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The EU Member States at an informal summit adopted the final key piece of legislation underpinning a €90 billion EU loan to Ukraine, allowing the Commission to begin disbursements as soon as possible in the second quarter of 2026.

EU, Cuba sign historic cooperation deal
Photo EU Council (BRUSSELS) – The EU’s foreign policy chief and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla Cuban signalled a normalising of EU-Cuba relations Monday with…

EU takes action against UK and Germany over dieselgate

Car exhaust (BRUSSELS) – The European Commission announced Thursday that it is to open infringement procedures against the 7 EU Member States for their handling of the dieselgate scandal.The Czech…

One in four Europeans over 15 is a smoker

Cigarette (LUXEMBOURG) – Nearly 1 in every 4 persons aged 15 or over in the EU was a current smoker in 2014, according to figures published Wednesday by Eurostat, the…