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Pakistan: Healthcare services continued in Afghan refugee camps amid coronavirus outbreak 
  • Press release

Asylum and migration deal: more solidarity and responsibility sharing

Today, the EU has reached a long-awaited agreement to revamp the European asylum and migration legislation. The new rules touch upon all stages of asylum and migration management, making it more effective and increasing the solidarity and cooperation among EU countries.

European grey wolf pup with mom playing in the grass
  • Press release

Proposal to downgrade protection status of wolves

The Commission proposes to change the status of wolves from ‘strictly protected' to ‘protected' based on new data on increased populations and impacts in some European regions. To manage critical wolf concentrations more actively, local authorities need more flexibility, funding and guidance.

A woman wearing thick, long-sleeved clothes puts her hands on the radiator
  • Press release

EU countries agree to keep on helping to reduce energy bills

The Council has agreed to extend emergency measures adopted last year following Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. These measures enhance solidarity between Member States, accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and protect EU citizens from excessively high energy prices.