According to the results of a survey conducted by the European Commission among about 26,000 people from 27 EU member states, 21 percent of participants reported that they had been discriminated against or insulted during the past year. Discrimination on the basis of skin color, ethnicity, age and socio-economic status is highest in the Netherlands, followed by discrimination on the basis of religion in France. In this regard, Sweden, Belgium and Cyprus are also in high places.

The European Union allocated to Ukraine the first 1.5 billion euros from the profits from the frozen assets of the Russian Central Bank of 200 billion euros. The Kremlin promised a befitting response.

The population of EU countries where deaths exceed births will increase in 2023 due to migration. During the last year, the total population increased from 447.6 million to 449.2 million people.

The 14th package of sanctions of the European Union includes 116 individuals and legal entities responsible for actions that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. In addition to Russian enterprises, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are also included in the "black list". In particular, sanctions were applied against 3 companies of Uzbekistan - Alfa Beta Creative LLC, GFK Logistics Asia LLC, Mvizion LLC.

After a tripartite meeting between Von der Leyen, Hristodulidis and Lebanese Prime Minister Necip Mikati, an agreement was signed to reduce the number of refugees coming to the EU. The European Union has pledged financial aid and logistical support to Lebanon in exchange for preventing the flow of refugees.

The High Representative of the European Union for foreign policy and security, Josep Borrell, announced that several EU countries may recognize Palestine.

The European Union has decided to keep 5 billion euros of income from Russian assets that Kiev expects. These funds were to be withheld "to cover legal expenses."

The Financial Times reported that the European Union is ready to allocate $7.4 billion to Egypt by the end of 2027. European politicians are worried that the conflict in Gaza will put Egypt's economy in a difficult situation, and the conflicts in Sudan will cause a flow of refugees from the North African country across the Mediterranean to the EU countries.

According to the calculations of the European Commission, one third of the population of the EU countries faces the problem of water shortage. In the future, the issue could lead to increased competition for water resources and conflicts within and between states over transboundary water resources, according to a classified document obtained by Politico.