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Yesterday, 1 December, the von der Leyen Commission II took office. This followed the European Parliament's earlier endorsement of the new College of Commissioners and its new mandate, which the President had proposed in September 2024.

The European Union regrets Irakli Kobakhidze's statement on the Georgian Dream's decision not to pursue the opening of EU accession negotiations and rejecting EU financial support until 2028.

Thank you very much, dear Roberta,
Today is a good day for Europe because this vote shows that the centre is holding. I am very grateful for the confidence expressed by the Parliament to the new College. The European Parliament's vote allows us to start now on 1 December. We are eager to start.

Honourable Members,
Before I present to you my new team, I would like to start by thanking the outgoing College. Five years ago, no one could have imagined what Europe would go through. And I could not have imagined a team as dedicated and tireless to go through that with.

One in three women will experience violence in her lifetime. On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, let us remember that behind each number is a face, a name and a story.

Le Commissaire chargé du Voisinage et de l'élargissement, Olivér Várhelyi, est au Maroc aujourd’hui pour une visite officielle, qui témoigne de la forte volonté de l’Union européenne d’approfondir davantage son partenariat stratégique et de solidarité avec le pays.

Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November, the European Commission and the High Representative/Vice-President issued the following statement...

Today, Montenegro and Albania advanced on their European integration path by becoming the first-ever enlargement countries to join the geographical scope of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) following the green light by the European Payments Council (EPC).

One thousand days ago, Russia tried to wipe Ukraine off the map. And for one thousand days, Russia has failed – because of Ukraine's resistance, and the sacrifice of your heroes. Today is a day of mourning, but also a day of promise. We promise to keep standing by your side, for as long as it takes

Today marks the 1000th day since Russia started its unprovoked and unjustified military aggression on Ukraine. That is 1000 days since Ukraine and its people have withstood Russia's illegal attacks, such as the ones we saw a few days ago targeting civilian infrastructure and electricity systems.

On 18 November, the European Union disbursed further short-term emergency financial support to the Palestinian Authority (PA).

Today, the Commission has given a positive assessment for the second regular payment of close to €4.1 billion under the EU's Ukraine Facility, to support Ukraine's macro-financial stability and the functioning of its public administration.

EIB Global and Azerbaijan sign Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration. Cooperation includes comprehensive technical assistance by the EIB and setting up a cooperation framework for the preparation and appraisal of the project to upgrade, expand and modernize Baku’s metro network.

At today’s first “European Union - Ukraine Investment Conference” organised by the EU and the Government of Ukraine in Warsaw, Poland, the EU launched a Call for Expression of Interest to mobilise private EU investment in critical areas to support Ukraine’s rebuilding efforts.

During the 47th annual meeting of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), which took place on 4-8 November in Rome…

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending, for the first time in Egypt and the southern and eastern Mediterranean region, an unfunded portfolio risk-sharing facility for up to €35 million to QNB to support on-lending to Egyptian enterprises.

At the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference on 11-22 November in Azerbaijan, the European Union will work with international partners to deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement of limiting global average temperature rise to as close as possible to 1.5C...

The EU warmly congratulates Maia Sandu on her re-election for a second term as President of the Republic of Moldova. We commend the Moldovan authorities for the successful conduct of the election, despite unprecedented interference by Russia, including with vote-buying schemes and disinformation.

I think that today not only marks the last enlargement report of this Commission, but it is also worth looking back a bit at what has been achieved. We also had that discussion at the College.