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The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF on Tuesday (23 July) urged Bosnia's authorities to raise the measles vaccination rate among children after two adolescents in the Balkan country died in an outbreak of the highly infectious respiratory illness.

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania is an important part of both Lithuanian and Belarusian history. But the mutual past is creating tensions between the two nations, which only benefits Russia.

Ce mercredi, les cloches de La Chaux-de-Fonds (NE) sonneront pour commémorer la tempête qui s’abattait sur la ville il y a un an. Reportage, entre traumatismes et volonté d’aller de l’avant.

The EU’s onshore wind and solar energy needs can be met without undermining food production or nature protection efforts, according to a report by the European Environmental Bureau released on Wednesday (24 July). However, this depends on human choices, at an individual and political level.

Hungary will block European Union refunds for member states that gave munitions to Ukraine until Kyiv allows the transit of oil from Russia's Lukoil through a pipeline over its territory, the Hungarian foreign minister said on Tuesday (23 July).

The Council listed four individuals and two entities over serious human rights violations, including torture and systematic and widespread sexual and gender-based violence.

The Council prolonged the EU restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation's continuing actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine until 31 January 2025.

The Council adopted an assistance measure worth €15 million under the European Peace Facility, that will benefit the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

The Council adopted an assistance measure under the European Peace Facility worth €10 million to the benefit of the Armenian Armed Forces.

The Council adopted a regulation to exempt holders of Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate from the visa requirement when travelling to the EU.

The Council has adopted a regulation for digital labelling of fertilising products.

The Council has adopted a set of updated fisheries measures in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) area.

Der Rat hat vier Personen und zwei Organisationen wegen schwerer Menschenrechtsverletzungen, einschließlich Folter und systematischer und weitverbreiteter sexueller und geschlechtsspezifischer Gewalt in die Liste aufgenommen.

Der Rat hat die restriktiven Maßnahmen der EU angesichts der anhaltenden Handlungen der Russischen Föderation, die die Lage in der Ukraine destabilisieren, bis zum 31. Januar 2025 verlängert.

Der Rat hat eine Unterstützungsmaßnahme im Umfang von 15 Millionen € im Rahmen der Europäischen Friedensfazilität angenommen, die den Streitkräften der Islamischen Republik Mauretanien zugutekommen wird.

Der Rat hat eine Unterstützungsmaßnahme im Rahmen der Europäischen Friedensfazilität in Höhe von 10 Millionen € zugunsten der armenischen Streitkräfte angenommen.

Der Rat hat eine Verordnung angenommen, mit der Inhaber serbischer Reisepässe, die von der serbischen Koordinierungsdirektion ausgestellt wurden, bei Reisen in die EU von der Visumpflicht befreit werden.

Der Rat hat eine Verordnung über die digitale Kennzeichnung von Düngeprodukten angenommen.

Der Rat hat aktualisierte Fischereimaßnahmen im Gebiet der Kommission für die Fischerei im Nordostatlantik (NEAFC) angenommen.

Americas Northrop Grumman has received a $1.5-billion contract to deliver E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to the US Navy and Japan. A recent US Department of Defense announcement states that the company will produce nine new Hawkeyes – four for the navy and five for Tokyo. It will also provide associated support services to both customers. Most work for the contract will be performed in Florida, with an estimated completion date of March 2029. Bollinger Shipyards announced that its Pascagoula Mississippi shipyard now exceeds 1,000 employees, touting the milestone as it gears up to make the first heavy icebreaker in the US in more than 50 years – vessels Washington is keen to produce more of as it partners with Canada and Finland in a pact to bolster icebreaker fleets. The three countries announced the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort, or ICE Pact, in a joint statement during the NATO summit in Washington on Thursday. The trilateral agreement aims to build “best-in-class Arctic and polar icebreakers and other Arctic and polar capabilities in each of our respective countries by sharing expertise, information, and capabilities.” Middle East & Africa Turkiye and Niger agreed to boost cooperation on energy, mining, intelligence and defense, after the […]