Asylum decisions in EU up by 40% in 2022
In 2022, EU countries granted protection status to 384 245 asylum seekers, up by 40 per cent compared with the 275 040 recorded in 2021,
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EC pays further 1.5B euro macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
The European Commission (EC) said on April 15 it had made a third payment of 1.5 billion euro under the Macro-financial Assistance (MFA)+ package for Ukraine, worth up
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Crypto-assets: European Parliament approves new rules for tracing transfers in the EU
Members of the European Parliament voted on April 20 to approve, with 529 votes in favour to 29 against and
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EU gas consumption decreased by 17.7% in August 2022-March 2023 – Eurostat
The EU consumption of natural gas has dropped by 17.7 per cent in the period August 2022-March 2023, compared with the average
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European Parliament approves visa liberalisation with Kosovo
Members of the European Parliament voted on April 18 to endorse the agreement on short-stay visa freedom with Kosovo. European
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For first time since pre-pandemic, February 2023 saw no excess mortality in EU
For the first time since February 2020 (the pre-Covid-19 pandemic period), there was no excess mortality in the European Union as
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EC working on second package of support for countries affected by imports from Ukraine
The European Commission (EC) is working on a second package of measures to continue supporting EU countries affected by imports
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Wagner Group and RIA FAN added to EU’s sanctions list
European Union ministers have decided to add the Wagner Group and RIA FAN to the list of those subject to
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EU ministers agree billion euro to reimburse EU countries for ammo given to Ukraine
The Council of the European Union adopted on April 13 an assistance measure worth a billion euro under the European
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