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Prime Minister Sunak, dear Rishi, Prime Ministers, Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Every day, we see the devastation brought by Russia to Ukraine. The people of Ukraine are enduring every horror and from every direction
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At the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2023 in London, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, presented the details of the Commission's proposal for a new Ukraine Facility that, if adopted by the European Parliament and Council of the EU
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Today, more than 110 million people are forcibly displaced around the world. On the occasion of World Refugee Day, we reiterate the EU's commitment to continue being a leading humanitarian and development donor and to step up our efforts...
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On Wednesday, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will attend the Ukraine Recovery Conference hosted jointly by Ukraine and the UK in London.
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In light of the devastating consequences of Russia's war of aggression for Ukraine's people, economy, and infrastructure, and given the enormous scale and complexity of the recovery and reconstruction challenge, the European Commission is proposing to establish a dedicated financing instrument that
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Why is the Commission proposing to set up a new Ukraine Facility? Russia's war of aggression has devastating consequences for Ukraine – for its people, its economy, and its infrastructure. While fighting an existential war, Ukraine has also engaged in its EU accession path.
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Today, the European Commission held the last bilateral meeting of the screening process with Albania and North Macedonia on this Cluster 3 of the EU acquis. Experts from the European Commission, Albania and North Macedonia have been exchanging on countries’ levels of preparedness...
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Welcome to the 7th Brussels Conference on the Future of Syria and of the Region. I am pleased to see so many friends from the region, from Europe and beyond, and also from the UN family, which has come in strength, as always.
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Today, Vice-President of the European Commission for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, and Minister for Youth and Sport of Ukraine, Vadym Guttsait, met in Kyiv. They agreed on the importance of continued and strong cooperation on youth and sport issues
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Today in Kyiv, Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, signed two Arrangements for Cooperation with Ukraine on behalf of the Commission in the context of the EU's support to Ukraine as the country deals with the consequences of Russia's unprovoked and unjustified