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The Lorenzo Natali Media Prize, the EU's flagship journalism award, opens for applications today. Journalists can apply by submitting eligible stories until midnight of 28 April.

The European Commission launched today a call for applications to enrol up to 60 members for the Global Gateway Business Advisory Group.

Today, 7 March, Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, is in Doha, Qatar, to participate in the 5th UN Conference on Least Developed Countries (LDC5), which will focus on the implementation of the Doha Programme of Action for the least Developed Countries 2022 – 2031, endorse

Today, at the UN Conference on Least developed countries (LDCs) in Doha, the EU announced its renewed support to the UN Resident Coordinator System, a key pillar of the UN development system reform, with a contribution of €17 million for 2022 and 2023.

At the 5th UN Conference on Least Developed Countries in Qatar, the Republic of Guinea-Bissau and the European Investment Bank have announced the signature and first stage implementation of the technical assistance cooperation agreement for the Guinea-Bissau Resilient Road Corridor project.

Today The Gambia, the EU and the EIB announced the signature of a €24.08 million EU Global Gateway grant to be used alongside an €8 million EIB loan to support the implementation of a renewable energy on and off-grid generation, transmission and distribution programme across The Gambia.

At the United Nations 5th Conference for Least Developed Countries, the European Investment Bank and the European Union announced new Team Europe support of €14 million to improve the water network on the island of São Tomé.

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) International Secretariat has entered into a new five-year partnership agreement with the European Union that secures vital funding to improve extractives transparency and build more sustainable raw material supply chains.

Today, an extraordinary ministerial meeting was held between the EU and Ministers from Portuguese-speaking African Countries: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe, and Timor-Leste (PALOP-TL) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the PALOP partnership with the EU.