European leaders urge Trump to support Ukraine and avoid trade wars. At the European Political Community summit in Budapest, EU leaders urged Donald Trump to maintain support for Ukraine, avoid trade wars, and refrain from disrupting world order during his second US pr... #DonaldTrump #foreignTrade #GeopoliticalFragmentation #LucFrieden #MarkRutte #UrsulavonderLeyen
Ukrainian authorities call on the EU to increase aid to Ukraine in the new 2028-2034 EU budget to €400B. The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, made this proposal at a meeting with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. “We expect to launch a financial instrument for... #DenysShmyhal #EUbudget #LoanForUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility #UrsulavonderLeyen
During her visit to Kyiv, Von der Leyen announced a €35B loan from the EU, energy support, and discussed accession negotiations. The President of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the allocation of a €35B loan to Ukraine on September 20. This loan is part of a $50B loan announced by the G7 countries and guaranteed by prof... #LoanForUkraine #RussianAssetsProfits #SupportUkraine #UkraineEUNegotiations #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EU Defense Innovation Office opens in Kyiv; Umerov explains how Ukraine has become a defense tech center. Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and EC President Ursula von der Leyen opened the EU Defense Innovation Office in Ukraine. The minister said that special attention will be paid to joint developments in ... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseInnovationOffice #DefenseTechnology #RustemUmerov #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EU will help Ukraine secure 4.5 GW of generation capacity and will provide an additional €160M to get through the winter. The EU will help Ukraine repair 2.5 GW of capacity this winter and export 2 GW of electricity to Ukraine. With these actions, the EU will cover more than 25% of Ukraine’s energy needs for the co... #EnergyRestore #HeatingSeason #SupportUkraine #UkraineEnergy #UrsulavonderLeyen
A separate European Commissioner will handle EU enlargement; Stefanishyna presents Ukraine’s negotiation plan for next year. In the renewed geostrategic conditions, EU enlargement has become a way to strengthen its international positions, so in the new composition of the EC, a separate European Commissioner will take care ... #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #OlgaStefanishyna #UkraineEU #UrsulavonderLeyen
Ursula von der Leyen has retained her position as head of the EC, and she promises to create a European Defense Union and support Ukraine on its way to joining the EU. The European Parliament re-elected Ursula von der Leyen as the head of the European Commission for another five years. While campaigning, she promised to do much more in the field of defense if she re... #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanPeaceFund #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility #UrsulavonderLeyen
Ukraine signed a security agreement with the EU and two other European countries. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and the Presidents of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, signed Joint Security Commitments between ... #CharlesMichel #GitanasNauseda #KajaKallas #SecurityAgreement #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EU has started accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova; Hungary is against it but will not block it. On June 25, 2024, the European Union officially started negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova to join the EU, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said, adding: “The road ahead wil... #DmytroKuleba #EuropeanIntegration #Moldova #UkraineAccessionToEU #UkraineEUNegotiations #UrsulavonderLeyen #VictorOrban
URC2024: The preliminary results from the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin. President Zelenskyy stated that, with the help of its partners, Ukraine will build up to one GW of gas-fired generator shunting capacity this year and another four GW in the coming years. The Chancell... #OlafScholz #PatriotSystems #SupportUkraine #UkraineFacility #URC2024 #UrsulavonderLeyen #Zelenskyy
European Parliament Elections: The European People’s Party is leading, and Ursula Von der Leyen seeks to create a majority with pro-Ukrainian forces. According to preliminary data, the European People’s Party (EPP) is leading the elections in the European Parliament. The same political force has a majority under the current composition of the... #EPelections #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanPeopleParty #UrsulavonderLeyen
The head of the EC admits that Putin wants to dominate the European continent, and the Russian war against Ukraine is also a war with the EU. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that Europe understands the threat from Russia, which is trying to establish its control over the European continent by any means. ... #DefenseIndustryEU #EUdefense #Putin #RussianAggression #UrsulavonderLeyen #WarinUkraine
The EU has decided the fate of frozen Russian assets. The ambassadors of the EU agreed on what to do with the profits from the frozen assets of Russia, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU has announced. The money will be used to support Ukrai... #Euroclear #RussianAssetsArrested #RussianAssetsProfits #SupportUkraine #UrsulavonderLeyen #ValerieUrbain
EU support may fade against the backdrop of US aid to Ukraine. European diplomats believe renewed support from Washington risks weakening the EU’s urgency to provide aid, particularly in strengthening Ukraine’s air defense system. So far, only a few EU coun... #AirDefenseSystems #EUmilitaryAid #PatriotSystems #UrsulavonderLeyen #USmilitaryAid #WarinUkraine
Money, defense office and framework conditions: What Ukraine and the European Commission agreed on in Kyiv. Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen met in Kyiv. They discussed issues of financing, Ukrainian exports, and cooperation in the defense... #DenysShmyhal #EUdefense #EuropeanIntegration #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EU is very close to officially adopting the 13th package of sanctions. The ambassadors of the EU have agreed on the 13th package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. It will be officially approved on February 24, the second anniversary of the Russian Federation&#... #AlexeyNavalnyy #DefenseIndustryRussia #RussianDrones #SanctionsAgainstRussia #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EU’s new strategy will provide two million artillery shells for Ukraine and a new defense innovation office in Kyiv. In a few weeks, the EU should present a plan for the defense industry, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said at the Munich Security Conference. The new strategy will focus on... #AmmunitionForUkraine #JohannesHahn #MilitaryAidforUkraine #MunichSecurityConference #UrsulavonderLeyen #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukraine will help the EU develop a strategy for the European defense-industrial complex. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, reminded listeners that the EU countries have collectively transferred over €28B in military aid to Ukraine and helped train more than 4... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #DefenseProjects #EUdefense #UrsulavonderLeyen #WeaponsProduction
The EBRD calls for continued financial support for Ukraine and will invest up to €15B. Ukraine needs financial and military support so that Kyiv does not return to printing money to keep its economy afloat, EBRD Chief Economist Beata Javorcik said. According to her, the economic situati... #BeataJavorcik #ebrd #financialaidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UrsulavonderLeyen
The World Economic Forum has started in Davos: Zelenskyy plans to attend. More than a hundred heads of state and government gathered on January 15 in Davos, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting. On January 15, President Zelenskyy began a working vi... #Davos #Davos2024 #UrsulavonderLeyen #worldeconomicforum #Zelenskyy
Even without unanimous agreement, the EC is working on a solution to provide €50B to Ukraine. EC President Ursula von der Leyen once again called for the speedy approval of the €50B, four-year Ukraine Facility aid plan within the medium-term review of the EU budget. The head of the European Co... #EuropeanCommission #EUsupportforUkraine #UkraineFacility #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EU has postponed the allocation of €50B for Ukraine until January 2024. The European Commission has proposed giving Ukraine €50B in financial aid through 2027. On December 14, EU leaders discussed this initiative at a summit in Brussels. Hungary vetoed the decision on the... #HungaryVeto #UkraineEU #UkraineFacility #UrsulavonderLeyen #VictorOrban
What kind of aid did Ukraine’s allies allocate last week? USAID is increasing the total funding of a grant program to support the innovative transformation and development of Ukrainian enterprises to $11M. About 75 grants will now be provided within the prog... #ebrd #financialaidforUkraine #GrantsforUkraine #KfW #UrsulavonderLeyen #USAID #worldbank
The EU and NATO are mobilizing the defense industry to provide Ukraine with the means to defeat Russia. At the beginning of the war, the EU had to adapt its defense industry to wartime conditions. Europe will increase its military aid to Ukraine to 480,000 shells by the end of the year, and next year it... #DavidCameron #DefenseIndustryEU #EUdefense #MilitaryAidforUkraine #UrsulavonderLeyen #WeaponsforUkraine
Ukraine has fulfilled almost all of the requirements for starting negotiations to join the EU. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, made this statement and added that she is deeply impressed by how Kyiv implements deep structural reforms, considering the existential w... #AssociationwithEU #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #UkraineEU #UrsulavonderLeyen
The European Commission has recommended starting negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU, which was announced by the head of the EC, Ursula von der Leyen, during a press conference in Brussels on November 8. “Ukrainians are deeply reforming their country and preparing for accession, ... #AssociationwithEU #EuropeanIntegration #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEU #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EC names three EU goals for effective support of Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “While the war drags on, and while we continue to meet the daily needs of Ukrainians, we must focus on the way forward and support Ukrain... #SupportUkraine #UkraineEU #UkrainePeacePlan #UrsulavonderLeyen #WarinUkraine
In Kyiv, The President of the European Commission discussed EU expansion, support for Ukraine, and Russian sanctions. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Ursula von der Leyen during her visit to Ukraine. After talks with him, von der Leyen noted that Ukraine has made significant progress on its way to E... #EUexpansion #SanctionsAgainstRussia #UkraineEU #UkraineFacility #UrsulavonderLeyen #Zelenskyy
Ukraine takes another step towards receiving €50B from the EU. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine is submitting the preliminary draft plan for the Ukraine Facility program to the European Commission. He noted that the Ukraine Facility, or Ukraine Plan... #DenysShmyhal #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineFacility #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EU is considering supplying Ukrainian grain to Egypt due to the worsening situation in Gaza. The EU is considering the possibility of providing Ukrainian grain to Egypt within the framework of the agreement between Brussels and Cairo on migration restrictions and financial support in connecti... #agroexportukraine #CharlesMichel #Ukrainiangrain #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EU is one step away from using €211B in frozen Russian assets; the aggressor threatens mirror measures. The European Commission will present proposals for the use of revenues from Russia’s sovereign financial assets amounting to €211B that are currently seized in the EU, European Commission Presid... #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsArrested #UkraineReconstruction #UrsulavonderLeyen #VyacheslavVolodin
Von der Leyen will visit Ukraine on the eve of the publication of the report on EU enlargement, and the Ukrainian MPs offered seats as observers. Rikard Jozwiak, a journalist from the Brussels Bureau of Radio Liberty, reported that the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, may come to Ukraine on a working visit in early No... #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #RobertaMetsola #UkraineEU #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EU leaders’ summit in Granada defined the expansion of the EU as an investment in peace and stability. Leaders of European countries have recognized the EU enlargement process as an investment in the peace, prosperity, and stability of the entire European continent, according to a declaration following... #EUexpansion #GranadaSummit #JosepBorrell #UkraineSpain #UrsulavonderLeyen #VictorOrban
The European Commission will present the EU defense industry’s strategy; Germany and Denmark are increasing ammunition production for Ukraine. The European Commission will propose a strategy for the EU’s defense industry in the coming weeks, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said before the start of an informal meeting... #AmmunitionForUkraine #EUdefense #GranadaSummit #Rheinmetall #UrsulavonderLeyen #WeaponsforUkraine
Ursula von der Leyen: The future of Ukraine, Moldova, and the Western Balkan countries is in the EU. The head of the European Commission called on the EU to formulate a concept for the successful expansion of the block. Von der Leyen also stated the importance of reforming the EU as an institution by... #AssociationwithEU #EUexpansion #EUUkraine #UrsulavonderLeyen
Ukraine received another €1.5B in macro-financial assistance from the EU. As the Ministry of Finance reports, this is the seventh tranche within the framework of the EU’s large-scale macro-financial assistance program with loan repayment in 35 years. As well, the EU w... #EUfinancialAid #EUtranche #UrsulavonderLeyen
The grain corridor: The EU seeks to liberate the Black Sea, the UN considers a range of ideas, and Lithuania and Croatia offer help. “It is necessary to unblock the Black Sea, to prevent a food crisis in the world’s most vulnerable countries, and to continue exporting Ukrainian products,” said President of the Eur... #GrainAgreement #GrainExportUkraine #StephaneDujarric #Ukrainiangrain #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EU must invest an extra €700B annually to shift away from Russian fossil fuels. According to a draft report from the bloc’s executive arm, the European Union must invest an additional €700B a year to green the economy and shut out cheap Russian fossil fuels. Most of that fi... #GreenEnergyEU #RESinvestments #RussianFossilFuels #UrsulavonderLeyen
Imagining the EU without Ukraine, Moldova, and the Western Balkans is impossible. The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, once again emphasized support for the expansion of the EU and assistance to Kyiv in confronting Russia’s full-scale aggression. During ... #EUmembership #EUUkraine #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EU will tax profits on frozen Russian Central Bank assets. EU leaders are backing plans that would impose a windfall tax on profits generated by more than €200B in Russian Central Bank assets to aid Ukraine’s reconstruction and will seek political support fro... #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianCentralBank #UkraineReconstruction #UrsulavonderLeyen
Ukraine Recovery Conference 2023 has led to more support from allies. The US will provide more than $1.3B for Ukraine’s reconstruction, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. This year, the French government will allocate €40M, which will be used to rebuild critical... #AnnalenaBaerbock #AnthonyBlinken #CatherineColonna #ConferenceLondon2023 #EIB #UkraineRecoveryConference #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EU is preparing a plan to transfer revenues from frozen Russian Federation assets to Ukraine. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, promised to present it before the “summer vacation” at the Conference on the Reconstruction of Ukraine in London. She noted ... #financialaidforUkraine #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsConfiscation #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EU will provide Ukraine with a €50B, four-year financial support package, but there are conditions. This commitment will give Ukraine more certainty in its finances and should encourage other allies, primarily the US and Great Britain, to make similar long-term commitments. The money will be used to... #EUfinancialAid #financialaidforUkraine #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EU has eased the grain embargo, and Ukraine will raise the issue of compensation for losses from unilateral restrictions of five border countries. According to Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna, the European Commission excluded 11-12 groups of goods from the extended list of restrictions on the import of agricultural products from Ukraine.... #agroexportukraine #GrainEmbargo #OlgaStefanishyna #UrsulavonderLeyen
The new package of EU sanctions will affect 90 companies worldwide, and the G7 has targeted Russian diamonds. The sanctioned companies are ones that help the Russian Federation to circumvent sanctions, said the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Among these 90 companies, approximately... #circumventionOfSanctions #Russiandiamonds #SanctionsAgainstRussia #UrsulavonderLeyen
Ursula von der Leyen met with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv to discuss new sanctions against the Russian Federation. According to the head of the European Commission, the EU will limit technology export to Russia through other countries. The European Commission also does not rule out sanctions against third countrie... #circumventionOfSanctions #ExportToRussia #OlafScholz #SanctionsAgainstRussia #UrsulavonderLeyen #Zelenskyy
Ukraine and the European Commission will create a consultative group to monitor issues related to the export of Ukrainian grain. During a press conference in Kyiv with the president of the European Commission, Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on neighboring countries and the EU states to refrain from any decisions regarding trade wit... #GrainCrisis #GrainExportUkraine #UrsulavonderLeyen #Zelenskyy
Shmyhal discusses recovery, increased support, the counteroffensive, and export of agricultural products while in London. During a visit to London, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Great Britain, James Cleverly. The officials discussed preparations for the nex... #BenWallace #DenysShmyhal #GrainCrisis #JamesCleverley #NATOsummit #UkraineRecovery #UrsulavonderLeyen #WarinUkraine
EU sent the third €1.5B tranche of microfinance aid, increasing the total aid to €6B in 2023. Previously, Ukraine received the first tranche of €3B in January 2023, and the state budget received the second tranche of €1.5B in March. Thus, the volume of direct 2023 budget support from the EU ha... #EUfinancialAid #SerhiyMarchenko #UrsulavonderLeyen
The EU will introduce external restrictions on grain imports from Ukraine under pressure from Eastern European countries. According to the FT, EU members are discussing banning imports of wheat, corn, oilseeds, and sunflower seeds to the bloc’s four countries bordering Ukraine and Bulgaria by June, except for re-ex... #agroexportukraine #GrainCrisis #UrsulavonderLeyen
