“It has been one of the shortest [informal] Foreign Affairs Council meetings, but I have to say one of the most tense, in a more challenging environment. I do not want to exaggerate, but certainly the situation [around the world] is worrisome – wherever you have a look” – EU High Representative Josep Borrell.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen co-hosts a trilateral cooperation meeting between the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and Denmark to procure ammunition for Ukraine. The meeting takes place in Prague on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
Investigative journalists from German public TV ARD have come across evidence that construction companies Knauf and WKB Systems GmbH are actively helping to rebuild the Ukrainian citiy of Mariupol that was occupied and destroyed by Russians. The EU Commission replies to questions from Polish MEPs.
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) temporarily lost the connection to its sole remaining 750 kilovolt (kV) off-site power line this afternoon due to a reported short-circuit, leaving it reliant on a single back-up line for more than three hours, according to Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
In the light of Russia’s continued war of aggression against Ukraine, the Council today adopted a set of legal acts ensuring that the net profits stemming from unexpected and extraordinary revenues accruing to central securities depositories (CSDs) in the EU, as a result of the implementation of the EU restrictive measures, will be used for further military support to Ukraine, as well as its defence industry capacities and reconstruction.
On 16 May, the NATO Military Committee in Chiefs of Defence Session took place at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The 32 Allied Chiefs of Defence focused on the executability of the Alliance’s new defence plans, NATO’s warfighting transformation and NATO’s continued support to Ukraine.
A new team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) today, crossing the frontline to reach the site as part of the IAEA’s indispensable mission to help prevent a nuclear accident during the armed conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said.
With no end in sight to the war in Ukraine, the EU has started preparing for the post March 2025 period, when temporary protection for displaced people from Ukraine ends.
In this Discussion Paper, Andrew Duff examines how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed structural flaws in how the West organises its European defence and how the European Union and NATO have struggled to coordinate, risking duplication and competition.
Following up on Ukraine’s request Switzerland has invited over 160 delegations from around the world to join for the first Summit on Peace in Ukraine on 15-16 June 2024 at the Bürgenstock resort.
The EU Council today adopted a decision extending the mandate of the European Union Advisory Mission for Civilian Security Sector Reform in Ukraine (EUAM Ukraine), until 31 May 2027.
The EU Council endorsed the ‘Ukraine Plan’ setting out the intentions of the Ukrainian government regarding recovery, reconstruction, and modernisation of the country and its EU accession process, in the next four years.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is continuing to monitor observance of the five concrete principles aimed at protecting Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) during the military conflict, where nuclear safety and security remain precarious, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.
“I promised that Europe would open up its borders, its homes and hearts to your families, your children, your loved ones, who were forced to flee. … We said we would help you to rebuild your cities, your towns, your villages. The adoption of the 50 billion euro Ukraine Facility is our most recent tangible support for that” – Roberta Metsola in Kyiv.
From the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the EU Commission, national, regional and local authorities, together with civil society and international organisations, have worked to facilitate the reception and the integration of people fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Ministers held a discussion on the situation in Ukraine and on the Ukraine Plan, aimed at unblocking the disbursements under the first pillar of the Ukraine Facility for 2024-2027, conditioned by the progress of Ukraine’s reform and investment agenda.
EU Commissioner Simson stressed that the EU will support Ukraine in rebuilding its energy infrastructure so that industry and households do not face any restrictions on electricity supply.
The EU-Ukraine Defence Industries Forum is a first, concrete step in the implementation of the European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS), launched in March 2024. The Forum opens the way to identify concrete cooperation initiatives, arrangements and flagship projects between the EU and Ukraine defence industries.
The Foreign Affairs Council, in its development configuration, will start on Tuesday at 09:00 with a discussion on Ukraine and the Ukraine Plan, followed by an exchange of views on Palestine. During a working lunch ministers will talk about EU engagement in fragile contexts.
“We just established a new Ukraine Assistance Fund – with an envelope of €5 billion within the European Peace Facility. Once EU Member States have agreed on using the revenues stemming from Russia’s immobilised assets, these resources will be channelled towards Ukraine, to address their pressing military needs and directly to the Ukrainian defence industry.” – EU High Representative Josep Borrell.
29 Apr. 2024 English French Russian Ukrainian Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Kyiv on Monday
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