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A deal has been reached to update protection rules for package holidaymakers. The updates will clarify the definition of a travel package, conditions for cancelling a trip and travellers’ rights to information, help and refund when their travel organiser goes bankrupt.
A deal has been struck on rules to phase out Russian gas imports to ensure an independent EU energy market. The rules introduce a gradual ban on both liquefied natural gas and pipeline gas imports from Russia, with a full ban from the end of 2026 and autumn 2027 respectively.
Around 87 million people in the EU have some form of disability. On International day of persons with disabilities, we speak to Donata Lerda, who lives with tetraplegia. She tells us how she lives with her condition and what she would like to see change for persons with disabilities.
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