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Ahead of World Humanitarian Day on 19 August, Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, and Hadja Lahbib Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, issued the following statement
The EU has deployed assistance to Belgium and Spain following their activation of the Union's Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM), as wildfires continue to affect several parts of Europe.
Tomorrow, new rules on the design, production, collection, and end-of-life treatment of vehicles will enter into force to strengthen circularity in the automotive sector and support Europe's strategic autonomy.
The European Commission is reacting on the immediate needs of communities in Colombia and is providing €2.1 million in life-saving assistance.
On 3rd of August, the European Union received €1.4 billion in windfall profits generated by the interest on the cash balances originating from immobilised assets of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) held by Central Securities Depositories (CSDs).
Today, the European Commission completed the final legal steps to establish the Scaleup Europe Fund, which will start boosting Europe's scaleup companies to grow faster and compete globally with a target of €5 billion.
From 2 August 2026, the European Commission's AI Office, together with national authorities, will begin enforcing the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act.
The European Commission has today disbursed €3.47 billion to Ukraine, under the defence window of the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan.
As of today, Japan is officially associated to Horizon Europe.
Today, as we mark the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the European Union reaffirms its full commitment to the Convention, to its values and principles.