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EU invests in education of 70,000 Syrian refugee children
On 22 December, under the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, the Commission signed contracts worth a total of €270 million for construction and equipping of school buildings for Syrian refugee children and their host communities in Turkey.
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Progress in relations between the EU and Switzerland
Following Switzerland's adoption of the Federal Act on Foreign Nationals on 16 December 2016 and the meeting of the EU-Switzerland Joint Committee on 22 December, the Commission welcomes the progress in EU-Swiss relations in several areas.
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Security Union, Terrorist financing, EU-Turkey Customs Union, rule of law in Poland
In order to better protect the security of European citizens, the Commission steps up the fight against terrorist financing. It also proposes to modernise the EU-Turkey Customs Union and issues a complementary Rule of Law Recommendation to Poland.