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The EU should assess the impact of the war on the Green Deal and the European energy sector, three Czech MEPs from Renew Europe have said. Czech liberal MEPs from the ANO party – Ondřej Knotek, Ondřej Kovařík and Martin...

Qatari authorities will provide Italy with more support, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio has announced from Doha as a major energy resources crisis looms. The announcement came as Russia continues to wage war on Ukraine, and energy giant ENI announced...

A referendum might not be the right method to decide on NATO membership, said Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson after discussing the situation with her Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin on Saturday. Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist were...

Germany could face an increased threat of cyberattacks on its critical infrastructure, political and military institutions, and businesses, the national intelligence agency has warned in a safety note on the war in Ukraine. “As a reaction to the most recent...

Denmark will let its citizens vote to overturn its opt-out from EU defence policy in a referendum to be held 1 June, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Denmark is to hold a referendum 1 June on whether to do away with its opt-out from EU defence policy, in a move backed by the prime minister Mette Frederiksen and key political parties. Copenhagen also plans to raise defence spending to 2 percent of GDP, the government said Sunday evening.

More than 100,000 refugees a day are arriving in Poland from Ukraine, as Western powers look to step up arms deliveries and impose a Russian oil ban.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has become the red thread running through the EU's upcoming military strategy document, the latest version of which has been seen by EURACTIV.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Western sanctions were akin to war as his forces pressed their assault on Ukraine on Saturday for a 10th day and the IMF warned the conflict would have a "severe impact" on the global economy.

US payments firms Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc on Saturday (5 March) said they were suspending operations in Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, and that they would work with clients and partners to cease all transactions there.

Moldova is approaching 'breaking point' as multiple crises resulting from Russia's war on Ukraine cause serious domestic repercussions, Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu told reporters on Saturday (5 March).

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in eastern Poland on Saturday (5 March), kicking off a visit to several regional countries amid Russia’s intensifying offensive across the border in Ukraine. Over the following days, Blinken will visit critical allies...

As Poland braces for the arrival of at least half of the total of Ukrainian refugees, estimated at around two million, the southeastern town of Rzeszów is preparing to welcome them and provide longer-term support. The city is also quickly becoming a logistics hub for delivering supplies across the border.  

Emil Boc, the former prime minister of Romania, spoke with EURACTIV about the influx of Ukrainian refugees, the EU's dependence on Russian gas and the EU's unity on the sidelines of a summit of the regions and cities in Marseille.

Thousands of Serbs waving Russian flags and carrying pictures of President Vladimir Putin marched through Belgrade to the Russian embassy on Friday (5 February) in a show of public support for Moscow after it invaded Ukraine.

Russia blocked Facebook and some other websites and passed a law that gave Moscow much stronger powers to crack down on independent journalism, prompting the BBC, Bloomberg and other foreign media to suspend reporting in the country.

One of the goals of the Russian war criminals is to provoke the humanitarian crisis and send millions of refugees from Ukraine to the European countries, writes Roman Rukomeda.

Here are possible scenarios for the weeks and months ahead, according to Western government sources and think-tank experts.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/346 of 1 March 2022 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/354 of 2 March 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.