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Vice-President for Democracy and Demography, Dubravka Šuica, and Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, are in Slovenia today to participate in the Bled Strategic Forum.

Ahead of the World Humanitarian Day 2021, we honour all humanitarian workers who are saving lives and helping the most vulnerable in crises worldwide...

To help Tunisia cope with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the worrying health situation within the country, the European Union and its member states continue to mobilise emergency aid via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

France has mobilised two Canadair firefighting airplanes to help Algeria fight forest fires in the north and north-east of the country, following a request for assistance submitted to the EU Civil Protection Mechanism on 11 August 2021.

Aujourd'hui, 4 août, le haut représentant/vice-président Josep Borrell participera, au nom de la présidente de la Commission européenne Ursula von der Leyen, et aux côtés du président du Conseil européen, Charles Michel...

On 4 August 2020, a devastating explosion at the Beirut port caused more than 200 deaths, thousands of wounded and widespread damage to homes and businesses. The European Union swiftly provided substantial assistance to address the immediate needs...

The Commission is allocating €5.5 million in humanitarian funding to help strengthen the COVID-19 response in Lebanon. The funding comes as Lebanon faces high infection rates, with the national health system close to collapse...

“Today, we mark the European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. We pay our respects to the hundreds of thousands of Roma victims...

L’Union européenne suit avec la plus grande attention l’évolution de la situation en Tunisie.

The European Commission, on behalf of the EU, has today disbursed €250 million in macro-financial assistance (MFA) to Jordan.

Following new offers of assistance from EU Member States to countries in need, the Commission has so far supported the sharing of over 3 million COVID-19 vaccines with countries outside of the EU through the European Civil Protection Mechanism.

On 7 July 2021, DG NEAR hosted the meeting of the Core Group on donor coordination for recovery, resilience and development responses to the Syrian crisis.

Today, Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, is visiting the Turkish border with North-West Syria, which is a crucial crossing point for the delivery of humanitarian assistance for millions of people inside Syria. The visit comes ahead of the vote on the renewal of the UN resolution on

Today, President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, participated in the Western Balkans Summit in the context of the so-called 'Berlin Process'.

Today, the “Roam Like at Home” regime in the Western Balkans enters into force. From 1 July, all roaming costs within the region will be eliminated. This is a historic achievement of cooperation amongst the telecom Ministries...

Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-president for the European Green Deal, and Olivér Varhélyi, Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, and Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, represented yesterday the Commission in a high-level online event with the King

With discrimination, exclusion and marginalisation still rife for Roma communities in the Western Balkans, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to push for greater inclusion during the Roma Integration Ministerial meeting in Sarajevo on 28 June

The sudden standstill of international activities in spring 2020 required a thorough redesigning of the European Commission’s institution building instruments TAIEX and Twinning

The Facility for Refugees in Turkey is hosting a one-week online film festival, starting on World Refugee Day, featuring films highlighting the lives of refugees and available to stream throughout Belgium from 20 June to 26 June. Films include documentaries and live action productions, including sho