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Von der Leyen promises response on Ukraine's EU candidacy 'next week'

The EU Commission president, visiting Kyiv, said Brussels will finalise its assessment "by the end of next week" on Ukraine's eligibility for membership.

Ukraine

Future global order to be decided on Ukraine battlefields — Zelenskyy

Ukraine's president told an Asian summit the world's future rules will be decided by the war started by Russia, predicting that "we are definitely going to prevail".

Europe News

Von der Leyen defends controversial approval of Polish recovery plan

MEPs urged the Commission to withhold payments until all judicial reforms are carried out.

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MEPs want confidence vote in VDL over COVID cash decision for Poland

Senior MEPs have criticised von der Leyen for approving Poland's recovery plan despite concerns over its rule of law provisions.

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Brussels approves €35B Polish recovery plan despite rule of law doubts

The plan was blocked for more than a year over controversial judicial reforms in Poland.

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EU may reach deal on Russian oil ban 'in a matter of weeks', says VDL

The proposed embargo has hit an impasse as Hungary demands a lengthier phase-out and extra investments to revamp its energy system.

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Euroviews. What have we learned from the Conference on Future of Europe? | View

Professor Alberto Alemanno examines the lessons learned from the citizen-driven, bottom-up process to reform the EU.

Europe Decoded

A week on, the EU appears no closer to a Russian oil embargo

Unlike other rounds of sanctions against Moscow approved swiftly by member states, these talks have been slow and optimism is diminishing.

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EU ban on Russian oil: Orban-VDL talks fail to produce a breakthrough

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen flew to Budapest to discuss the ban on Russian oil but said "further work is needed".

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Macron warns against humiliating Russia over war in Ukraine

The French president was speaking on Europe Day in Strasbourg at the closing ceremony of the Conference on the Future of Europe.

Europe News

Von der Leyen backs ending unanimous voting in some areas of EU

The idea is to speed up EU decision making.

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Brussels proposes to stop Russian oil imports by the end of the year

EU chief Ursula Von der Leyen has unveiled a proposal that would give EU countries until the end of the year to phase out imports of Russian oil.

Europe Decoded

EU-India relations enter new chapter under the shadow of Ukraine war

The blooming relations between Brussels and New Delhi recently hit a bump in the road: Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which India has failed to condemn or sanction.

Europe News

Von der Leyen heading to Kyiv to show 'unwavering support' for Ukraine

It comes a day after the bloc agreed on a fifth round of sanctions against Moscow.

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EU countries agree on new Russia sanctions, including coal embargo

"The aim of our sanctions is to stop the reckless, inhuman and aggressive behaviour of the Russian troops," said the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.

Bulgaria

EU approves Bulgaria’s post-pandemic recovery fund plan

Bulgaria is one of the last EU countries to have its proposals accepted by Brussels.

Ukraine

'Sooner or later Europe will turn off Russian gas,' says analyst

Ian Bremmer says Europe importing Russian gas is "becoming a very, very challenging behaviour to continue".

Europe Decoded

What's next after Brussels triggers rule of law mechanism on Hungary?

The never-used procedure will target the €6.1 billion the country gets every year from the EU budget.

Europe News

Hungary could lose out as EU moves to link cash to rule of law respect

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen told MEPs that Brussels and Budapest have been unable to find common ground over corruption issues in Hungary.

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Brussels wants an EU-wide ban on Russian coal imports

The measure requires the unanimous approval of all 27 EU countries.