Photo by Ryan Faulkner on Unsplash The EU and Volodymyr Zelensky have joined forces in a fresh attempt to being peace to war-torn Ukraine. Ahead of a key summit on Ukraine this week, they issued a strongly worded statement. It reads, “We are all united in our desire for a just and lasting peace, deserved by…
Photo by SaiKrishna Saketh Yellapragada on Unsplash European citizens are justifiably concerned about Russia’s increasingly provocative and reckless behaviour, says EU council chief Antonio Costa. He was speaking on Thursday at the opening of a key meeting of EU leaders in Copenhagen. The event in the Danish city comes at a period of intense instability…
Photo by Adrien Wodey on Unsplash In announcing the latest EU package of sanctions against Russia, Kaja Kallas High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and chair of the Foreign Affairs Council said: “The EU just approved one of its strongest sanctions packages against Russia to date. Each sanction weakens Russia’s ability to wage…
MEPs will debate the start of the latest EU presidency, now held by Denmark. They will discuss Denmark’s agenda for its six-month Council Presidency, which started on 1 July, with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. The debate will take place this week in Strasbourg where MEPs are meeting for the last plenary before the summer break….
Photo by Sasha Pleshco on Unsplash Moldova’s future is in the European Union, says EU council president Antonio Costa. “This is our common goal, and the European Union is here to support Moldova every step of the way,” he said after the first ever EU-Moldova summit. Costa praised the Moldovan government for leading Moldova and…
Photo by Maximillian Conacher on Unsplash Re-imagining the design of cities, communities and housing is essential to face the current challenges, a recent EESC conference was told. It also heard that civil society organisations (CSOs) have a key role to play in steering this transformation. Sustainability and the right to housing must be at the…
Photo by Daria Strategy on Unsplash Denmark is set to take over the key rotating presidency of the EU and Europe’s business community has moved fast to issue a wish list of demands. This was drawn up after BusinessEurope’s Council of Presidents, its leaders, convened in Copenhagen. The event was hosted by its two Danish…
Photo by Rocco Dipoppa on Unsplash MEPs have broadly welcomed a new set of agreements thrashed out at an EU/UK summit in London on Monday. The summit, attended by, among others, two EU leaders and the UK PM, aims to strike a re-set in post-Brexit relations between the two. It was attended by Sir Keir…
Additional US tariffs on steel and aluminium are a lose-lose for both sides of the Atlantic, says Europe’s business community. So says BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer. His organisation is the representative body for the business community at the EU level. He was reacting to President Trump’s recent announcements on tariffs. Beyrer said, “It is…
Photo by Cas Holmes on Unsplash European leaders met today for the European Council summit in Brussels to discuss the global security situation and Ukraine. This comes against a backdrop of reduced support for Ukraine from the U.S, including the suspension of intelligence sharing. Ahead of the summit on Thursday, some MEPs have been…
