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Today, new rules on packaging start to apply in the EU. They address the environmental challenges caused by packaging waste, harmonise rules for businesses across the single market, and create opportunities for businesses involved in recycling and sustainable packaging solutions.
The EU is reacting to the earthquake in Columbia and providing €2.1 million in life-saving assistance. This funding will provide vital support to the most vulnerable by delivering health, water, sanitation and hygiene material, as well as shelter, food, protection and cash assistance.
You can use the European Health Insurance Card for necessary or urgent medical care when travelling abroad, under the same conditions and at the same cost as people insured in that country. It’s valid in any EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Read more.
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