The status of a candidate for accession to the European Union was granted to Ukraine without any conditions, it is only necessary to fulfill seven recommendations. This was announced by Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olga Stefanishyna on the air of the telethon.According to her, the implementation of the above reco.....
Russia has completely or partially cut off 12 EU countries from gas supplies, Ursula von der Leyen, head of the European Commission, said on June 24. At a meeting of the European Council, meanwhile, EU leaders instructed the European Commission to work on an urgent search for low-cost energy sources to get rid of dependence on Russia."In a si...
As stated yesterday, June 24, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the European Union will no longer be able to return to normal relations with the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin.At the same time, she noted that this terrible and criminal war lies on Putin's conscience. In addition, she called the he.....
The people of Georgia could not help but react to Ukraine getting the status of a candidate for the EU, where their country has been striving for many years. A protest rally was held in the center of the Georgian capital Tbilisi in front of the parliament building on Friday. Participants demanded that the authorities comply with the requirements of...
The summit of EU leaders supported Croatia's transition to the euro. Croatia from January next year will become the 20th country in the eurozone. It is reported by Euronews.“The euro is the monetary expression of our common destiny and part of our European dream. Now a dream come true for Croatia. Congratulations to Prime Minister Andrej Pl...
Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament Igor Grosu said that Moldova, as a candidate for EU membership, will support the sanctions imposed due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing aggression.“We will show solidarity with the EU. Both the status and our aspiration to Europe oblige us to continue to be solidary. The purpose of these sanctio...
The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution calling for the granting of candidate status for European Union membership to Ukraine and Moldova and to support a European perspective for Georgia. This was reported by the press service of the European Parliament. The document was supported by 529 MEPs, 45 voted against, and 14 abstained. I...
Tourism crisis hits major European airports. Airport employees can not cope with the crazy flow of passengers. On Wednesday, June 22, writes Politico. They explain the situation by the fact that many EU countries have already lifted restrictions related to COVID-19. At the same time, the two-year pandemic and the economic situation have forced...
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the EU countries are able to continue supplying Ukraine with weapons for as long as necessary. He stated this at an event organized by Politico. According to Stoltenberg, NATO allies have a "political and moral obligation" not to stop the supply of weapons. "For as long as it takes, my who...
According to the sanctions imposed by the European Union against the Russian Federation for its invasion of Ukraine, the Irish authorities blocked the funds of Russian individuals and legal entities in the amount of 1.72 billion euros. This was reported on Tuesday, June 21, by the Irish Times, citing the country's Foreign Ministry. "The l...
The European Union is considering the possibility of further tightening sanctions against Russia, in particular, Russian gold may become a new object of sanctions. This is reported by Reuters, citing officials in Brussels. The proposal to ban the purchase of the precious metal, which Russia began to actively export in 2020, came from Denmark. T...
In the EU countries, as a result of sanctions, access to assets worth more than 12.5 billion euros was blocked. Christian Wiegand, European Commission spokesman for justice, told Die Welt. "The amount of frozen assets of Russian oligarchs has almost doubled from 6.7 billion euros in April to more than 12.5 billion euros," Wiegand said....
As Evropeyskaya Pravda writes, the European Commission, in concluding that Ukraine meets the requirements for a candidate state, proposed that the EU could cancel this status if Kyiv violates its obligations.The publication claims that such provisions have not yet been in any of the conclusions of the European Commission on applications for membe.....
The European Commission adopted the recommendation of the Rada of Europe to grant Ukraine the status of an EU candidate. Now it is up to the leaders of European countries, who must make the final decision on granting our country the status of a candidate for the European Union at the summit on June 23-24. EC President Ursula von der Leyen annou...
The United States is working with European allies to move grain out of Ukraine by rail, which would require the construction of granaries on the Ukrainian border. This was announced on Tuesday by US President Joe Biden."We are working closely with our European partners to take 20 million tons stuck in Ukraine to the market to reduce global food...
