Author: Solomon Alaka

EU-funded flight repatriates 134 more European citizens from the Middle East, bringing total repatriations to over 11,000 in recent weeks

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The 5th evacuation flight from the Middle East, chartered and fully funded by the European Commission landed yesterday in Bucharest, Romania. The flight enabled the safe repatriation of 134 European citizens, following a request from the Romanian authorities.  Departing from Oman, the flight transported 96 Romanian nationals and 38 citizens from other European countries, who […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Owners and CEO of Wholesale Pharmaceutical Company Sentenced for Distributing More Than $92M of Black-Market HIV Drugs

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Two owners of a pharmaceutical wholesale company were sentenced Friday to a total of 38 years in prison for orchestrating a complex, nationwide drug diversion scheme that harmed vulnerable HIV-positive patients, placed countless others at risk, and corrupted the supply chain for prescription drugs in the United States. “Patrick and Charles Boyd did not just […]

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EU announces €36 million in humanitarian aid to Mozambique and neighbouring countries in Southern Africa

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The European Commission announced today €36 million in EU humanitarian aid that will reach 6 countries across Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region. Millions of people face acute food insecurity, and conflict in northern Mozambique continues to drive one of the world’s most severe displacement crises. Commissioner Lahbib meets today with the President of […]

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European Commission calls for candidates to join EASA Board of Appeal

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The European Commission has published a call for interested candidates to become a member of the Board of Appeal of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 empowers EASA to issue certificates, register declarations, conduct investigation of undertakings, and levy the payment of applicable fees and charges. The Regulation establishes a Board […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Virginia Man Charged with Illegally Selling the Firearm Used in the Campus Shooting at Old Dominion University

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Kenya Mcchell Chapman, 32, of Smithfield, Virginia, appeared in federal court today and was charged by criminal complaint with dealing in firearms without a license in connection with the March 12 shooting at Old Dominion University (ODU), and with three counts of making false statements during purchases of firearms. View complaint here. View affidavit here. […]

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EASA’s Technical Cooperation Projects: Promoting EU aviation safety and sustainability standards worldwide

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Aviation safety does not stop at Europe’s borders. Through a wide range of technical cooperation projects, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) works with international partners to strengthen aviation safety and sustainability standards across the globe. EASA has just launched a series of pages in a brand-new layout, to make it easier to follow […]

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EASA publishes new revision of Easy Access Rules for Aerodromes with online version

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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a new revision of the Easy Access Rules for Aerodromes (EAR for ADR), available in PDF, machine-readable XML, and in a new improved online version with: optimised performance for quick access to EAR pages and links; permalinks to the latest version of all rule articles; and […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Hawaiian Child Sex Trafficker Convicted

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A federal jury convicted Darren Patrick Riley, 45, of Honolulu, Hawaii, yesterday of 12 counts related to his trafficking and sexual exploitation of five minor boys in Oahu in 2019 and 2020. According to evidence presented at trial, Riley used the app, Grindr, to meet the minors who ranged from 14 to 16 years old. […]

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EU brings over 8,000 European citizens home amid Middle East escalation

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2 repatriation flights chartered directly by the European Commission have just landed in Warsaw, Poland, bringing back 303 European citizens that were stranded in the Middle East.  This adds to the more than 70 flights coordinated by the EU’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre. Over 8,000 European citizens are home today thanks to the EU mobilisation, bringing […]

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EU takes aim at trafficking of illicit firearms

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  Illicit firearms pose a grave risk to public safety, fuelling terrorism, organised crime, gang violence and other serious offences. In the EU, it is currently difficult to combat firearms trafficking, given that current EU rules only cover the legal ownership and transfer of firearms. There are also significant differences in how firearms related offences […]

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