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It is a pleasure to be back in Sarajevo. I remember very well when I was here last year. And indeed, it was at a crucial time, when Bosnia and Herzegovina was about to reach the candidate status.

The EU welcomes the evacuation of a number of EU citizens and other foreign nationals, as well as injured persons via the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt today.

Thank you very much Mr President, dear Aleksandar, for hosting me again here in Belgrade. We had a very good conversation. Basically, the first message is: Enlargement is at the top of the agenda of the European Union.

Thank you very much Mr President, dear Jakov, It is a pleasure to be here. Thank you very much for the excellent talks we had. Enlargement is at the top of the agenda of this Commission. This is one more reason why I am very happy to be here today. Especially because I know how committed the people

The Commission is increasing its humanitarian funding in Armenia with almost €1.7 million in response to the mass influx of people from Nagorno Karabakh. The new funding will aim to further strengthen the existing EU humanitarian response to the displaced people by providing cash assistance, shelter

Thank you very much, Prime Minister, dear Dimitar, It is always a pleasure to be here in Skopje and to visit this wonderful country. I am here today basically to tell you, and the citizens of North Macedonia, that you are on a good track to join the European Union. I am very much looking forward to

First of all, let me say that we strongly condemn the violent attacks of 24 September. My deepest condolences to the family and the friends of the police officer. Such an attack is totally inacceptable, it clashes with EU values.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will start a four-day visit to North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday.

A new EU aid flight has departed today from Copenhagen, carrying 51 tonnes of medicines, medical items, and education supplies on behalf of Unicef to Egypt for people in need in Gaza. The flight is part of 6 upcoming flights of the EU humanitarian air bridge operation transporting essential supplies

The Commission welcomes the signature of three grant agreements under the Connecting Europe Facility for Transport worth almost €45 million to improve transport connections between Moldova and Romania along the trans-European transport network (TEN-T).

At the Global Gateway Forum, in the presence of the President of the Republic of Armenia VahagnKhachaturyan, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Olivér Várhelyi and European Investment Bank’s Vice-President Ambroise Falloyesigned part of a financial package…

Today at the Global Gateway Forum, the European Investment Bank signed the €40 million investment grant provided by the European Commission with GÉANT, coordinator of the European National Research and Education Network and AFR-IX, who will be executing the infrastructure project…

Today, the first Global Gateway Forum opened in Brussels. It brought together over 40 high-level Government representatives, financial institutions and business representatives to discuss the world's investment needs, debate solutions and seal new deals.

It is a huge honour for us to welcome you all here in Brussels for the very first edition of the Global Gateway Forum. To our special guests who have come from so far, I would like to express all my thanks for making this journey.

At the Global Gateway Forum, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Olivér Várhelyi and European Investment Bank’s President Werner Hoyer formalised a financial package by which the European Commission will provide a grant of €16 million, through EIB Global, to improve the road safety in

At the Global Gateway Forum, EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Olivér Várhelyi and European Investment Bank’sPresident Werner Hoyer formalised a financial package by which the European Commission will provide an investment grant of €12 million …

The Commission will pay €72.5 million in financial support to the Republic of Moldova, as part of the ongoing Macro-Financial Assistance operation to the country. Today, Moldova received a €50 million loan, and a further payment of €22.5 million in grants will follow by the end of the month.

Yesterday, the Commission has paid €1.5 billion under the Macro-financial Assistance + package for Ukraine worth up to €18 billion. With this instrument, the EU seeks to help Ukraine cover its immediate funding needs, with stable, predictable and sizeable financial support in 2023.

President von der Leyen will host and open the Global Gateway Forum, that will bring together on 25 and 26 October, in Brussels, over 40 high-level government representatives from EU and partner countries, as well as representatives from financial institutions, including the EIB and EBRD…