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News The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has released analysis indicating that EU+ countries continue to receive high levels of asylum applications. In January 2024, some 94 000 applications were lodged in the EU+, down from recent peaks but in line with expectations for the winter period.

Member states' representatives in the Special Committee on Agriculture endorse a targeted review of certain acts of the common agricultural policy.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is extending a €600 million loan to the Republic of Poland to bolster the Polish economy. Investments supported with this financing will spur digital and social development, supplementing European Union grants.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 Mar 2024 The EU and Moldova decided today to extend the validity of their current road transport Agreement until 31 December 2025.

European Commission Questions and answers Brussels, 26 Mar 2024 What is the Technical Support Instrument? The Commission's Technical Support Instrument (TSI) provides technical support to Member States to help them design an...

European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 Mar 2024 Today, the Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Malta's second payment request for €58.9 million, net of pre-financing, under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 Mar 2024 Today, the Commission has selected a new round of 170 projects under the Technical Support Instrument (TSI), to support Member States to design and implement a total of 307 reforms in 2024, which will strengthen Member States' competitiveness, resilience, and modernisation.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 Mar 2024 The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether animal health company Zoetis may have breached EU competition rules by preventing the market launch of a competing novel biologic medicine used to treat chronic pain in dogs.

European Commission Press release Brussels, 26 Mar 2024 Today, the EU and the Republic of Korea held the second Digital partnership Council in Brussels.