The latest Eurobarometer survey on development cooperation shows widespread support for working with countries around the world. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has not diminished citizens’ support for the EU’s work in international development. The results confirm a solid trend over recent years, meaning that cooperation with partner countries remains one of the most […]
Read MoreEU – NATO cooperation: seventh progress report
The Council took note of the seventh progress report on the implementation of the 74 common proposals endorsed by the EU and NATO Councils on 6 December 2016 and 5 December 2017, based on the two joint declarations on EU-NATO cooperation of 2016 and 2018 and the agreed principles guiding the EU-NATO strategic partnership. The […]
Read MoreEU fight against terrorism: one group and three individuals added to the EU sanctions list over terrorism
The Council decided to add one group and three individuals linked to Al-Qaeda and operating in the Sahel region to the list of those subject to restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them. The measures target Sidan Ag-Hitta and Salem ould Breihmatt, senior commanders within the UN-listed Al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam […]
Read MoreWorld Refugee Day: Joint Statement
Ahead of World Refugee Day, we stand with all those forced to leave their homes worldwide. Amidst the fastest growing refugee crisis globally, the EU has taken decisive action to provide protection to those fleeing Russia’s war against Ukraine and get humanitarian assistance in the country and to its neighbours. This time last year it […]
Read MoreKremlin Hate Speech Incites War Crimes in Ukraine
After years of collecting, analysing and archiving examples of Russian disinformation on the EUvsDisinfo platform, they have come to expect a certain degree of bombast and unpredictability from pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets. Sure, the overall course of disinformation and propaganda is clear, with the same narratives playing out time and time again, like a broken record. […]
Read MoreRussia’s invasion of Ukraine is aggravating the global food crisis
What is causing the food crisis? Russia’s war in Ukraine is driving food prices up to an all-time high. Global agricultural commodity prices have been constantly rising since mid-2020 against the backdrop of the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, soaring fertiliser and energy prices and a global deterioration of macroeconomic conditions. Russia’s military aggression against […]
Read MoreDefence and energy autonomy seen as key to 2022
A Eurobarometer shows that European citizens support massively a common security and defence policy and expect the EU to phase out its dependency on Russian sources of energy. The survey also confirms the large support for the EU’s response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine. The EU’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – In line with […]
Read MoreThe EU and FIIAPP, through the ICRIME project, deliver modern equipment to the Scientific Police of the Dominican Republic
In order to strengthen actions in the fight against organized crime in the member countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA), the Dominican Republic’s Forensic Police received a donation of innovative equipment that will allow them to improve their forensic investigation capabilities. This donation is part of the actions contemplated in the project “Cooperation […]
Read MoreOLAF in 2021: Exposing and preventing fraud
In 2021 the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) recommended over half a billion euro to be recovered to the EU budget. Detecting and investigating increasingly adaptable fraudsters, and working on preventing fraud against the EU’s multi-billion Recovery and Resilience Facility, OLAF continued to protect the EU budget despite the continuous challenges posed by the pandemic. The […]
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