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Today, the Commission has decided to allocate an additional EUR 68 million to support the Palestinian population across the region to be implemented through international partners like the Red Cross and the Red Crescent.

Thank you so much, Prime Minister. You may recall that it was only last November that we made this proposal, but I can also share a secret with you that the very basic idea of this whole growth plan was largely conceived here in this town, in previous discussions we had with the Prime Minister

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) are boosting their support for underserved micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across the Western Balkans and Türkiye.

Madam President,

Mr State Secretary,

Honourable Members,

In the last years, many European illusions have been shattered. The illusion that peace is permanent. The illusion that economic prosperity might matter more to Putin than destroying a free and democratic Ukraine.

The news of Alexei Navalny death is horrible, but it also shows that Putin fears nothing more than the dissent from his own people. Putin and his friends fear nothing more than people that stand up, that speak up. That fight for freedom and that fight against corruption.

We are shocked and grieved by today's reports about the death of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny. Our thoughts are with his wife Yulia Navalnaya, his family and with all those in Russia and beyond who believe in a democratic and peaceful future for Russia.

Much of the attention around the special European Council has focused indeed on our EUR 50 billion Ukraine Facility – and rightly so. We are providing Ukraine not only with the funding to keep the economy running, but also with the strong predictability for the next four years.

Brussels – Senior Officials from the European Union (EU) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) met in Brussels today (2/02) for the tenth annual meeting under the EU-IOM strategic cooperation framework to discuss continuing cooperation on pressing EU and global migration...

The European Commission welcomes the historic agreement of the European Council to for the first ever revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework's ceilings. The Council's agreement confirms all priorities of the Commission's proposal and covers 80% of the requested financing.

The European Union is one of the largest donors of humanitarian and development aid to Palestinians in Gaza. Humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank will continue unabated through partner organisations.

27 January marks the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau.

We are extremely concerned by allegations of UNRWA staff involvement in the 7th October terrorist attacks in Israel.

Ahead of the International Day of Education on 24 January, the European Commission and the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell made the following statement: “Education and lifelong learning are essential to achieve a just and sustainable development, and tackle inequalities...

Madam President, dear Roberta, Madam Minister, Honourable Members, A global year of elections has just begun. It is the hour of democracy, also here in Europe. But the world around us keeps spinning. We have two bloody wars that continue to rage just outside our borders.

The European Commission has adopted a €118.4 million assistance package to support the Palestinian Authority (PA) as part of the annual allocation for Palestine in 2023. Through the EU's PEGASE mechanism, the new financial assistance adopted will contribute to the payments of the salaries

The European Commission has adopted budget-support assistance amounting to EUR 177 million for the Kingdom of Morocco as backing for the ‘Integrated Programme for the reconstruction and comprehensive upgrade of the disaster areas (2024-2028)', which was drawn up by the Moroccan authorities following

Ce programme de 150 millions d'euros a pour objectif d'appuyer les efforts engagés par le gouvernement tunisien pour favoriser la relance de l'économie à travers, notamment, l'amélioration de la gestion des finances publiques et du climat des affaires et des investissements.

I would like to start with a big thank you to you Prime Minister, dear Pedro, and I would like to thank the Spanish team that has been working so tirelessly on this excellent Spanish Presidency over the last six months.

We had a very good discussion at this Summit. This Summit takes place around a month after the Commission's report on enlargement. We also discussed the state of play with this enlargement report as a backdrop.