European Solidarity Corps: one year since the launch
Today is the first anniversary of the creation of the European Solidarity Corps. One year since the European Commission launched…
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EU and NATO cooperation to expand to new areas
The EU and NATO have agreed 34 new actions as part of the ongoing implementation of the 2016 Joint Declaration.…
Humanitarian aid: New measures to better support persons with disabilities in crises
The Commission has announced new measures to better tailor EU humanitarian aid to persons with disabilities caught up in crisis…
International Volunteer Day
On 5 December, the International Volunteer Day, the EU said that by the end of 2017 it would deploy 206…
Nine historical sites selected for the European Heritage Label
Ahead of the launch of the European Year of Cultural Heritage in 2018 at the European Culture Forum in Milan, nine sites celebrating or symbolising…
A gateway to knowledge on health: a tool to facilitate the implementation of health policies
Today, the European Commission is launching a Knowledge Gateway on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention to support the implementation of…
Commissioner Hahn in visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, is in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina today to reiterate the EU’s…
Erasmus+ in 2016: another record year
As the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of Erasmus come to an end today, the European Commission has published a…
Joint press release of the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union
The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, the President of…
Payment services: Consumers to benefit from safer and more innovative electronic payments
The Commission has today adopted rules that will make electronic payments in shops and online safer. This will also allow…