EU ambassadors today agreed the Council’s negotiating mandate on a proposal to amend the 2014-2020 home affairs funds and 2021-2027 asylum, migration and integration fund. This amendment, put forward through a fast-track process, will provide extra resources for the reception of persons fleeing the war in Ukraine.The proposed text will extend by one year the […]
Read MoreUkraine: Council approves swift release of cohesion resources to help refugees
The Council today endorsed a legislative proposal that will mobilise cohesion policy funding to assist refugees fleeing Russia’s military aggression.The measure will also reinforce member states’ ongoing efforts to tackle the extended impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Union has already welcomed nearly three million displaced persons, mostly women and children, fleeing Russia’s invasion […]
Read MoreInauguration of the Ukrainian civil society hub
On Thursday at 9:30, Parliament’s President Roberta Metsola will give the keys to the Station Europe building to the Ukrainian civil society organisation Promote Ukraine. To support Ukrainian civil society, the European Parliament will make a whole floor available to the NGO Promote Ukraine in the Station Europe building in Brussels, the old station situated […]
Read MoreConference Plenary: EU citizens team up with Ukranians in the debate on the Future of Europe
A number of Ukrainians joined EU citizens for the fourth Conference on the Future of Europe plenary in Strasbourg on 11-12 March to discuss the EU’s role in the world. The plenary brought representatives of the citizens’ panels together with those from European, national, regional and local authorities, as well as civil society and […]
Read MoreCryptocurrencies in the EU: new rules to boost benefits and curb threats
MEPs agreed on draft rules on supervision, consumer protection and environmental sustainability of crypto-assets, including cryptocurrencies such as bitcoins. On Monday evening, the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee adopted, with 31 votes to 4 and 23 abstentions, its negotiating position on new rules on crypto-assets. They aim to boost users’ confidence and support the development […]
Read MoreNorth Macedonia: High Representative/Vice-President Borrell visited Skopje to discuss EU accession and consequences of aggression against Ukraine
High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell started his visit to the Western Balkans in Skopje, North Macedonia on 13-14 March. The visit came against the backdrop of the barbaric aggression by Russia to Ukraine. In his meetings, High Representative Borrell expressed great appreciation to North Macedonia’s clear condemnation of the Russian aggression and firm support for Ukraine […]
Read MoreStatement of the G7 Non-Proliferation Directors Group on a Nuclear Safety and Security Framework for Ukraine
G7 leaders and ministers have condemned Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. Profoundly concerned, in this context, by Russian attacks at and in the direct vicinity of nuclear facilities in Ukraine, and condemning any acts compromising the safety of nuclear installations devoted to peaceful purposes, Mindful that the risk to civilians from damage to a nuclear […]
Read MoreFourth package of sanctions in view of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine: 15 additional individuals and 9 entities subject to EU restrictive measures
The Council decided today to impose restrictive measures on an additional 15 individuals and 9 entities in respect of the ongoing unjustified and unprovoked Russian military aggression against Ukraine, and of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. We are adding to our sanctions list even more oligarchs and regime-affiliated elites, their […]
Read MoreUkraine: ‘We need peace now’ declares Guterres, warning of global hunger meltdown
Ukraine is being “decimated before the eyes of the world” with Russia’s military offensive against civilians “reaching terrifying proportions”, said the UN chief on Monday, warning that a resulting meltdown of the global economy is provoking a hunger crisis that is hitting the poorest, hardest. Secretary-General António Guterres addressed correspondents outside the Security Council chamber in New York, and […]
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