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EU Council chief travels to Romania for talks on agenda for future with other bloc leaders
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — European Council President Charles Michel traveled to Romania’s capital on Wednesday for talks with several European Union country leaders on the bloc’s so-called strategic agenda to address goals for the next five-year period. Michel arrived in...
EU leaders mull ways to get more arms to outgunned Ukraine amid a new sense of urgency
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders on Thursday debated fresh ways to help boost arms and ammunition production for Ukraine amid a new sense of urgency about the future of the war-torn country. Ukraine’s munition stocks are desperately low, while Russia has more and...
UN chief urges the EU to avoid 'double standards' over Gaza and Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders were urged Thursday to show the same respect for international law in Gaza as they aim to uphold in Ukraine, as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians face dire food shortages and possible famine. At an EU summit in Brussels, U.N....
EU leaders agree on opening membership talks with Bosnia, but with many strings attached
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed in principle Thursday to open membership negotiations with Bosnia-Herzegovina, even though the Western Balkan country must still do a lot of work before talks can begin. The 27 leaders gave the political green light at a summit in...
EU leaders to drum up more support for Ukraine amid appeals for a new sense of urgency
BRUSSELS (AP) — There is a new sense of urgency in the European Union over the war in Ukraine. As the 27-nation bloc’s leaders prepare to gather on Thursday, Ukraine’s munition stocks are desperately low. Russia has more troops. They are better provisioned and making slow,...
European Union overcomes threat of Hungary veto to seal $54 billion aid package for Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — Leaders of the 27 European Union countries sealed a deal Thursday to provide Ukraine with 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in support for its war-ravaged economy after Hungary dropped weeks of threats to veto the measure. European Council President Charles Michel said...
Hungary opposes billions in new EU aid for Ukraine. A new summit will try to change that
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders at a summit on Thursday will focus on the one member state blocking a 50-billion-euro ($54 billion) war support package for Ukraine: Hungary, the country in the bloc with the closest ties to Russia. Almost two years after Russian President...
