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In response to the invitation by the Lebanese Ministry of Interior and Municipalities, the European Union has decided to deploy an EU Election Observation Mission to observe the parliamentary elections scheduled on 15 May 2022.

President von der Leyen and President Michel condemn in the strongest possible terms the decision by the Russian President to proceed with the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine as independent entities.

For the next two days, Commission President von der Leyen, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/ Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, will attend the 6th European Union–African Union Summit (EU-AU), which gathers leaders from the EU and the AU

In the margins of the 6th European Union - African Union summit on 17 and 18 February 2022, over 10,000 delegates from Europe, Africa and beyond participated in the first Africa-Europe Week, opened by President von der Leyen.

On Wednesday 16 February, DG NEAR hosted the 17th edition of the Core Group on donor coordination for recovery, resilience and development responses to the Syrian crisis. This bi-annual meeting was chaired by NEAR B Director a.i. Henrike Trautmann and NEAR B.1 Head of Unit Armelle Lidou.

Today, the Commission has adopted two new equivalence decisions certifying that COVID-19 certificates issued by Benin and Jordan are equivalent to the EU Digital COVID Certificate. As a result, the two countries will be connected to the EU's system.

The European Commission has announced its humanitarian funding for North Africa for 2022 amounting to €18 million. The funding will support some of the most vulnerable people in Algeria, Egypt and Libya.

En marge du 6ème Sommet Union européenne-Union africaine des 17-18 février, la première Semaine Afrique-Europe a été inaugurée aujourd'hui en même temps que le 7ème Forum des affaires UE-Afrique (EABF).

Dear Head of Government, I am pleased to be here in Morocco for my first visit as President of the European Commission. I am especially pleased with the friendly and productive meeting I had with you, Mr Akhannouch.