Latest news

Thank you very much Mr President, dear Volodymyr, Thank you for your words and thank you for welcoming me for the second time now here in Kyiv. I am deeply touched and humbled by the strength and the resilience of the Ukrainian people.

Today Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, is in Albania to advance cooperation on disaster prevention, preparedness and response. The Commissioner will meet with Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, Minister of Defence, Niko Peleshi and the General Director of the National Agency

The decision taken by Algeria to suspend the Treaty of friendship and good neighbourly relations signed with Spain in 2002 is of utmost concern. We are assessing the implications of the Algerian actions, including the instruction given to the financial institutions to stop transactions between the

In light of the soaring humanitarian needs in Ukraine, Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič, visits Ukraine today to meet humanitarian organisations and high level Ukrainian government officials to help coordinate the EU's crisis response on the ground.

The European Commission has launched an ambitious €20 million action to support the Ukrainian innovation community. Through a targeted amendment of the 2022 European Innovation Council (EIC) work programme, the new initiative will support at least 200 Ukrainian deep tech start-ups with up to €60,000

More Moldovan plums, grapes and other agricultural products should soon be coming to European markets tariff-free. The European Commission has today proposed a regulation allowing for temporary improved market access for the remaining seven products from Moldova which are still subject to tariff

Today, the European Commission has launched a new project, under its Foreign Policy Instrument, to support the investigation capacities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) with €7.25 million. This project, which was first announced by HRVP in Kyiv, is part of the EU's efforts to fight impunity

As humanitarian needs continue to rise in Ukraine due to the illegal Russian invasion, the EU is providing direct operational support to aid organisations working inside the country. In this regard, the EU has set-up and fully funded two warehouses in Ukraine, respectively in Vinnytsia and Dnipro

Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi, will travel to North Macedonia to participate in the Open Balkan Summit on 8 June in Ohrid, hosted by the Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Dimitar Kovachevski.

The EU has swiftly mobilised support to Albania in fighting forest fires on the island of Sazan, Vlora municipality.

Today, the Commission proposes to transfer €26.2 million of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation instrument, originally planned for 2021-2027 Interreg NEXT programmes with Russia and Belarus, to the same programmes with Ukraine and Moldova. Commissioner for Cohesion

The European Commission welcomes the adoption of the sixth package of restrictive measures against Russia. Sanctions are among the EU's most visible, direct and powerful responses to Russia's brutal and unprovoked attack on Ukraine, including systemic violence and atrocities against the civilian

Since Russia's unjustified invasion of Ukraine and the blockade of its seaports, Ukraine has not been able to export its products to destinations around the world through its Black Sea ports. There is an urgent need for alternative approaches to avoid threats to global food security.

500 Ukrainian patients in need of continued treatment or urgent medical assistance have so far been transferred from Ukraine, Moldova and eu-neighbouring Member States to European hospitals through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The main host countries are currently Belgium, Germany, Denmark

The mandate of the European Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM) has today been enhanced to allow the granting of executive powers to EUBAM, at the request of Moldova and/or Ukraine. This will enable EUBAM staff to directly participate in border control, and complement the border

Indeed, we had a very good discussion tonight. And I am very glad that the Leaders were able to agree in principle on the sixth sanctions package. This is very important. Thanks to this, the Council should now be able to finalise a ban on almost 90% of all Russian oil imports by the end of the year.

Today, the Commission launches an EU platform for the exchange of information on beneficiaries of temporary protection and adequate protection. The platform will allow EU Member States to exchange information on registered persons in real time so that individuals fleeing Ukraine can effectively

Today, the European Commission is proposing to add the violation of EU restrictive measures to the list of EU crimes. The Commission is also proposing new reinforced rules on asset recovery and confiscation, which will also contribute to the implementation of EU restrictive measures.

President von der Leyen delivered a special address this morning in Davos, at the World Economic Forum. This year's meeting is dominated by Russia's war against Ukraine. President von der Leyen made clear that the war is not only a matter of Ukraine's survival and European security.