Only a strong response can stop the aggression; we will call for the Nord Stream 2 project not only to be suspended, but to be terminated, Climate and Environment Minister Anna Moskwa told journalists in Brussels yesterday.more
This weekend was a turning point in European defence, European Council President Charles Michel announced today in an interview with several news agencies. EU countries decided to supply Ukraine with, among other things, ammunition, anti-tank and anti-aircraft equipment, as well as fighter planes.more
"I signed the application for Ukraine's membership in the European Union; I am sure that it is real," declared the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky today.more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenski announced on Sunday night that he had spoken to President Andrzej Duda, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EC President Ursula von der Leyen. With the latter he was to discuss, among other things, Ukraine's membership of the EU.more
In Brussels, EU foreign ministers are debating the possibility of freezing the foreign assets of Russia's President Vladimir Putin and the country's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov.more
Later today, the Commission will present a huge package of sanctions against Russia to European leaders for approval. It will target strategic sectors of the Russian economy by blocking their access to technology and markets, EC chief Ursula von der Leyen said this morning.more
The Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, issued a statement on behalf of the Community, warning Russia not to use the agreements signed with the separatist "people's republics" of Donetsk and Lugansk as justification for further military steps against Ukraine.more
The European Union will respond by imposing sanctions on those involved in the illegal act of recognizing the independence of the "people's republics" of Donetsk and Luhansk, announced the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the head of the European Council Charles Michel in a joint statement.more
Air tickets in the European Union will soon cost several dozen euros more than at present. It is related to the EU climate policy - according to a study commissioned by the Ministry of Infrastructure of the Netherlands. Low-cost airlines will increase prices the most.more
High inflation around the world means that while arms spending is rising nominally, it has fallen in real terms in 2021. The region that deviates most strongly from this trend is Europe, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) reported yesterday.more
The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, spoke by phone to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. The head of the British government pointed out that "more can be done" when it comes to coordinating actions in connection with the crisis situation around Ukraine.more
A group of European countries proposes the creation of a European Security Council, which would be a way for the UK to remain committed to security in Europe, reports the Daily Telegraph. Poland is to be one of the initiators of the plan.more
The British government wants it to be quicker and easier to change or remove from British law the remaining European Union rules that were mechanically transferred into the British legal order after Brexit.more
Starting today, the validity of UE Covid Certificates (UCC) will be reduced to 270 days, both those issued after vaccination in the basic schedule and after booster and additional doses. The new guidelines have been prepared based on the position of the Medical Council.more
The year 2021 was the world's most anti-Semitic year in a decade, according to an annual report created by the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency. At least 10 anti-Semitic incidents occurred on average each day, and the actual number is likely higher because many incidents go unreported. more
The Spanish media, pointing to the excessive dependence of the European Union on natural gas supplies from Russia, expect that the intensification of the conflict between the West and the Kremlin over Ukraine may lead to chaos in gas supplies to European countries.more
President Emmanuel Macron's advisers do not believe Russia will actually attack Ukraine, and there is no common ground between EU countries, the U.S. and the U.K. on the type of sanctions the West should impose on Russia because Europe is dependent on gas from Russia, the daily Le Monde wrote yesterday.more
Data from Europe and the United States indicate that the world is struggling with inflation not seen in decades. Gas, food and fuel prices are getting more expensive. In the United States, annualized inflation in December was 7 percent, the highest level since 1982. more
The European Parliament unanimously approved the agreement reached last year with the Council of the European Union on increasing the powers of the EU medicines regulatory authority - the European Medicines Agency - with 655 votes in favor, 31 against and 5 abstentions.more
The validity of Union COVID Certificates (UCC) issued after vaccination in the primary, booster and booster schedules will be reduced to 270 days, or approximately 9 months, beginning February 1. The guidelines were prepared based on the Medical Board's position. Last December, the EC adopted regulations on this matter.more
The European Commission has published an open public consultation on the future European Media Freedom Act, an initiative announced in 2021 by President Ursula von der Leyen in her State of the Union address. The purpose of this act is to protect the pluralism and independence of the media in the EU market.more