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The European Union firmly condemns the announcement by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that over 800 hectares of land in the occupied Palestinian territory have been declared as ‘state lands’. This is the largest confiscation since the Oslo Accords. Settlements are a grave breach of international humanitarian law. At this week’s European Council, EU leaders condemned Israeli Governmen...
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On 21 and 22 March, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine, security and defence, the Middle East, enlargement and reforms, external relations, migration, agriculture, preparedness and crisis response and the European Semester. European Council conclusions, 21 and 22 March 2024 Visit the website
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The Euro Summit, meeting in inclusive format, adopted a statement on 22 March 2024. Statement of the Euro Summit, 22 March 2024 Visit the website
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The European Commission is today proposing to increase the tariffs on imports into the EU of cereals, oilseeds, and derived products (‘grain products') from Russia and Belarus, including wheat, maize, and sunflower meal.  These tariffs, while high enough to suppress such imports into the EU in practice, would not affect exports to third countries. The measures are designed to achieve seve...
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Children are the most vulnerable, especially in times of armed conflict. War and hostilities deprive them of their lives, families, friends, homes and rights - essentially of their very childhood and future. They become both targets and instruments of war. They are recruited and used by armed forces and armed groups, abducted, maimed or killed and sexually abused. Their schools and hospitals are a...
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On 21 March, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine, security and defence, Middle East, enlargement and reforms, migration, preparedness and crisis response, and European Semester. European Council conclusions on Ukraine, security and defence, Middle East, enlargement and reforms, migration, preparedness and crisis response, and European Semester. Visit the website ...
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Brussels – 21 March 2024 - Today, at the European Parliament, 23 Civil Society and International Organizations working on children’s rights are launching the #VoteforChildren campaign. With the objective of  mobilising candidates to the next EU Elections to promote and protect children’s rights throughout the next legislature, child rights experts are calling on future Members of the European Parl...
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Three health Team Europe Initiatives (TEIs) were launched today during the high-level event on the European Union (EU) – African Union (AU) partnership on Global Health for equitable access, in Brussels. The TEIs will strengthen health security, support Public Health Institutes in Africa, and boost digital health. On this occasion a Team Europe Initiative on Social Protection was also launched. ...
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Thank you to all of you for attending this press conference.  We are very happy to host here the Prime Minister of Ukraine - dear Denys [Shmyhal] - in Brussels on the occasion of the [ninth] Association Council between the European Union and Ukraine. This is an important moment, not just today. This week is an important week for Ukraine, and our support to Ukraine.  Because on Monday – a cou...
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30 000 people died, thousands of people are injured, two million people have been displaced, hospital shave been destroyed, the population is facing famine and the territory has become unlivable : this is the tragic assessment of the slaughter that has been carrying out in Gaza by the israeli army for several months. This follows on from decades of occupation, colonization, annexation of territ...
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