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The Commission has today disbursed the second instalment of €2.5 billion under the €5 billion exceptional macro-financial assistance (MFA) operation for Ukraine. This is part of an MFA package, announced by the Commission in its 18 May Communication and endorsed by the European Council of 23-24 June

Today Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, Olivér Várhelyi was in Paris to represent the European Union in the Third Ministerial Conference of the Moldova Support Platform.

On 16 November 2023, the European Commission decided to appoint Gert Jan Koopman, a Dutch national, as new Director-General of DG NEAR as of 16 January 2023.

Today Albania officially becomes a Participating State in the EU Civil Protection Mechanism – the EU's disaster risk management system.

Close partnerships and cooperation across borders is key to rooting out cross-border crime. This key message was echoed over the two-day programme at the 22nd TAIEX International Forum for Prosecutors on Fighting Cross-Border Organised Crime in Budva, Montenegro, on 8-9 November 2022.

In the context of the EU Raw Materials Week 2022, Vice-President for Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, Maroš Šefčovič, participated at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Ukrainian Geological Survey

The Commission is coordinating a new aid delivery of over 1,800 tonnes in emergency assistance this month, including in the area of energy, to support Ukraine via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

At COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, today, the EU and Egypt have taken a further step to boost their long-term cooperation on the clean energy transition by establishing a strategic partnership on renewable hydrogen and preparing the ground for a just energy transition in Egypt.

Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, Olivér Várhelyi is travelling to Tbilisi on 15 and 16 November. During his first official visit since Georgia was granted a European perspective, Commissioner Várhelyi will meet President Salomé Zourabichvili