Remarks by Commissioner Dombrovskis at Eurogroup press conference
Today, the European Commission is investing more than €103 million in seven strategic projects across Europe with funding under the LIFE programme.
EU steps up civil protection efforts and brings back 356 citizens home amid developments in the Middle East
Two repatriation flights chartered directly by the European Commission have safely landed in Romania. The two flights brought back 356 European citizens who were stranded in the Middle East from Oman to Romania. For the first time ever, the Commission mobilised its own rescEU transport and logistics capacities following a request from the Romanian authorities. This operation marks an important milestone in expanding the response tools of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
Speech by President von der Leyen at the EU Ambassadors Conference 2026