Source: European Commission |

Coronavirus - Africa: European Union (EU) Emergency Trust Fund for Africa - New assistance package to support vulnerable groups and address COVID-19 in North Africa

This new funding will also strengthen the immediate response capacity, reinforce the health systems and services in the North African partner countries

Today, as part of the EU's global response to the coronavirus outbreak, the EU - through its Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) - has adopted a new assistance package to protect migrants, stabilise local communities and respond to COVID-19 in North Africa. This package includes €80 million in new…

Source: European Commission |

European Agenda on Security: Commission takes action to combat terrorism and illegal trafficking of firearms and explosives

The European Commission adopted today a package of measures to step up the fight against terrorism and the illegal trafficking of firearms and explosives. The package includes two main elements: a proposal for a Directive on Terrorism, which will strengthen the EU's arsenal in preventing  terrorist attacks by criminalising preparatory…