugees fleeing the Russian invasion.

Today, President von der Leyen will co-chair the Tripartite Social Summit videoconference together with President of the European Council, Charles Michel. The Commission will also be represented by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis and Commissioner Schmit.

Today, the European Commission has presented a range of short-term and medium-term actions to enhance global food security and to support farmers and consumers in the EU in light of rising food prices and input costs, such as energy and fertilisers.

The European Commission adopted rural development programmes (IPARD) under the instrument for pre-accession assistance for Albania (€112 million), North Macedonia (€97 million), Serbia (€288 million) and Turkey (€430 million).

On the 24th of March, Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, will be in Prague, Czechia, primarily as part of the Commission's commitment to support Ukrainian refugees in the area of health, but also to discuss with the incoming Czech Presidency of the Council...

To support Member States welcoming and accommodating refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, the Commission has today proposed to increase by €3.4 billion the total pre-financing from the Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe (REACT-EU).

Today, the Commission launched the ‘European Research Area for Ukraine' (ERA4Ukraine) portal, a one-stop-shop for information and support services to Ukraine-based researchers and researchers fleeing Ukraine.

The Commission has launched a special call under the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) to support Member States welcoming refugees from Ukraine following Russia's invasion of the country and the phasing out of their reliance on fossil fuels from Russia.

The European Commission, the EU national competition authorities as well as the EFTA Surveillance Authority (‘European Competition Network' or ‘ECN') have published today a joint statement on the application of competition law in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Today, the European Commission disbursed a further €289 million in emergency Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) to Ukraine and adopted a €120 million grant for Ukraine as budget support in the form of a State and Resilience Building Contract to support the Ukrainian Government…

Today, Valdis Dombrovkis, Executive Vice-President for an economy that works for people, is in Riga, Latvia, to discuss the war in Ukraine, the economic recovery, and the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).