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![Plastic waste](https://european-union.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-045506/00-05.jpg?itok=2nP01iXJ)
Less plastic waste means cleaner beaches and improved human and animal health. Find out what the EU is doing now to tackle plastics pollution and marine litter.
![A dose of Imvanex vaccine by Danish vaccine developer Bavarian Nordic used to protect against Monkeypox virus](https://european-union.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2024-08/%C2%A9Getty%20Images%20%20LEX%20VAN%20LIESHOUT.png?h=39055774&itok=j1VSXUQA)
The European Commission's Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, will procure and donate vaccine doses, as an immediate response to the mpox outbreak in Africa. The Africa CDC will distribute the vaccines according to regional needs.
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The EU is mobilising emergency support to Greece and Albania, both of which have activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism in response to severe wildfires. Aerial and ground firefighting resources have been mobilised to assist Greece, while 1 plane has been deployed to Albania.