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EU countries have agreed to remove checks on persons at the internal land borders with and between Bulgaria and Romania from 1 January 2025. Checks on persons at EU internal air and sea borders were abolished in March. The Schengen area now covers 29 countries and 420 million people.
An additional €404 million in aid from the EU Solidarity Fund is helping Greece and Slovenia to recover and rebuild after the devastating climate disasters that hit these countries in 2023. Slovenia was hit by floods last August and September and Greece was hit by cyclone ‘Daniel' last September.
The EU Cyber Resilience Act has entered into force, which will see specific cybersecurity requirements applied to all products connected directly or indirectly to another device or network (except for specified exclusions). These requirements will be imposed on manufacturers and retailers.
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