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Following severe flooding across Central and Eastern Europe, the EU has mobilised assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism at the request of Czechia and Poland. In addition, €10 billion of cohesion funding is available to the countries affected by the floods.
Persons with disabilities face significantly higher unemployment rates across Europe. The European Economic and Social Committee is calling for measures to bridge this employment gap. It also wants persons with disabilities to be actively involved in designing policies that affect them.
New rules under the EU chemicals legislation will soon restrict the use of two sub-groups of PFAS in textiles, food packaging, cosmetics, and other goods. The use of PFAS in certain products poses an unacceptable risk to human health and the environment.