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Questions and answers on Nitrates Directive Implementation Report
What are the effects of nitrates on the environment and human health?

Questions and Answers: Proposal to amend EU Budget for 2021 to support global vaccination and funding for global emergencies.

Zero pollution: Commission report shows more needs to be done against water pollution from nitrates
The latest Commission Report on the implementation of the Nitrates Directive (based on data for 2016-2019) warns that nitrates are still causing harmful pollution to water in the EU.

EU Cohesion policy on the front line of the recovery: €34 billion approved for regions and cities in just 4 months  
Today, at the press conference for the launch of the 19th European Week of Regions and Cities 2021, the Commission took stock of the implementation of the Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe (REACT-EU).

EU announces vital €92 million contribution in support of UNRWA’s operations
The European Union has disbursed an essential payment of €92 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).

Dalla Commissione 60 000 pass ferroviari per i giovani europei
Grazie a DiscoverEU la Commissione fornirà pass ferroviari gratuiti a 60 000 europei di età compresa tra i 18 e i 20 anni.

Joint EU-US Statement on the Global Methane Pledge 
Today, Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, who leads the EU’s international negotiations on climate, and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry hosted a virtual ministerial meeting to mobilise further support for the Global Methane Pledge.