Brussels 16.09.2025 Today the Council agreed on a common framework for displaced Ukrainians to ensure a sustainable return and reintegration into Ukraine, when conditions allow, as well as a gradual transition to other residence statuses for those eligible, the EU Council press release reads. 🇪🇺 Council adopts recommendation on the transition away from temporary protection…
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EU can’t ban Russian tourists
Brussels 16.09.2025 The European Union cannot completely ban visas for Russians; the decision is made by the authorities of EU member states, Brunner said. He added that the EC sees an increase in the number of visas issued to Russians in some EU countries and is in dialogue with them. Greece and several other EU…
MEPs outcast Eurosceptic views
12.09.2025 Strasbourg At September Plenary the European Parliament voted on a non-legislative report entitled “Stock-taking of the European Elections 2024 (reference INI 2025/2012). While presented as a reflection on the conduct of the elections, the text amounts to an attempt by the EU’s political establishment to discredit opposition voices and centralise control over Europe’s democratic…
EU condemns Russian drone attack
Brussels 10.09.2025 “We condemn in the strongest terms the intentional violation of the airspace of an EU member state by Russian drones, which took place on 10 September. This aggressive and reckless act is part of a serious escalation by Russia. It threatens the security of EU citizens, regional stability and international peace” reads the…
EU-UA: Coalition of the Willing readiness
Brussels 04.09.2025 “Today I was in Paris, where we just had the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing” reads the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen statement. “We discussed security guarantees for Ukraine. And it was a crucial meeting, because we all know that what is at stake is the future…
Gymnich: Belgium pledges €100M to PURL
Brussels 29.08.2025 The EU Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministers convene in Copenhagen for the informal meeting in Gymnich format on 29-30 August. Talks on Russia’s aggression on Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East will set the agenda for the EU Foreign Ministers when they meet in Copenhagen this week for the Informal meeting…
Post-Alaska: who will pay Ukraine war bill?
Brussels 20.08.2025 The EU countries – France, Italy, Hungary and the Czech Republic – have refused to pay for the supply of weapons from the United States to Ukraine. According to mass-media Paris’s refusal to purchase American weapons is explained by the position of French President Emmanuel Macron, convinced that the Europeans should develop their…
EU’s Biden loyalists statement
Brussels 17.08.2025 “Early this morning, President Trump debriefed us and President Zelenskyy following his meeting with the Russian President in Alaska on 15 August 2025” reads the statement of a group of eight of the European leaders: President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Starmer, President Stubb, Prime Minister Tusk, President Costa, President…
Alaska Summit: Orban exposes Ursula vd Leyen
Brussels 12.08.2025 Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban did not join the statement of the leaders of the European Union (EU) on the Ukrainian settlement. He made this announcement on his page on the social network X, formally Twitter. The statement, published on the website of the European Commission, as well as the social page of…
Alaska talks: EU statement on Ukraine
Brussels 12.08.2025 “We, the Leaders of the European Union, welcome the efforts of President Trump towards ending Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and achieving a just and lasting peace and security for Ukraine” reads the EU statement, issued ahead of Alaska talks between Presidents Trump and Putin. Trump claimed that he could know within…