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The Commission welcomes the Council's adoption of the 16th Russia sanctions package.

In Kyiv today, the European Commission has offered a new support package to Ukraine to secure its energy system and enable its full integration within the European energy market.

Dear Volodymyr, 24 February 2022 is a day that will live forever in infamy. Today we join you in remembrance of the fallen heroes of Ukraine, and those still fighting on the frontlines. A peaceful nation was invaded, with no reason except Putin's imperial obsession.

Three years ago, Russia started its full-scale and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. Russia's brutal war deliberately targets civilian and critical infrastructure. The Ukrainian people have shown bravery in defending their country and the core principles of international law.

Today marks a very bleak anniversary. Three years of war and destruction. Three years of senseless human tragedies. But also, three years of unbelievable courage, incredible resilience and remarkable bravery from the Ukrainian people – all of the Ukrainian people.

The 16th package of EU sanctions adds 48 individuals and 35 entities to the list of individuals and entities subject to an asset freeze and a prohibition on making funds and economic resources available to them.

President Ursula von der Leyen and the College of Commissioners will be in Kyiv on Monday to express Europe's unflinching support for Ukraine's fight for independence and freedom, three years into Russia's full-scale war.

The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on the Regulation to establish a Reform and Growth Facility for Moldova, a key pillar of the Growth Plan for Moldova proposed by the Commission in October 2024.

On Friday 14 February, in Munich, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council António Costa had a meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The European Commission has appointed three experienced members to the Ukraine Facility Audit Board

On Sunday, the people of Kosovo exercised their democratic right by casting their vote in the regular parliamentary elections. The European Union has deployed an Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) which will remain in Kosovo to follow the post-electoral procedures as well as issue recommendations.

The call for applications for the sixth edition of the EU Award for Roma integration in the Western Balkans and Türkiye is now open. This edition is dedicated to the positive achievements for Roma inclusion in the sector of education.

We are witnessing the Georgian authorities taking further steps away from democratic standards. The rushed adoption of amendments to the Code on Administrative Offences, Criminal Code and the Law on Assemblies and Manifestations will have far-reaching effects on Georgian society.

Tomorrow, Commissioner Marta Kos will host her first Youth Policy Dialogue on Enlargement ‘Breaking Barriers - Bridging Borders - Growing Together' in Nova Gorica (Slovenia), together with Commissioner Glenn Micallef. The event brings together 40 young people (aged 18-30) from across the EU and...

On 4 February, the introductory meeting of the 1st Cohort of the EU Diplomatic Programme for the Enlargement Region (EUDP) kicked-off in Brussels, in presence of Valentina Superti, Director responsible for the Western Balkans in the Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood...

Today, senior legal experts of the European Commission, the European External Action Service, the Council of Europe, Ukraine and 37 States laid down the legal foundations for the establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

Today, the European Commission and the Republic of Moldova have agreed on a 2-year Comprehensive Strategy for Energy Independence and Resilience of Moldova. It has a two-fold objective of decoupling Moldova from the insecurities of Russian supply of energy and fully integrating it in the EU energy

Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos will travel to the Republic of Moldova on 3-4 February 2025. This mission takes place in the context of the EU's on-going efforts to support the Republic of Moldova in tackling the severe energy crisis provoked by Gazprom on both sides of the Nistru River.

Today, the Commission has published a call for proposals in support of exiled independent journalists and media from Russia and Belarus who are working from the EU.