On Tuesday, the EU Parliament held an extraordinary plenary session with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marking 1000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Opening the sitting, EP President Roberta Metsola said that Parliament would continue standing with Ukraine until it has “freedom and real peace, for as long as it takes.” Learn more about the debate.
The EU Council will discuss EU support to Ukraine. EU Ministers will be joined by the Defence Minister of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, the Advisor to President Zelenskyy on Strategic Affairs, Alexander Kamyshin, and the new NATO Secretary-General, Mark Rutte, for an informal exchange. Dive into the other issues on the agenda.
Today’s decision introduces a prohibition on the export, transfer, supply, or sale from the EU to Iran of components used in the development and production of missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
“In the energy sector, up to two thirds of Ukraine’s energy facilities was destroyed and over 9GW in power generation capacity were lost since March this year. […] But Ukrainians have never given up. You have kept going with resilience and determination. You remain steadfast in repairing, protecting, and building back better your energy system” – EU Commissioner Kadri Simson.
German Chancellor Scholz has unexpectedly called Russian President Putin, on 15 November 2024, triggering an immediate critical response from Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. Insight EU has gathered their readouts and reactions.
Sweden is assisting Ukraine in its efforts to implement the necessary reforms and align with EU regulations. This is broad and includes measures such as reform support, initiatives within the Nordic-Baltic cooperation (NB8), deepened political dialogue and cooperation within the EU.
The EU Commission has paved the way for the second regular payment of close to €4.1bn under the EU’s Ukraine Facility to support Ukraine’s macro-financial stability and the functioning of its public administration. Once adopted by the EU Council, this decision will increase the total funds disbursed in 2024 in support of the Ukraine Plan to €16.1 billion.
Intellectual property: The figurative sign consisting of the phrase ‘RUSSIAN WARSHIP, GO F* *K YOURSELF’ in Russian and English cannot be registered as an EU trade mark. According to the Court, that phrase, which has become a symbol of Ukraine’s fight against Russian aggression, is not perceived as an indication of a commercial origin.
At today’s first “European Union – Ukraine Investment Conference” organised by the EU and the Government of Ukraine in Warsaw, Poland, the EU launched a Call for Expression of Interest to mobilise private EU investment in critical areas to support Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts.
To ensure preparedness in energy supply in winter 2024-2025, the EU Commission organised an exercise to test the resilience of the EU security of supply framework under extremely severe conditions, also in view of the end of the transit of gas from Russia through Ukraine from 31 December 2024.
“Today candidate and tomorrow member of the European Union. This will be the best way for us to support Ukraine on the path to a just and sustainable peace and full economic, social recovery” – EU High Representative Josep Borrell.
The EU Council today adopted a decision extending the mandate of the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) for a further two years, until 15 November 2026, with a budget allocation of nearly €409 million for the period from 14 November 2024 to 15 November 2026.
“I spoke with [incoming] President Trump, as many of you did. It was a productive conversation, a good conversation. Of course, we cannot yet know what his actions will be. But we do hope that America will become stronger. This is the kind of America that Europe needs. And a strong Europe is what America needs” – Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“We have to continue delivering on our priorities in line with the Strategic Agenda, working actively towards a strong and sovereign Europe. I would like us in particular to focus on three areas: our bilateral relations, security and geopolitics, not least Ukraine, and global challenges and international cooperation, including climate change” – President Charles Michel.
The text of the statement was released by the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the High Representative of the European Union. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian President is asking the West for more support.
During his first official visit to Berlin on Monday (4 November), NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte thanked Chancellor Olaf Scholz for Germany’s significant contributions to the Alliance and its ongoing support for Ukraine.
“Fast 1.000 Tage Raketenterror, Sirenengeheul und Panzerlärm. Fast 1.000 Tage Stromausfall, Heizungskollaps und unzählige verpasste Unterrichtsstunden. Fast 1.000 Tage erschüttert Putins Krieg den Alltag der Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainer – nicht aber ihren Mut und ihre Hoffnung auf ein sicheres Leben in einer freien Ukraine” – Bundesaußenministerin Baerbock in Kyjiw.
“The DPRK has been providing weapons and ammunition to Russia in support of its war of aggression against Ukraine. The presence of several thousand troops cooperating with the Russian military represents a flagrant violation of the UN Charter and of multiple UN Security Council resolutions” – EU High Representative Josep Borrell.
Today, the EU Commission has adopted its annual Enlargement Package, providing a detailed assessment of the state of play and the progress made by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, and Türkiye. The assessments are accompanied by recommendations and guidance on the reform priorities.
“Today, I can confirm that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, and that North Korean military units have been deployed to the Kursk region” – NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at his press briefing on 28 October 2024.
The Nordics and Europe must invest more in Ukraine’s defense industry. This is the message from Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Reykjavik, Iceland today. Here she takes part in a Nordic-Ukrainian meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and the prime ministers from Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
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