WorldStatement by the Spokesperson on the recent escalation of fighting in eastern Ukraine2015-08-12, 11:45"The renewed escalation of the conflict raising the number of casualties, as a result of attacks on several government controlled areas today and in the night of 10 August on Starohnativka, violates the spirit and the letter of the Minsk Agreements. Following an incident at Oslo Airport when a national airline airBaltic crew was detained for exceeding the legal alcohol limit, the company has increased security measures. EU approves the disbursement of €80 million in Macro-Financial Assistance to Jordan2015-08-10, 12:28The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union (EU), adopted the decision necessary for the disbursement of €80 million to Jordan in the form of a loan. This is the second and final tranche of a €180 million Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) programme for the country as adopted by the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers on 18 December 2013. The first disbursement under this programme, amounting to €100 million, took place on 10 February 2015. After more than four years of conflict, Syria has become the world's largest humanitarian crisis. The European Commission is providing emergency support to Myanmar and Bangladesh following floods and mudslides which affected thousands of people in both countries. Myanmar will receive €1million and Bangladesh €500,000. EU gives €12 million in new humanitarian aid for the crisis in Yemen and its impact in the Horn of Africa2015-08-07, 14:20The European Commission is increasing its humanitarian aid by €12 million for people affected by the crisis in Yemen. The support will help address the most pressing needs of the suffering population. The EU and Vietnam have reached an agreement in principle for a free trade agreement (FTA), after two and a half years of intense negotiations. Following a telephone conversation this morning between EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang, all issues of substance have been agreed, and both sides have reached a mutually beneficial and balanced package. On 31 July in Ohrid, Ambassador of Lithuania Rasa Kairienė presented her letters of credence to President of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov. After the ceremony, the officials discussed prospects for the development of bilateral relations and multilateral cooperation. The European Commission is giving €6 million in humanitarian funding to meet the most urgent needs of the people who have been severely affected by the conflict in Libya. This includes migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. New EU funding to strengthen security sector and support socio-economic and regional development in Tunisia2015-08-03, 17:13The EU adopted the first part of its annual assistance package in favour of Tunisia for a total amount of €116.8 million. It aims to strengthen the security sector and to support socio-economic and regional development. |
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