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The Council decided today to impose restrictive measures on an additional 16 persons and three entities responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran. The new listings target a variety of individuals and entities that played a key role in the suppression of street protests in January 2026, which has led to thousands of civilian […]

The European Commission is confirming €450 million in humanitarian aid for Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt in 2026. With major donors withdrawing from the region and international humanitarian law under unprecedented strain, the EU is sustaining life-saving assistance to millions of people. In Syria, €210 million in EU humanitarian funding will sustain life-saving emergency […]

On 6 March, a webinar organised by DG RTD and the EU Office in Nuuk was organised, aimed at explaining, promoting and discussing some Horizon Europe targeted funding opportunities under Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026/27 to increase Greenland’s chances for successful participation in the EU R&Y Framework programme. Over 60 participants from universities, research centres, […]

The European Commission and the United Nations reiterated their support for global environmental multilateralism at a meeting today (16 March). The high-level meeting in Brussels, where Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, met with Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), allowed the two institutions […]

Today, Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, Maria Luís Albuquerque, will convene the first virtual meeting of national financial literacy ambassadors. Appointed by Member States, the ambassadors will play a pivotal role in strengthening and promoting financial literacy efforts at both national and EU level, engaging with citizens and communities through a variety of […]

In the face of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the EU, together with Ukraine and Moldova launched the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes in May 2022, establishing new transport routes to keep Ukraine’s imports and exports flowing via rail, road and inland waterways. Today, the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes have become a lifeline for Ukraine’s economy. In […]

Today, the European Commission witnessed an additional €10 million contribution from Lithuania to the Ukraine Facility. This additional support comes ahead of the foreseen Summit of the International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children, which will focus on addressing the forced deportation and illegal transfer of Ukrainian children by Russia. The new funding will strengthen […]

One year after governments agreed to establish the Cali Fund, global momentum is growing to turn this landmark biodiversity agreement into a fully operational mechanism capable of mobilising new resources for nature worldwide.  Created under the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Cali Fund aims to ensure that benefits arising from the use of Digital Sequence […]

The European Commission announced today €36 million in EU humanitarian aid that will reach 6 countries across Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region. Millions of people face acute food insecurity, and conflict in northern Mozambique continues to drive one of the world’s most severe displacement crises. Commissioner Lahbib meets today with the President of […]

For over 60 years, UAB Arvydai has helped shape aquaculture in rural Lithuania. With decisive support from the EU, this family-run company has speeded up its transition towards a fully integrated model that combines organic fish farming, nature restoration and eco-tourism. What might otherwise have taken many years was brought together through one coherent strategy that strengthens biodiversity, boosts […]