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The Council sanctioned six individuals and three entities for the transfer of drones used in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and in the Middle East and Red Sea region.

The meeting of the European Council will take place on 17 June 2024 in the Europa building in Brussels.

The Council sanctioned nine individuals and entities in view of the activities related to illegal weapons programmes carried out by the DPRK, in violation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions, and in view of the military support given by the country to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

Together against hatred: civil society, citizens and institutions pledge to battle the hate that is spreading in Europe Laura LUI Fri, 31/05/2024 - 12:20 With hate speech and hate crime rising at a frightening rate, Europeans are joining forces and stepping up action against all forms of hatred to send the message that there is no place for hate in the EU

A large-scale ring of luxury car thieves has been dismantled with the support of Eurojust and Europol. Using straw men and underprivileged people, the criminals hired or leased luxury vehicles, which they later registered in their own names through corrupt connections in official institutions.The cars were resold outside the EU, including in the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. In a series of recent coordinated actions in Spain, France, Germany, Latvia, Poland and Ukraine, 13 suspects were arrested for fraud, forgery and money laundering.

A coordinated operation to uncover an intricate cryptocurrency scam led to the arrest of a suspect in France. The investigations in Portugal, France, Germany, Italy and Romania, supported by Eurojust and Europol, revealed that the suspects were using a scam method known as ‘rip deals’ that caused losses of EUR 700 000 to Portuguese victims.

The European Supervisory Authorities today publish templates, technical documents and tools for the dry run exercise on the reporting of registers of information in the context of Digital Operation Resilience Act (DORA) announced in April 2024.

Strong and inclusive cohesion policy is key to a successful EU enlargement Giorgia BATTIATO Fri, 31/05/2024 - 10:26 The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has adopted two opinions at its May plenary, emphasising the crucial role of cohesion policy – the EU’s primary funding instrument for regional development – in future enlargements. The EESC calls for, among others, compliance tools to be included in accession treaties to address potential post-accession challenges, such as emigration and rule of law concerns.