International Youth Day 2017: Celebrating young people’s contribution to peace
The European Commission joins the celebration of this year’s International Youth Day (#YouthDay), the theme of which is ‘Youth Building…
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North Korea: Council aligns its sanction lists with the latest UN Security Council resolution
The Council has added 9 persons and 4 entities – including the state-owned Foreign Trade Bank (FTB) – to the…
10 years since the start of the crisis: back to recovery thanks to decisive EU action
The global financial crisis began 10 years ago and led to the European Union’s worst recession in its six-decade history.…
Mogherini on the alignment of third countries with Council Decisions concerning measures against Syria
Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council…
Declaration by Mogherini, on behalf of the EU on the occasion of the International Day for the World’s Indigenous Peoples
10 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP),…
EU mobilises planes to fight forest fires in Italy
The European Commission has helped mobilise 3 aircraft (2 Canadair and a reconnaissance plane) through the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism’s voluntary…
Statement by Mogherini and Hahn on the signature of a bilateral treaty between Bulgaria and the FYR of Macedonia
The European Union welcomes the signature of the bilateral “Treaty on friendship, good neighbourliness and cooperation” between Bulgaria and the…
New EU school scheme to promote healthy eating habits
The new EU scheme for distribution of milk, fruit and vegetables at schools comes into force as of 1 August,…
EU Trust Fund for Africa adopts €46 million programme to support integrated migration and border management in Libya
Following up on the Commission’s Action Plan to support Italy from 4 July, the EU Trust Fund for Africa adopted…
E-commerce: making online shopping safer for consumers
The Commission has today issued guidelines to help national market surveillance authorities better control products sold online. In 2017, 55%…