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.
Today, an eleventh video conference was held between the contact points nominated after the Western Balkans Route Leaders’ Meeting held on 25 October. The objective was to follow up on the agreement reached at the meeting and set out in the Leaders’ Statement.
While the talks held in Vienna and New York in recent months are expected to launch the peace process for Syria, the humanitarian situation in the country remains dramatic: civilian populations are under siege in many areas and are being forced to live in appalling conditions with no access to food supplies or aid.
A historic agreement on climate change was reached in December in Paris, concluding a negotiation round opened in Durban in 2011. The Paris Agreement is the first-ever universal, legally binding global climate deal.
The European Commission has adopted a series of cross-border cooperation programmes totalling €1 billion, supporting social and economic development in the regions on both sides of the EU’s external borders.
Most memorable moments at 2015, from the refugees crisis to the terrorist attacks. The European Parliament also dealt with issues such as tax rulings, Greece and debated the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the US. Watch our video to relive those moments.
The government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has stated that it carried out a nuclear test this morning.
