Tag: EU

Latvian President confident in European Union’s decision to provide assistance to Ukraine

Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics is confident that the European Union will make a decision on financial support for Ukraine. “I am confident that this will be done, but maybe it will take more time. I think that Ukraine needs help now, and there are many needs in Ukraine, and needs not only on the battlefield,…
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Interfax-Ukraine to host press conference by Ukrainian Member of Parliament Oleksandr Dubinsky

On Monday, November 6, at 10.00, the press center of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency will host a press conference by Ukrainian Member of Parliament Oleksandr Dubinsky (not a member of any parliamentary faction) entitled “Falsification of criminal cases by Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin, Head of the State Bureau of Investigation Oleksiy Sukhachev, and Head of the…
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Zelenskyy calls on EU to expand long-term support programs for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking via video link at a meeting of the European Council on Thursday, called on European states to expand long-term support programs for Ukraine. “In a confrontation like the one Russia has unleashed, the winner is the one who proposes a long-term strategy. Russia must understand that its aggressive ambitions will…
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Borrell: Work to continue in EU to make Zelenskyy’s Peace Formula more global

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, said that the Peace Formula of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the only peace initiative that is relevant to the international community. “President Zelenskyy’s Peace Formula is the only peace initiative discussed in the international community. Others were mentioned but they have…
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Moldova joins EU Civil Protection Mechanism

The agreement on Moldova joining the Civil Protection Mechanism of the European Union as a participating state has been signed, the European Commission said on Friday. “Once the agreement is ratified by Moldova, it will provisionally apply until the full entry into force on January 1, 2024,” the commission said in a statement released in…
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Von der Leyen: Roadmap for Ukraine as EU member candidate is clear – first European Commission’s assessment, then European Council’s decision by year end

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has reaffirmed that the procedure for Ukraine as an EU member candidate country is clear – the European Commission will present two reports before a decision on the start of talks on Ukraine’s EU membership is made. She said this at a press conference in Brussels…
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Ukraine to gain full membership in European Union – Zelenskyy

 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on European integration on Thursday. “I held a meeting with members of the government, with representatives of the Verkhovna Rada regarding some of our steps to get closer to the European Union, legislative steps, implementation of the adopted changes. The goal of our state is absolutely achievable.…
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President of European Council on video of murder of Ukrainian prisoner: Accountability must prevail over terror and impunity

The European Union will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes, European Council President Charles Michel said, commenting on the murder of a Ukrainian prisoner of war by Russians. “Mortified by atrocious video showing murder of Ukrainian prisoner of war by Russian soldier. Accountability and justice must prevail over terror and impunity.…
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EU: if beheading of Ukrainian POW confirmed, it to be another reminder of inhumanity of Russian war against Ukraine

The European Union says that if the execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war by decapitation is confirmed, it will be another brutal reminder of the inhumanity of the war waged by Russia against Ukraine. All criminals must be held accountable. So on Wednesday in Brussels, press secretary of EU High Representative for Foreign and…
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Press freedom and the EU elections

Journalism in Europe has been weakened by relentless, and often hyped-up, anti-media rhetoric by some political leaders, either in power or hoping to get there (Photo: Ed Yourdon). Almost one person in two in the world does not have access to freely reported news and information. As Europeans, we can count ourselves lucky that we…
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