The package further restricts Russia's ability to fund its illegal war and to carry out attacks on Ukrainian civilians and civilian infrastructure.

The European Commission’s Blue Book Traineeship Programme, established in 1960, allows around 1,000 people from all over the EU and beyond to gain 5 months of hands-on experience in EU policymaking and administration twice a year.

The electrification action plan will speed up the shift from fossil fuels to electricity in Europe by making electricity and electricity-based technologies more competitive

The Commission has fined AliExpress €550 million for breaching its obligations under the Digital Services Act to diligently assess and mitigate risks relating to the sale of illegal, unsafe or counterfeit products on its e-commerce platform. It has also ordered the platform to take action.

The European Commission has published its seventh annual Rule of Law Report, assessing the state of the rule of law across all EU Member States, as well as four candidate countries: Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.

During President von der Leyen visit to Kyiv the two sides signed a new defence industrial partnership. The Commission has also launched the EU–Ukraine Drone Deal to deepen cooperation on drone and counter-drone technologies and disbursed €1 billion to support Ukraine’s drone capabilities.

At its second meeting, the Palestine Donor Group increased funding through the PEGASE mechanism, and launched the Team Gaza Initiative which will provide €883.6 million to support early recovery and help civilians in Gaza.

EU survey shows Europeans want action on child safety online and new special panel report delivers recommendations

The special panel on child safety has delivered its final report. It highlights the critical challenges children face online and provides recommendations and inspiration on better protecting and empower them, as well as on the age-appropriate use of social media and other digital services.

The Commission has preliminary found that the addictive design of Facebook and Instagram breach the Digital Services Act. The investigation focuses on features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and the platforms' highly personalised recommender systems.