On 16 January 2016, the Council lifted all nuclear-related economic and financial EU sanctions against Iran. This follows verification by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 16 January 2016 that Iran has implemented the agreed nuclear-related measures as set out in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Today, we have reached Implementation Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Ever since Adoption Day, we worked hard and showed mutual commitment and collective will to finally bring the JCPOA to implementation.
During his visit to Serbia, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides toured the aid point Adasevci…
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker today underlined his determination to focus on the Commission’s number one priority – growth and jobs – even as the European Union manages a series of crises.
European Commissioner for Humanitarian Assistance and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides will visit Serbia on Friday, 15 January 2016.
The European Commission has informed Greece of its decision to award €1.36 million in emergency funding for the acquisition of 90 fingerprinting devices. These devices will be used to ensure proper identification and registration of migrants at Greek border crossings. This emergency funding comes from the Internal Security Fund (ISF).
Today, the College of Commissioners discussed the refugee crisis, looking at the measures taken in 2015 and the initiatives to be presented in spring 2016. Over the past year, an unprecedented rise in the number of people seeking international protection in Europe proved a major test for the Common European Asylum System and the Schengen area.
EU overall assistance to the countries in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan) for 2014-2020 is over EUR1 billion.
Turkey has once again been targeted by a terrorist attack, this time on Sultanahmet Square in the heart of Istanbul’s tourist district. The EU extends sincere condolences to the families of the victims killed in the bomb attack today and wishes a speedy recovery to those injured.
“European funding changed our lives here in BioSense. We now have 50 young people, 30 out of which have PhD degrees, who would otherwise all be abroad if it weren’t for EU funding.” This is how Professor Vesna Crnojevic-Bengin, President of the BioSense University in Novi Sad, describes the impact EU projects had on this institution.
