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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13418
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EXTERNAL ACTION / Sahel

European Commission announces €201 million in humanitarian funding

On Tuesday 28 May, the European Commission announced €201 million in funding from the European Union in 2024 to help almost 35 million people affected by a humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region.

In particular, €26.9 million will be allocated to humanitarian projects in Burkina Faso, €21 million to Cameroon, €57.9 million to Chad, €24 million to Mali, €5.7 million to Mauritania, €24.6 million to Niger and €31.5 million to Nigeria.

“The funding will support food...

Contents

Russian invasion of Ukraine
UKRAINE: European defence ministers divided over Ukraine’s use of their weapons to strike Russia
SECURITY - DEFENCE
DEFENCE: European defence ministers approve long-term EDA review for 2024
DEFENCE: EU Council calls for progress on defence preparations
CSDP:  EU closes its EUMPM mission in Niger
EXTERNAL ACTION
AUSTRALIA: EU signs Memorandum of Understanding on Critical and Strategic Minerals with Canberra
NEW ZEALAND: EU and New Zealand welcome entry into force of their free trade agreement
EEA: European Economic Area Council promises to strengthen thirty years of “steadfast cooperation”
GEORGIA: EU calls on Tbilisi to return to European path
SYRIA: European Union renews its sanctions against Syrian regime
SAHEL: European Commission announces €201 million in humanitarian funding
DEVELOPMENT: six ‘Green’ MEPs denounce gross misconduct by EIB-funded health establishments in southern countries
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: green light from European Commission for a first IPCEI concerning innovation in health sector
STATE AID: European Commission approves IPCEI Hy2Move, hydrogen-deployment project receiving €1.4 billion in public aid
TAXATION: Fiji and Moldova join OECD/G20 inclusive framework on BEPS
FINANCE: ESMA observes greenwashing by investment services providers
SECTORAL POLICIES
COMPETITIVENESS: Emmanuel Macron calls for doubling EU budget to invest in clean technologies
ENERGY: development of electricity networks and review of REPowerEU strategy on agenda of European energy ministers
ENERGY: ACER highlights benefits of implementing co-optimisation on electricity market in ‘day-ahead’ coupling algorithm
HOME AFFAIRS: Belgian Presidency of EU Council still hopes to reach agreement on regulation on removal of child sexual abuse material
ENVIRONMENT: vast majority of bathing sites in EU meet most stringent quality standards, according to European Commission
AGRICULTURE: several EU Member States call for increase in authorised limit for de minimis aid
FISHERIES: NGOs take legal action against France over bottom trawling in Mediterranean
CIRCULAR ECONOMY: EU Council approves ‘Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation’
NEWS BRIEFS
HUMANITARIAN AID: Janez Lenarčič announces €150,000 in funding to support people of Papua New Guinea after deadly landslide
BANKS: end 2023, 21 out of 36 national deposit guarantee schemes in EEA had achieved required target level
EUROPEAN COMMISSION: road to a new mandate as European Commissioner remains uncertain for Margrethe Vestager
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