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Zelenskyy: Ukraine ready to begin substantive EU accession talks

Kyiv has completed an internal screening of its laws for compliance with European Union standards and is now prepared to open the first negotiation cluster with Brussels, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 1.

1 October 2025, 10:50 PM

Germany floats offering Ukraine $163 billion loan

The EU should offer Ukraine an interest-free loan of nearly EUR140 billion ($163 billion), to be repaid only after Russia agrees to war reparations, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrote in an opinion piece for the Financial Times on Sept. 25.

25 September 2025, 08:40 PM

EU pledges to completely forego Russian energy by 2027

The EU will fully phase out Russian fuel by the end of 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said after a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Sept. 23.

24 September 2025, 02:13 AM

EU readies its 19th Russia sanctions package

The European Union could unveil its 19th sanctions package against Russia as early as Sept. 19, Ukraine’s special envoy for sanctions policy, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, said on Sept. 17.

17 September 2025, 11:51 PM

EU mulls secondary Russia sanctions, report says

The European Union is weighing the introduction of secondary sanctions on Russia to stop third countries from helping Moscow evade existing restrictions, Bloomberg reported on Aug. 27, citing people familiar with the matter.

28 August 2025, 01:27 AM

Belgian PM opposes confiscating Russian assets

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said on Aug. 26 he would rather keep frozen Russian assets in the Euroclear clearinghouse in Brussels than see them confiscated.

26 August 2025, 09:46 PM

EU sends Ukraine $4.7 billion in aid ahead of Independence Day

The EU has delivered EUR4.05 billion ($4.75 billion) to Kyiv on Aug. 22, two days ahead of Ukraine celebrating its 34th independence anniversary, Ukrainian PM Yulia Svyrydenko and the European Commission announced.

22 August 2025, 09:40 PM

EU should set date for Ukraine’s accession—Lithuania

EU leaders should agree on a concrete date for Ukraine to join the bloc, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said on Aug. 19.

20 August 2025, 01:25 AM

EU prepared to ease Russia sanctions in exchange for ceasefire in Ukraine

Ukraine’s European allies may gradually ease sanctions on Russia if Moscow agrees to a full ceasefire, Sky News reported on Aug. 13, citing Danish diplomatic sources. Denmark currently holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union.

13 August 2025, 09:35 PM

EU to spend $1.9 billion of Russian cash to repay Ukraine’s loans

Drawing on windfall profits generated by frozen Russian assets, the European Union will transfer EUR1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) to Ukraine, the European Commission announced on Aug. 11.

11 August 2025, 10:27 PM

Zelenskyy to sign NABU bill before von der Leyen responds

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to sign a bill curbing the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau before receiving a formal position from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, sources in the anti-corruption infrastructure told NV Business on July 22.

23 July 2025, 03:15 AM

EU’s 2028–2034 draft budget includes $116 billion for Ukraine

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented a draft EU budget for 2028–2034 totaling EUR2 trillion ($2.3 trillion), Euronews reported on July 16.

17 July 2025, 01:28 AM

EU may revoke visa-free deal with Georgia over unrest

The EU may suspend its visa-free regime with Georgia over the government's crackdown on protesters, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on July 15.

15 July 2025, 05:15 PM

Croatia incensed with Ukraine being closer to EU membership than West Balkan states

Brussels fast-tracking Ukraine’s EU application is a “brazen insult” to other candidate countries, such as Montenegro and North Macedonia, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said on July 14.

15 July 2025, 01:19 AM

EU plans tougher sanctions on Russian crude

In its next sanctions package, the European Union is planning a mechanism to dynamically adjust the price cap on Russian oil in response to market fluctuations, Bloomberg reported on July 11.

12 July 2025, 04:40 PM

EU considers $117 billion fund for Ukraine in next budget

Drafting its next seven-year budget, the European Union is mulling allocating EUR100 billion ($117 billion) to support Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on July 8, citing sources familiar with the matter.

9 July 2025, 02:04 AM

Ukraine, EU decide on free trade agreement review process

The EU and Ukraine have finished negotiating a mutually acceptable approach to revising and adjusting the existing Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) trade deal, the European Commission announced on June 30.

30 June 2025, 10:30 PM

EU hopes to adopt 18th Russia sanctions package despite Hungarian and Slovak objections

EU diplomats expect to reach an agreement on the 18th package of sanctions against Russia during this week’s European Council meeting, Reuters reported on June 24.

25 June 2025, 02:11 AM

Zelenskyy to meet with Rutte, European leaders after NATO summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to meet with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and other European leaders after the June 24-25 NATO summit in The Hague, RFE/RL correspondent Rikard Jozwiak reported on June 19.

20 June 2025, 02:10 AM

Brussels looks to bypass Hungary’s veto to ban Russian gas — report

The European Commission is proposing a ban on new gas supply contracts with Russia by using a mechanism that would allow it to circumvent likely vetoes from Hungary and Slovakia, the Financial Times reported on June 16, citing a draft of the proposal.

16 June 2025, 09:38 PM

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