Commission partially greenlights Lithuania’s fourth payment request for €514.5 million under NextGenerationEU

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission assessed Lithuania’s fourth payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. The Commission found that Lithuania satisfactorily completed 25 out of 26 milestones and all 14 targets set out in the  Council Implementing Decision for the third, […]

Statement on the negotiations of a just peace for Ukraine based on international law and the will of the Ukrainian people 

Commission adds Russia to list of high-risk jurisdictions to strengthen international fight against financial crime

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In a joint statement, lead MEPs stress that no peace in Ukraine can be negotiated without full participation of Ukraine’s democratically elected leadership and the backing of its people. The Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, David McAllister (EPP, Germany), the Chair of […]

Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier

This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN independent expert on the rights of Indigenous Peoples on Thursday welcomed the decision by outgoing US President Joe Biden to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, an Indigenous leader who has spent nearly 50 years in prison under controversial circumstances. The Executive Grant of Clemency, signed […]

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