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The Paris Agreement aims to limit global warming and fight climate change. All EU countries have ratified the agreement.

Find out about irregular arrivals in the EU, the main migratory routes, key figures and how the EU works with partner countries to manage migration.

EU countries are working to fight climate change and achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

The Common Security and Defence Policy enables the EU to deploy civilian and military missions and operations outside the EU, drawing on the operational capabilities of EU member states. 

The EU and its member states are committed to ramp up Europe’s defence readiness and to boost their defence spending at a time of rapid geopolitical shifts and a radically changed security situation.

EU sanctions can target governments of non-EU countries, entities and individuals. The EU can impose restrictive measures in order to implement UN resolutions, to reinforce UN sanctions or on its own initiative.

The EU has imposed sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in response to its nuclear- and ballistic missile-related activities and its military support for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.

Find out all the answers to your questions on sanctions adopted by the European Union in response to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. 

Migrant smuggling and human trafficking exploit vulnerable people and fuel organised crime. Find out how the EU and member states work together to prevent these crimes, disrupt criminal networks and protect victims.

The European Union stands united in supporting chemical disarmament and non-proliferation, and in the fight against impunity for the use of chemical weapons.