European Council

Germany and France ‘deeply concerned’ about situation in Georgia

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David Turner

Germany and France have expressed their “deep concern” about the situation in Georgia. In a statement published on Sunday, the two countries ...

EU leaders agree sanctions on Iran for Israel attack

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David Turner

European Union leaders agreed late on Wednesday on new sanctions targeting Iran for the direct attack on Israel. The EU has decided ...

EU issues first joint demand for ceasefire in Gaza after October 7

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David Turner

EU leaders issued their first joint demand for a humanitarian ceasefire and the release of all hostages in Gaza in joint summit ...

EU will find way to pass Ukraine aid funding ‘with or without Orban’

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David Turner

The European Union will find a way to pass a proposed 50 billion euro ($54 billion) aid package for Ukraine “with or ...

EU targets world’s biggest diamond miner as part of Russia war sanctions

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David Turner

FILE – A diamond cutter views facets of a diamond in Antwerp, Belgium on Friday, May 4, 2018. The European Union said ...

Ukraine’s membership to ‘take years,’ not decades

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David Turner

Ukraine’s accession to EU membership will take years rather than decades, Vera Jourova, the EU Commission’s vice-president, told Czech outlet Novinky in ...

EU to discuss $55 billion for Ukraine on Feb. 1

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David Turner

The European Council will hold a special summit on Feb. 1, where the EU leaders will discuss the four-year 50-billion-euro ($55 billion) ...

German Chancellor promises to seek agreement of EU summit on negotiations with Ukraine

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David Turner

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, arriving at the meeting of the European Council in Brussels, declared his support for the opening of negotiations ...

EU official explains how decision to open accession talks with Ukraine was made

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David Turner

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was absent from the room when the European Union leaders voted to open accession negotiations with Ukraine ...

Fico confirms Slovakia not in opposition to Ukraine’s EU accession talks

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David Turner

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico confirmed his foreign minister’s statement that Bratislava would not oppose the launch of Ukraine’s accession talks during ...