The EU is waiting for the US presidential election and the end of Hungary’s presidency before discussing new Russian sanctions and reassessing Ukraine’s Victory Plan. In January, EU countries plan to resume discussions about new restrictions designed to damage the Russian economy. That is when Hungary, Moscow’s closest ally in the EU, will complete its six-mo... #EUCouncil #Hungary #Poland #SanctionsAgainstRussia #USelections #VictoryPlan
On what terms will Ukraine receive the EU’s €35B loan? The Council of the EU agreed to provide Ukraine with a €35B package of macro-financial assistance, which will be part of a €45B ($50B) G7 loan secured by the Russian Federation’s frozen assets. ... #EUCouncil #Hungary #LoanForUkraine #RussianAssetsProfits #SupportUkraine
The Council of the EU approved almost €4.2B through the Ukraine Facility for Ukraine. The EU Council concluded that Ukraine had fulfilled the necessary conditions and implemented the required reforms that were established in the plan as prerequisites in order to receive the first regul... #EUCouncil #EuropeanIntegration #ReformsinUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility
More than 60 MEPs demand to deprive Hungary of the right to vote in the EU. 63 European Parliament members demand that the leadership of the EU deprive Hungary of the right to vote in the EU due to the actions of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, writes Politico. The MEP... #EUCouncil #EuropeanParliament #Hungary #MEP #VictorOrban
The EU will boycott the foreign affairs summit initiated by Budapest because of Orban’s “peaceful” policy towards Ukraine. Hungary, which presides over the Council of the EU, plans to hold a summit of the bloc’s foreign ministers in Budapest on August 28-29. However, the EU’s ministers, with the exception of H... #Boycot #EUCouncil #Hungary #VictorOrban
Orbán met with Putin in the Kremlin: The Hungarian prime minister is trying to shift the West’s attention from supporting Ukraine to “peaceful” negotiations. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with the Russian president to discuss the Russian war against Ukraine and its “peaceful settlement.” Moscow said that Orbán came not only as a par... #EUCouncil #Hungary #Putin #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #VictorOrban #WarinUkraine
The EU approves the transfer of revenues from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, 90% of which will go to the military. On May 21, the Council of the EU agreed on a conservative plan for the use of Russian assets for the benefit of Ukraine. It will allow Ukraine to receive €3B this year, the Minister of Foreign Affairs... #EUCouncil #EuropeanPeaceFund #JanLipavsky #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianAssetsProfits #SupportUkraine
The European Parliament and the Council of EU have reached a preliminary agreement on continuing trade liberalization with Ukraine. Thus, import duties and quotas for the export of Ukrainian agricultural products to the EU will be suspended for another year, until June 5, 2025. However, in the event of a significant disruption to ... #agroexportukraine #EUCouncil #EuropeanParliament #TradeLiberalization #UkraineTrade
The EU has postponed approval of the trade agreement with Ukraine, while discussions are ongoing. The Belgian presidency of the Council of the EU postponed approval of the trade agreement with Ukraine by the ambassadors of 27 countries to March 27. France and Poland, with the support of countries ... #agroexportukraine #EUCouncil #SupportUkraine #TradeAgreement #TradeRestriction
The EU supports the transfer of profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, but there is a lack of economic power for confiscation. On January 29, the ambassadors of the EU gave their support to a proposal to use the profits from the frozen assets of the Russian Federation to help Ukraine. The EU must approve the first step, separ... #EUCouncil #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianCentralBank
The EU Council has approved €5B in macro-finance aid for Ukraine. On September 20, the EU Council officially adopted a decision on the urgent provision of additional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine in the amount of €5B, according to an announcement. This assis... #EUCouncil #financialaidforUkraine #macrofinanceprogram
The EU council is preparing an urgent package of measures to reduce energy prices. On September 9, the energy ministers of the European Union countries will agree joint efforts towoard minimizing the record-high prices for gas and electricity. According to Politico, the Czech govern... #EUCouncil #EUenergyPrices
The EU approves the fifth package of sanctions against Russia. The EU Council has approved the fifth package of economic and personal sanctions against Russia in response to its war against Ukraine. According to the EU Council, the package includes several measur... #EUCouncil #EUsanctions #FIfthPackage #Ukrainewar #War
