Copenhagen set the stage today for a powerful opening to the SME Assembly 2025, where policymakers, entrepreneurs and innovators came together under the theme “Successful SMEs, Competitive Europe.”
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Commissioner Magnus Brunner signed a new Joint Action Plan on Preventing and Countering Terrorism and Violent Extremism between the EU and its Western Balkan partners, in the margins of the EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home Affairs in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The European Commission and the High Representative have set out a Pact for the Mediterranean that will step up cooperation and economic connection across the Mediterranean Sea.
The European Union has delivered a field hospital to the Balkan Medical Task Force (BMTF) in North Macedonia.
The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on 25 September, to strengthen Europol’s role against migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, based on a regulation proposed by the Commission in November 2023.
The Beninese Armed Forces (FAB) have received a multipurpose aircraft to bolster its national security efforts, from the European Union (EU), financed under the European Peace Facility (EPF).
The Entry/Exit System (EES) is set to enter into operation on 12 October 2025, modernising the border check procedures for non-EU nationals travelling for short stays to Europe. The information campaign will run in parallel with the launch of the EES and continue for about a year.
The agreement enables Europol and Ecuador to enhance the exchange of information, including personal data. The agreement guarantees a high level of protection of fundamental rights, including through strong data protection safeguards.
In her State of the Union address, President von der Leyen emphasised the importance of a united and strong Europe in the face of global migration and security challenges, announcing a tripling of the EU budget for migration and border management, as well as sanctions targeted to migrant smugglers.
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