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Sweden calls on EU to specify Ukraine’s EU accession process amid Hungary's objections

Swedish EU Affairs Minister Jessika Roswall and her Nordic-Baltic counterparts have urged the European Commission to provide concrete proposals to advance Ukraine’s EU accession, Ukraine’s embassy in Sweden said on March 23.

24 March 2025, 11:00 AM

European Commission allocates €1 billion in aid to Ukraine from frozen Russian assets

The European Commission has allocated an additional €1 billion tranche to Ukraine as part of the G7 loan agreement. According to the European Commission’s website, the funds will be covered using proceeds from frozen Russian state assets held in the European Union.

20 March 2025, 01:27 PM

Zelenskyy to address EU leaders at European Council meeting next week — Costa

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address EU leaders at the European Council meeting in Brussels on March 21, European Council President António Costa said in an invitation letter on March 14.

14 March 2025, 04:11 PM

EU sets $28 billion countermeasures against US over Trump’s metal duties

The European Commission rolled out retaliatory measures targeting $26 billion in American goods on March 12, countering President Donald Trump’s newly imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the European Union, according to an official statement on its website.

12 March 2025, 01:14 PM

Fico urges EU to step in as Romania’s election scandal unfolds

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has called on the European Commission to take a clear position regarding Romania’s elections and the situation involving pro-Russian candidate Călin Georgescu, he wrote on Facebook on March 11.

11 March 2025, 10:13 AM

EU leader suggests granting Ukraine special trade privileges

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is proposing to give Ukraine special access to the EU single market in a future peace deal, The Telegraph reports on March 10.

10 March 2025, 11:50 AM

France and Germany clash over EU defense boost as Brussels fears €150 billion deadlock

The European Union’s ambitious plan to boost its defense industry with €150 billion in funding is facing turbulence, reigniting a familiar clash between France and Germany over how to rearm the continent — and whether non-EU countries should play a role, Financial Times reported on March 8.

8 March 2025, 08:25 PM

EU leaders back sweeping continental rearmament plan

EU leaders have supported the European Commission’s proposal to drastically increase defense spending across the bloc, according to the European Council summit communique on March 6.

6 March 2025, 11:09 PM

EU Commission postpones Russian fuel phase-out plan

The European Commission has postponed announcing its plan to gradually end the region’s reliance on Russian energy imports for a second time, shifting the date from March 26 to TBD, according to Reuters.

6 March 2025, 01:07 PM

EU seeking alternatives to replace Elon Musk’s Starlink for Ukraine

The European Commission is investigating how it can assist Ukraine in securing satellite communication, as Elon Musk has reportedly threatened to cut Kyiv’s access to the Starlink network, according to earlier media claims, Politico reported on March 3.

3 March 2025, 04:50 PM

EU seeking 45 billion euro cut in fossil fuel imports in 2025

Plans to be published by the European Commission on Feb. 26 could reduce EU fossil fuel import costs by 45 billion euros ($47.3 billion) this year, potentially affecting Russia, Reuters reports.

26 February 2025, 02:24 PM

European Commission denies offering Ukraine an alternative deal on critical resources

The European Commission denied on Feb. 25 that the EU offered Ukraine an alternative deal on critical resources to a U.S. proposal, with spokesperson Thomas Regnier making the statement in Brussels, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

25 February 2025, 06:10 PM

EU aims to fully integrate Ukraine’s energy market within two years, says European Commission

The European Commission expects to integrate the energy markets of Ukraine and Moldova into the European market by the end of next year, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Feb. 24.

24 February 2025, 02:11 PM

EU to send Ukraine $3.7 billion in March — Von der Leyen

Ukraine will receive a new payment of €3.5 billion ($3.7 billion) in March 2025, and the delivery of weapons and ammunition should be sped up, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Feb. 24.

24 February 2025, 12:19 PM

Top EU officials to visit Kyiv on third anniversary of Russia’s invasion

European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have announced a visit to Kyiv on Monday, Feb. 24, marking the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

20 February 2025, 05:48 PM

EU considers gas price cap amid soaring costs

The European Commission is considering introducing a gas price cap in the European Union in response to record price hikes over the past two years, The Financial Times reported on Feb. 12.

12 February 2025, 03:19 PM

Von der Leyen backs ICC, calls for justice after Trump’s sanctions

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has commented on U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC).

7 February 2025, 02:17 PM

Russia’s backdoor? Moscow tied to EU’s biometric border system – FT

European prosecutors are investigating how the Moscow office of an IT contractor helped build the European Union’s new electronic border system, which holds the bloc’s largest personal data database, Financial Times reported on Feb. 6.

6 February 2025, 04:32 PM

Brussels aims ‘bazooka’ at Silicon Valley as Trump’s tariff war looms – FT

The European Union is preparing to retaliate against Silicon Valley if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on the bloc’s imports, marking the first use of Brussels’ so-called “bazooka” mechanism and potentially pulling the services sector into a trade war, Financial Times reported on Feb. 5, citing sources familiar with the matter.

5 February 2025, 02:36 PM

EU moves to impose tariffs on Russian, Belarusian agricultural imports

The European Commission has proposed imposing tariffs on a range of agricultural products from Russia and Belarus, as well as on certain nitrogen-based fertilizers, the Commission announced on Jan. 28.

29 January 2025, 02:11 PM

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