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October 18
2024
EU provides €20 million additional funding towards Africa CDC-WHO Mpox Continental Preparation and Response Plan
The European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, has announced an additional €20 million of funding towards the fight against the Mpox outbreak in the...
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October 17
2024
European countries and non-profit groups pledge nearly €630 million in new funding for the WHO
European countries and a handful of non-profit groups have committed $700 million (€627.4 million) to fund the World Health Organization (WHO). The new funding, on top of the...
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October 07
2024
EU boosts humanitarian aid to Lebanon by €30 million
On October 3, the European Commission announced a further €30 million in humanitarian aid to help those most in need in Lebanon following further escalation in the region. This...
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From January 1st to June 30th, 2024, Belgium will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union (the Council). With the presidency just around the corner, B2EU has...
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November 28
2023
EU Announces €15 Million in Humanitarian Assistance for Refugees and People in Need in Syria and Lebanon
On the 24th of November, 2023 the EU announced the release of €15 million in humanitarian aid for the most vulnerable people in Syria and Lebanon, including refugees and those...
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On November 15th, the European Union (EU) and its Member States officially signed the "Samoa Agreement," a partnership accord with the African, Caribbean, and Pacific States...
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November 07
2023
EU Announces €26 Million Aid Boost for East Africa
The Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes regions continue to grapple with a series of complex humanitarian crises, exacerbated by a combination of conflict and climate-related...
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The program aims to mobilise more than 1 Billion Euros in sustainable investments in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Geographical Focus: The programme will...
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Since October 2022, the European Union and Japan have engaged in negotiations aimed at incorporating regulations for cross-border data transfers into their Economic...
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At the time of writing, the most significant revelation at the Global Gateway Forum is the €1 billion Africa Connected Programme, officially unveiled by the European...
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October 24
2023
EU Announces ECOWAS Support Package
On October 19th, the European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen and ECOWAS Commission President Omar Alieu Touray announced the launching of a...
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October 20
2023
EU Launches New Humanitarian Air Bridge to Niger
Amid the deteriorating situation in Niger, triggered by the coup that ousted democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum and the subsequent imposition of sanctions by the...
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