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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform (NUP), has asked the European Union Ambassadors to hold the government accountable and closely monitor the aid being extended to the country. The call was made on Friday by the NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi during a meeting with EU Ambassadors at the …

Paris, France | Xinhua |   European leaders are becoming increasingly supportive of French President Emmanuel Macron’s push for “strategic autonomy” away from the United States, European Council president Charles Michel said on Tuesday. More and more European Union leaders have echoed Macron’s comments that Europe should resist pressure to become …

Offers 120m Euros as ATMIS marks one year Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) is marking one year since its mandate began with a shot in the arm: Euros 118 million ( Approx. Shs481 billion) from the European Union for its 2023 operations. …

Nakivale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The European Union (EU) has announced a €15 million fund (sh61 billion) to support Uganda’s response for refugees. The three-year funding will be allocated to improving water, sanitation, hygiene, healthcare, energy, education, and environmental conditions for both the refugees and the host communities. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Prime Minister and the European Union under the Development Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU) augmented police operations in the Karamoja sub-region with several donations. As part of this donation, DINU has constructed seven police posts and staff quarters in the districts …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Germany’s Transport Minister Volker Wissing has expressed reservations regarding a planned ban on new cars with internal combustion engines in the European Union (EU) from 2035. A member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), Wissing is calling for an exception for internal combustion vehicles fueled by …

London, UK | Xinhua | The United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) concluded on Monday a new post-Brexit trade arrangement for Northern Ireland. The agreement — dubbed the “Windsor Framework” — was struck over the Northern Ireland Protocol, aiming to ease the trading issues created by the Protocol. After …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | Ukraine, the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will jointly launch a mechanism to coordinate arms supplies to Ukraine, officials said after the first meeting of the three sides’ high-level representatives. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he discussed with Ukraine’s …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iranian foreign minister has criticized the European Union (EU) for continuing the sanctions policy that former U.S. President Donald Trump had implemented against Tehran, saying it proves the bloc’s continued use of double standards. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a phone call with EU …

Rome, Italy | Xinhua | An extraordinary European Council summit convened in Brussels to discuss Ukraine, economic policy and migration wrapped up on Friday with unresolved differences among leaders over key issues. Although there was some agreement on continued European support to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, opinions diverged on immigration …