The European Council held an exchange of views with the President of the United States on transatlantic cooperation in the context of the Russian military aggression against Ukraine. I. RUSSIAN MILITARY AGGRESSION AGAINST UKRAINE 1. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine grossly violates international law and is causing massive loss of life and injury to […]
Read MorePresident Metsola: We must protect those fleeing war
Parliament President Roberta Metsola praised the EU’s response to the war in Ukraine and called on EU leaders to stand by those in need of protection. Speaking at the start of the EU summit on Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, Europe’s defence policy and energy security on 24 March, Metsola commended Ukraine’s resistance and the […]
Read MoreThis is our moment: President Metsola to EU leaders
Addressing EUCO leaders, EP President Roberta Metsola spoke on Ukraine’s European path, Europe’s compassionate and strong response, and the need to diversify energy sources away from Russia. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola remarks at the European Council of 24 March 2022, Brussels: This invasion of Ukraine has changed everything for all of us. It means […]
Read MoreWar in Ukraine: MEPs unlock emergency funds for refugees
Parliament gave the green light to redirect EU regional and asylum funding to EU countries sheltering people fleeing from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, on Thursday. Only two weeks after the European Commission presented its proposal, MEPs adopted the Cohesion’s Action for Refugees in Europe (CARE) measures under the urgent procedure, with 562 votes to two and three abstentions. […]
Read MoreUkraine: €3.4 billion REACT-EU pre-financing to Member States welcoming refugees fleeing Ukraine
To support Member States welcoming and accommodating refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine, the Commission has today proposed to increase by €3.4 billion the total pre-financing from the Recovery Assistance for Cohesion and the Territories of Europe (REACT-EU). Once adopted by co-legislators, this immediate injection of liquidity, in combination with the flexibility introduced by Cohesion’s Action for Refugees […]
Read MoreUkraine: EU support to help Member States meet the needs of refugees
The European Commission outlines the actions being taken to support Member States in meeting the needs of those fleeing the war against Ukraine and its people. Since the unprovoked and unjustified Russian invasion, some 3.5 million people – mainly women and children – have arrived in the EU in the space of just four weeks. Around […]
Read MoreSpeech by President von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary on the debriefing of the European Council meeting in Paris on 10 March 2022 and on the preparation of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022
Thank you Madam President, Mr President, Honourable Members, Every day we watch in horror the images coming from besieged Ukrainian cities, the devastation of Mariupol, Kharkiv, and the outskirts of Kyiv. But let me take you for a moment beyond the frontline, into occupied Ukraine. After the siege and the shelling, the reality of occupation […]
Read MoreJoint Statement by President von der Leyen and Prime Minister Trudeau
We strongly condemn President Putin’s unjustifiable and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and stand unwavering in our support of Ukraine’s democracy, sovereignty and territorial integrity. We are determined to defend our shared values and the rules-based international system. We are committed to the advancement of human rights, gender equality and inclusion, and the protection of fundamental […]
Read MoreEU support to Ukraine: Council doubles funding under the European Peace Facility
Yesterday the Council adopted two assistance measures under the European Peace Facility (EPF) that will allow the EU to further support the capabilities and resilience of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to defend the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country, and protect the civilian population against the ongoing Russian military aggression. The assistance measures will increase the original budget announced […]
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