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The European Heritage Awards have announced 30 winners. Among the five Grand Prix winners there figure the Cypriot Fiddler research project that documents the life stories of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot musicians and Din l-Art Ħelwa that has protected Malta’s historic sites since 1965.
New rules to improve the energy performance of buildings across the EU are coming into effect. They aim to support EU countries in modernising their building stock to save energy, reduce bills, and achieve a zero-emission and fully decarbonised building stock by 2050.
Humanitarian needs are at an all-time high in 2026 with 239 million people in need of assistance. The European Commission has set out concrete solutions to maximise the effectiveness and impact of EU humanitarian aid globally. This includes making it more efficient and protecting aid workers.
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