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Honourable Members of the European Parliament, Dear representatives of Roma communities, Roma youth, academics, social partners and civil society, Ladies and Gentlemen, Our democracies are built on a basic promise: Equal rights for all citizens. It shouldn't matter what you look like, what language

The Commission has today made a third payment of €1.5 billion under the Macro-financial Assistance (MFA)+ package for Ukraine, worth up to €18 billion. With this instrument, the EU seeks to help Ukraine cover its immediate funding needs, with stable, predictable and sizeable financial support

Today, Ukraine becomes a Participating State of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism – the European solidarity framework that helps countries overwhelmed by a disaster. Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, is today in Kyiv to officially sign an agreement on behalf of the European Union

Visa-free travel for Kosovar passport holders will become a reality on 1 January 2024 at the latest.

Starting today 18 April 2023, the European Commission is kicking-off its very first EU-Western Balkans road trip as part of the ‘WeBalkans’ EU regional communication programme for the Western Balkans.

Today, the Commission is calling for proposals for three projects – two for the reconstruction of Ukraine and one for the development of skills in sustainable construction. The calls on the reconstruction of Ukraine are part of the ‘Phoenix' initiative announced in February

The Commission has launched a public consultation to gather the views and experiences of all relevant parties on its external financing instruments adopted in 2021

A delivery of emergency energy support coordinated via the EU's private donation scheme has arrived in Ukraine. 169 generators donated by the Minderoo Foundation in Australia have been transported to Ukraine via the rescEU energy hub in Poland. Worth €1.95 million, these generators come in addition

The Commission will pay €50 million in financial support to the Republic of Moldova, as part of the ongoing Macro-Financial Assistance operation worth €150 million in total.

Today on April 5, the Government of Ukraine, the G7 Members of the Steering Committee and representatives from international financial institutions discussed, during the second meeting of the Multi-agency Donor Coordination Platform’s Steering Committee for Ukraine

Ahead of the International Roma Day on 8 April, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Vĕra Jourová, Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli, and Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, Olivér Várhelyi, issued the following statement

The EU congratulates Jakov Milatovic on his election as new President and looks forward to working with all political stakeholders to help Montenegro stay firmly on the EU strategic path. Building consensus on priority actions that are key to the country’s EU accession progress

Mines are part of the worst consequences of war: they contaminate land and waters, making the return to normal life of the civilian population sometimes impossible.

Today the people of Belarus mark Freedom Day, a day to commemorate Belarus’ declaration of independence in 1918. We mark it is as International Day of Solidarity with Belarus. This year it takes on a particular significance in the context of Lukashenko illegitimate regime’s increasing domestic

A new joint assessment released today by the Government of Ukraine, the World Bank Group, the European Commission, and the United Nations, estimates that the cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine has grown to US $411 billion (equivalent of €383 billion).

What are the main findings of the Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment 2? The second Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA2) carried out by the World Bank in coordination with the EU and the Ukrainian Government covers a full year of the unprovoked and unjustified aggression by Russia against Ukraine

To ease the burden on Ukrainian hospitals, the EU has been coordinating regular medical evacuations of Ukrainian patients, be they chronically ill or injured by the war, for more than a year.

The Commission has today paid a second instalment of €1.5 billion under the up to €18 billion Macro-financial Assistance (MFA) ‘Plus' package for Ukraine.

Dear Prime Minister Kristersson, Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for joining us today. When the earth started to shake in Türkiye and Syria, it was cold, it was dark and raining. People were sleeping in the warmth of their homes when the sky came crashing