STOA Workshop ' New technologies and Regional Policy '

MEPs have demanded targeted sanctions against Azerbaijani officials in the wake of the military seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh.    
    
More than 100,000 ethnic Armenians have fled the enclave since September’s attack. Parliament said the forced exodus amounted to ethnic cleansing.   
    
MEPs passed a resolution which also urged EU institutions and member states to increase humanitarian aid to Armenia. It called for a review of EU relations with Azerbaijan, including on gas supplies.

Nagorno-Karabakh: MEPs urge sanctions over Azerbaijan’s attack

European regions, be they in one country or across borders, haven't all developed at the same pace. That is why the European Parliament is backing programmes to support EU regions like the European Regional Development Fund and Interreg. MEPs want all regions to have the same opportunities, from social rights to climate action, from transport to public health.

Levelling up: a helping hand for the EU's regions

Parliament's journalism prize named after Daphne Caruana Galizia will open for submissions. MEPs will vote on the Climate Law and the two funds dedicated to the EU's most deprived regions. All that and more, coming up next week.

Coming up in Brussels: A prize for journalism, the Climate Law and help for regions

The MFF is the EU’s long-term budget and forecasts how much can be invested in policies that strengthen Europe’s future. It benefits regions, cities, farmers, universities, businesses and the public. Parliament has a central role in deciding the budget.

What is the multiannual financial framework or MFF?

The SOTEU debate takes place each September. It's an important moment of EU democracy, when members of Parliament hold the Commission to account, checking on work done and the future direction for Europe.

What is the State of the European Union debate?

"Restaurant owner Lealdina Fernandes, 73, survived the terrible wildfire that devastated central Portugal in 2017.
Her life’s work, her café-restaurant, was badly damaged. She is now rebuilding it thanks to EU emergency funds deployed to help communities and the local economy recover from the fire."

Reborn from the ashes

EU funds helped Miodrag Rusimovici and his son modernise the family farm in rural Romania. With those funds, they built greenhouses and installed an irrigation system, which made their vegetable production viable all year long.

Keeping the family together on the farm

The EU Solidarity Fund was set up in 2002 to respond to major natural disasters like wildfires, floods and earthquakes. It has responded to 76 disasters in 24 European countries with over €5 billion in aid.

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