Daily brief
The European Commission has stated that an existing EU social fund can be used to finance cross-border access to abortion services, following a citizens' petition. The announcement clarifies that member states can utilize the European Social Fund Plus to support vulnerable women seeking safe abortions, including travel and logistical costs to other countries.
More underage migrants are arriving in the European Union, according to reports from EU agencies.
The EU and nine countries have condemned what they call a 'deliberate' massacre of civilians in South Sudan.
About 360 vehicles are queuing at the Belarusian border to enter the European Union.
The EU has allocated $74 million to address Somalia's worsening humanitarian crisis.