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A new call for 35,000 free rail passes for youngsters to discover Europe will open on 11 October.
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The European Commission has presented the European Care Strategy to ensure quality, affordable and accessible care services across the European Union and improve the situation for both care receivers and the people caring for them, professionally or informally.
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In a statement today, President von der Leyen said: "Russia is manipulating our energy markets and we are confronted with astronomic prices. So we will table measures to protect vulnerable consumers and businesses."
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The European Commission is proposing to fully suspend the EU's Visa Facilitation Agreement with Russia.
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The summer 2022 Standard Eurobarometer survey shows increased trust of citizens in the EU, and continued strong support for the EU's response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
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As a result of intense high-level engagement between the European Commission and the Republic of Korea, EU countries can now export pork and poultry to the Republic of Korea more easily.
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The European Commission has proposed concrete measures to avoid a surge of COVID-19 cases in the upcoming autumn and winter season.
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The European Commission approved today Ireland's CAP strategic plan. This is an important step for the implementation of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on 1 January 2023.
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The European Commission has approved a €200 million Irish scheme to support companies in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, an €80 million Irish scheme to support the fishery sector affected by the effects of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU.