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Prime Minister Sunak, dear Rishi, Prime Ministers, Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Every day, we see the devastation brought by Russia to Ukraine. The people of Ukraine are enduring every horror and from every direction

Today, more than 110 million people are forcibly displaced around the world. On the occasion of World Refugee Day, we reiterate the EU's commitment to continue being a leading humanitarian and development donor and to step up our efforts...

On Wednesday, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will attend the Ukraine Recovery Conference hosted jointly by Ukraine and the UK in London.

In light of the devastating consequences of Russia's war of aggression for Ukraine's people, economy, and infrastructure, and given the enormous scale and complexity of the recovery and reconstruction challenge, the European Commission is proposing to establish a dedicated financing instrument that

Why is the Commission proposing to set up a new Ukraine Facility? Russia's war of aggression has devastating consequences for Ukraine – for its people, its economy, and its infrastructure. While fighting an existential war, Ukraine has also engaged in its EU accession path.

Today, the European Commission held the last bilateral meeting of the screening process with Albania and North Macedonia on this Cluster 3 of the EU acquis. Experts from the European Commission, Albania and North Macedonia have been exchanging on countries’ levels of preparedness...

Today, Vice-President of the European Commission for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, and Minister for Youth and Sport of Ukraine, Vadym Guttsait, met in Kyiv. They agreed on the importance of continued and strong cooperation on youth and sport issues

Today in Kyiv, Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, signed two Arrangements for Cooperation with Ukraine on behalf of the Commission in the context of the EU's support to Ukraine as the country deals with the consequences of Russia's unprovoked and unjustified

On 11 June, Montenegro held parliamentary elections, which were free and calm, as observed by local and international observers accredited by the State Electoral Commission.

In the wake of the breach of the Nova Kakhovka dam last week and the call for assistance by the Ukrainian authorities, the EU is now mobilising its strategic reserves from the rescEU shelter capacities by deploying three mobile water treatment stations to help the local authorities...

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have agreed to make available an EU guarantee enabling the EIB to provide €100 million of new loans to Ukraine for fast recovery, such as for municipal or energy infrastructure repairs.

We are here as Team Europe. We want to mark an important milestone in the relationship between Tunisia and the European Union. Tunisia is a partner that we value very much in the European Union. And this is demonstrated by the three of us being here in Tunis together, and by the kind hospitality we

In December 2022, during the EU – Western Balkans Summit, when the EU re-confirmed its full and unequivocal commitment to the European Union membership perspective of the Western Balkans, the European Commission announced an unprecedented €1 billion Energy Support Package to mitigate the immediate

Commissioner for Transport Adina Vălean and Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Oleksandr Kubrakov, today signed an agreement in Lviv, associating Ukraine to the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme.

The destruction of Nova Kakhovka dam in Ukraine has led to devastating humanitarian and ecological consequences. While evacuations of affected populations are underway, Ukraine has requested international EU assistance in the form of equipment and machinery for relief efforts.

The suspension of import duties, quotas and trade defence measures on Ukrainian exports to the European Union – known as the Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs) – are in place for another year. This strong testament to the EU's unwavering support for Ukraine will help alleviate the difficult situation

Russia’s attacks against Ukrainian civilian critical infrastructure reached an unprecedented level today with the destruction of the dam at Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant. The European Union condemns this attack in the strongest possible terms.

On the occasion of the International Children's Day on 1 June, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, met on the sidelines of the Second meeting of the European Political Community, and issued the following joint statement:

It is wonderful to be back in Chișinău. Indeed, Moldova is this week the political heart of Europe. And I think it is natural and self-explaining that the second Summit of the European Political Community takes place in Moldova. Because your country embodies Europe's core values.

The war against Ukraine is a pivotal moment for Europe. And we must meet this moment. It is of course a blatant attack against the principles of the UN Charter. Principles we have collectively signed up to.