First transfer of 1.5B euro of proceeds from immobilised Russian assets made available to Ukraine
Today, the European Union is making available in support of Ukraine the first payment of 1.5 billion euro generated from
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Copernicus Climate Change Service: New record daily global average temperature reached in July 2024
The Earth has just experienced its warmest day in recent history, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) data,
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Russia’s war of aggression on Ukraine: EU renews economic sanctions
The Council of the European Union renewed on July 22 the EU restrictive measures in view of Russia’s continuing actions
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Newly-elected European Parliament reaffirms strong support for Ukraine
In its first week of plenary sittings since the June 2024 elections, the European Parliament voted in favour of a
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Roberta Metsola re-elected as European Parliament President
Maltese centre-right politician Roberta Metsola was re-elected as European Parliament President by a large majority at its first sitting on
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Two European Commissioners resign to take up European Parliament seats
Romanian European Commissioner Adina Vălean and Lithuanian European Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius have resigned from the Commission to take up seats
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Eurostat: EU population increases again in 2024
After a decline in 2020 and 2021 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the population of the European
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New Nato defence industrial pledge adopted
Over the next five years, Nato Allies across Europe and Canada plan to acquire thousands of air defence and artillery
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EU’s Copernicus: Globally, June 2024 was warmer than any previous June on record
June 2024 was warmer globally than any previous June in the data record, with an average ERA5 surface air temperature
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