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Palestine: EU announces €261 million
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini address the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs in Brussels, Belgium. © 2022 UNRWA Photo

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Palestine: EU announces €261 million in support of UNRWA’s operations

The European Commission adopted €261 million as the multiannual contribution that will allow to secure predictable financial resources to the Agency for the provision of essential services to Palestine refugees

3 September 2022 · 3 min read

Droughts in Europe in August 2022: severe rainfall deficit is affecting crops and increasing fire risks
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Droughts in Europe in August 2022: severe rainfall deficit is affecting crops and increasing fire risks

Pond of Bages-Sigean, France The drought situation in many regions of Europe remains severe, according to the Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) latest ‘Drought in Europe - August 2022' report,…

24 August 2022 · 3 min read

Commission proposes fishing opportunities for 2023 in the Baltic Sea in an effort to recover species
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Commission proposes fishing opportunities for 2023 in the Baltic Sea in an effort to recover species

Based on this proposal, EU countries will determine the maximum quantities of the most important commercial fish species that can be caught in the sea basin.

23 August 2022 · 5 min read

Investment Plan for Europe: €22 million support to Polish company for new cancer treatments
Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@nci?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">National Cancer Institute</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/cancer?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a> A technician works among a fleet of desktop genomic sequencing machines at the Cancer Genomics Research Laboratory, part of the National Cancer Institute's Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics

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Investment Plan for Europe: €22 million support to Polish company for new cancer treatments

The European Investment Bank (EIB) to support to Polish company, Ryvu Therapeutics' discovery for research and development of new cancer treatments

18 August 2022 · 5 min read

Water scarcity: Commission gives advice on water reuse in the agricultural sector
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Water scarcity: Commission gives advice on water reuse in the agricultural sector

Today, the Commission published guidelines to help Member States and stakeholders apply the rules on the safe reuse of treated urban waste water for agricultural irrigation. With several Member States increasingly…

11 August 2022 · 3 min read

State aid: Commission approves a €358 million Romanian scheme to support companies 
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State aid: Commission approves a €358 million Romanian scheme to support companies 

The European Commission has approved a €358 million Romanian scheme (approximately RON 1.7 billion) to support companies in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.

8 August 2022 · 2 min read