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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending, for the first time in Egypt and the southern and eastern Mediterranean region, an unfunded portfolio risk-sharing facility for up to €35 million to QNB to support on-lending to Egyptian enterprises.

At the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference on 11-22 November in Azerbaijan, the European Union will work with international partners to deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement of limiting global average temperature rise to as close as possible to 1.5C...

The EU warmly congratulates Maia Sandu on her re-election for a second term as President of the Republic of Moldova. We commend the Moldovan authorities for the successful conduct of the election, despite unprecedented interference by Russia, including with vote-buying schemes and disinformation.

Today, the European Commission adopted its annual Enlargement Package, providing a detailed assessment of the state of play and the progress made by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Türkiye...

I think that today not only marks the last enlargement report of this Commission, but it is also worth looking back a bit at what has been achieved. We also had that discussion at the College.

The Commission welcomes today's confirmation by the Transmission System Operators (TSOs) of Continental Europe that the electricity export capacity to Ukraine and Moldova from neighbouring EU countries can be increased for the winter.

On Saturday 26 October, Georgian citizens voted in Parliamentary elections. The EU has been following the developments leading to the parliamentary elections closely. Over the past months, the people of Georgia have demonstrated their attachment to democratic values and their country's EU path.

The Commission welcomes the consensus reached by the EU and G7 partners to collectively provide loans for €45 billion to support Ukraine's urgent budgetary, military and reconstruction needs (approximately $50 billion USD).

Madam President, dear Vjosa, Thank you very much for welcoming me back here in Pristina. We had an excellent meeting. We discussed the progress made by Kosovo on its EU-related reforms. Your efforts have already led to a major success: the visa-free travel regime. I remember very well how...