“Check against delivery” Madam President, Honourable Members, War has returned to Europe. Almost thirty years after the Balkan Wars, and over half a century after Soviet troops marched into Prague and Budapest, civil defence sirens again went off in the heart of a European capital. Thousands of people fleeing from bombs, camped in underground stations […]
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Support for Ukraine and the energy situation in Europe
Russian military action in Ukraine is causing major damage to the country’s energy capacities. Energy ministers have said that they are willing and ready to provide assistance to Ukraine in this regard. Moreover, these military operations are leading to an increase in gas prices in the EU as well as in international oil prices. This […]
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Defensa envía 20.000 kilos de equipos de protección individual y material sanitario a Ucrania
Dos aviones A400M salen hoy de Torrejón hacia Polonia La Sanidad Militar ofrece 100 camas en sus hospitales para atender a heridos ucranianos La ministra de Defensa, Margarita Robles, ha asistido esta mañana en la Base Aérea de Torrejón a la carga de uno de los dos aviones A400M del Ala 31 del Ejército del […]
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Ukraine: $1.7 billion appeal launched to help refugee exodus, host countries
Rockets have been “raining down” on Ukraine’s cities and hundreds of people have been killed or injured since the Russian military offensive began, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday, at the launch of a $1.7 billion flash appeal to provide urgently-needed assistance. António Guterres’s comments came as latest UN data indicated that 677,000 people have fled Ukraine […]
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UN humanitarians call on combatants to spare Ukraine civilians as aid ramps up
Well over 600,000 people have fled Ukraine in under a week, since Russia’s military offensive began, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday, as they issued an appeal to protect civilians from further bloodshed. “We know that children have been killed, we know that thousands and thousands are at risk, and we know that more children, gutwrenchingly, are […]
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Declaraciones institucionales respecto a la situación en Ucrania (II)
El Centro de Documentación Europea de Almería recoge en esta entrada las últimas noticias, reuniones y declaraciones institucionales respecto a la situación entre Ucrania y Rusia. Para consultar todo el contenido de cada noticia, sugerimos seguir los enlaces señalados. En esta noticia recogemos las declaraciones institucionales relacionadas con la situación en Ucrania entre los días […]
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Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine: Council imposes sanctions on 26 persons and one entity
The Council today added 26 persons and one entity to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. The new listings include oligarchs and businessmen active in the oil, banking and finance sectors, as well as government members, and high level military personalities, and propagandists who contributed to spread […]
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Ukraine: EU coordinating emergency assistance and steps up humanitarian aid
As the humanitarian situation in Ukraine worsens and neighbouring countries receive Ukrainians fleeing their country, the European Commission is working on all fronts to provide emergency assistance. EU humanitarian aid The Commission announces an additional €90 million for emergency aid programmes to help civilians affected by the war in Ukraine, as part of an urgent […]
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Informal video conference of foreign affairs (defence) ministers, 28 de febrero de 2022
Main results EU defence ministers met via video conference to discuss the latest situation on the ground in Ukraine, following Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified military invasion. During the discussion ministers referred to efforts already underway and their intention to step up support in the coming days and weeks. Our support to Ukrainian Armed Forces is […]
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