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This week, EU leaders exchange views on current political developments and issues of strategic importance for the European Union; a European Commission webinar explains the first diversification round under the Raw Materials Mechanism; Parliament and Council negotiators try to reach a deal on the revision of the regulation on social security coordination, which seeks to set fairer and clearer rules on social benefits for EU mobile workers; and we have European Immunization Week.
The EU decided to suspend a number of sanctions on Syria, aiming to facilitate engagement with the country, its people and businesses in key areas such as energy and transport.
Poland took over the presidency of the EU on 1 January promising to strenthen European security in its external, internal, information, economic, energy, food, and health dimensions.
The European Parliament gave formal approval Wednesday to the new team and programme of EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, with her College of Commissioners expected to take office on 1 December.
The European Parliament gave its green light Tuesday to an extraordinary loan of up to EUR 35 billion to Ukraine, to be repaid with future revenues from frozen Russian assets.
The European Union issued a strong condemnation Tuesday of Russia’s intensifying campaign of hybrid activities against the EU such as cyber-attacks and information manipulation. These activities illustrated Russia’s reckless and…
