EU-mediated “crisis management” talks Thursday between Serbia and Kosovo failed to quell rising tensions between the Balkan neighbours, but further dialogue will take place, the bloc’s diplomatic chief said. “Unhappily, we did not get to an agreement today… But it
EU leaders launch Ukraine’s membership process Zelenskiy urges West to speed up heavy weapons deliveries Battle for Donbas twin cities reaches critical stage KYIV, June 23 (Reuters) – Ukraine became a candidate to join the European Union on Thursday, a
Four EU leaders travelled to Kyiv last Thursday to give their blessing to Ukraine’s bid for candidacy Ukraine is set to be approved as an EU candidate at a Brussels summit on Thursday, after the European Commission gave the green
Logged trees are seen after logging at one of the last primeval forests in Europe, Bialowieza forest, Poland August 29, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel BRUSSELS, June 22 (Reuters) – The European Commission will on Wednesday propose legally binding targets to restore
European Union foreign ministers will discuss ways to free millions of tonnes of grain stuck in Ukraine due to Russia’s Black Sea port blockade at a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday. The EU supports efforts by the United Nations to
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Saturday her executive will “by the end of next week” finalise its opinion on whether Ukraine should be a candidate country to join the EU. Meanwhile, Ukraine reiterated its pleas to Western
The European Union on Monday agreed to ban most Russian oil imports by the end of the year as part of new measures designed to punish the Kremlin over its invasion of Ukraine. Responding to the measures, Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s
Eleven of Denmark’s 14 parties have urged voters to say ‘yes’ to dropping the opt-out Keld Navntoft Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/File Copenhagen (AFP) – After staying out of the European Union’s common defence policy for 30 years, Denmark votes Wednesday in a referendum on
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban listens to a media question as he arrives for the European Union leaders summit, as EU’s leaders attempt to agree on Russian oil sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium May
Budapest over the weekend signaled support for a European Commission proposal that would apply sanctions only on Russian oil brought into the EU by tankers, which would allow landlocked energy importers Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to continue to receive their Russian oil via pipeline