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Orbán says funding Ukraine would drag EU into war

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed that approving financial aid for Ukraine for 2026–2027 would effectively drag the European Union into Russia’s war against Ukraine. He made the statement upon arriving at an EU summit on Dec. 18, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

18 December 2025, 01:21 PM

EU passes law to ban Russian gas imports completely by fall 2027

The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a law mandating a complete phaseout of Russian gas imports by fall 2027, according to a statement on the European Parliament’s website.

17 December 2025, 05:30 PM

Ice breaks as EU Parliament moves to fast-track reparations loan for Ukraine

The European Parliament plans to invoke an emergency procedure to speed up the decision-making process on a reparations loan for Ukraine, according to a Dec. 16 announcement on the body’s website.

16 December 2025, 05:06 PM

Even post-war, EU will not return to Russian gas, commissioner says

The European Union will never return to Russian energy supplies, even after the war in Ukraine ends, Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said on Dec. 5 in an interview with Euronews.

6 December 2025, 02:12 AM

EU aims to secure reparations loan for Ukraine despite Belgium’s resistance

The European Commission has proposed a legal solution aimed at easing Belgium’s concerns over using €140 billion ($151 billion) in frozen Russian assets held in Brussels to back a loan for Ukraine, Politico wrote on Dec. 2.

3 December 2025, 10:36 AM

EU Parliament to vote on stance toward U.S.-backed 'peace plan' for Ukraine

The European Parliament is preparing a resolution on the EU's stance toward the U.S.-backed peace plan for Ukraine, the Parliament's press service told European Pravda on Nov. 25.

25 November 2025, 05:31 PM

Georgian parliament speaker accuses Ukraine of 'ingratitude'

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Heorhiy Tykhyi, responded to Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili’s accusation that Ukrainian authorities are “ungrateful” to the Georgian people, he told reporters on Nov. 17.

17 November 2025, 06:22 PM

Czech military confirms sightings of unknown drones near key infrastructure and defense sites

The Czech Armed Forces reported sightings of unidentified drones near key infrastructure sites, including military facilities, spokeswoman Zdenka Soborna Koshvancova said, according to Exo24 on Oct. 10.

10 October 2025, 05:41 PM

Von der Leyen survives European Parliament no-confidence vote

The European Parliament rejected two no-confidence motions against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Oct. 9, Euronews reported.

9 October 2025, 09:57 PM

EU Parliament accelerates Russian energy ban

The European Parliament is weighing amendments to speed up the end of Russian oil and gas imports, aiming to fully sever ties with the aggressor state, with Bloomberg on Oct. 3 outlining potential timelines.

4 October 2025, 07:43 PM

EU strengthens ties with European Parliament office in Kyiv

A permanent European Parliament office will be opened in Kyiv, President Roberta Metsola announced during her address to the Verkhovna Rada on Sept. 17.

17 September 2025, 03:05 PM

EU launches plan to end Russian fuel reliance

The European Commission plans to strengthen the EU's grid infrastructure and accelerate permitting to achieve independence from Russian fuels, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said during a speech in the European Parliament on Sept. 10.

10 September 2025, 08:12 PM

European Parliament urges swift start to Ukraine’s accession talks

EU member states and the European Commission should open negotiating clusters on Ukraine’s EU membership as soon as possible, the European Parliament said in a resolution passed on Sept. 9.

9 September 2025, 10:56 PM

EU exposes Russian hacker group tied to Kremlin-backed IT firm

Law enforcement agencies from 12 EU countries have dismantled NoName057(16), a hacker collective linked to the Kremlin, Europol announced on July 17.

18 July 2025, 02:15 AM

European Parliament rejects far-right motion against von der Leyen

The European Parliament on July 10 rejected a no-confidence motion against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Politico reported.

10 July 2025, 03:21 PM

European Parliament extends Ukraine’s road freight deal to end of 2025

At a plenary session in Strasbourg on June 17, the European Parliament supported the extension of the agreement between Ukraine and the European Union on the carriage of goods by road, which was adopted in June 2022, until the end of this year.

17 June 2025, 08:40 PM

Finnish general Pekka Toveri slams White House over Ukraine, urges EU to toughen stance on Russia

Retired Finnish General Pekka Toveri, now a member of the European Parliament, did not mince words in an interview with NV, criticizing Donald Trump’s peace overtures, calling out the European Union’s inaction, and arguing that EU peacekeepers should be granted the authority to use force against Russia.

19 May 2025, 12:32 PM

EU may open agency to counter Russian influence operations

Swedish MEP Tomas Tobé, representing the European People’s Party, has proposed that the EU establish an independent agency to counter foreign disinformation campaigns and attempts to influence elections, Euronews reported on May 12.

12 May 2025, 10:19 PM

European Parliament adopts resolution demanding return of Ukrainian children deported by Russia

The European Parliament approved a resolution supporting the return of Ukrainian children illegally deported or forcibly transferred to Russia, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets announced on May 8.

8 May 2025, 07:11 PM

Two German MEPs plan to attend May 9 parade in Moscow

Two German members of the European Parliament representing the left-populist party Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) will attend the May 9 military parade in Moscow and then travel to Kyiv, German broadcaster DW reported on May 7.

8 May 2025, 02:09 AM

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