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New EU Chiefs Visit Kyiv On First Day Of Mandate

The EU's new top diplomat Kaja Kallas and head of the European Council Antonio Costa arrived in Kyiv Sunday in a symbolic show of support for Ukraine on their first day in office.

International Business Times · Dec 1, 2024

Keir Starmer’s great ‘reset’ win as he is invited to meeting of EU leaders for first time since Brexit

Prime minister has pledged to repair damaged relations with the European Union for the benefit of ‘generations to come’

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

European Leaders Reassess Trans-Atlantic Relations Amid U.S. Election Fallout

European leaders gather in Budapest to address U.S. election impact on trans-Atlantic relations and potential policy shifts under Trump's second term.

The Guardian view on EU asylum policy: Orbán is no longer an outlier

Editorial: Panicked by the rise of the far right, mainstream leaders are cravenly rushing to imitate its draconian positions

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024

Starmer faces reality check over reset with Europe despite hailing ‘very productive’ talks

The PM came away from talks with commission president with plans for further talks this autumn followed by a summit early next year

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024

EU reprimands France and six other EU countries for breaking budget rules

The European Council on Friday launched formal action against France, Italy and five other EU countries for breaking the bloc's budget rules, kickstarting a procedure forcing them to negotiate a plan with Brussels to get their deficit levels back on track.

France 24 · Jul 26, 2024

Ukraine war briefing: Villages locked down in Putin’s Belgorod ‘sanitary zone’

Czech ammunition factory for Ukraine; Baltic states to cut electrical grid ties with Russia and Belarus. What we know on day 875

The Guardian - AU · Jul 17, 2024

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Trump has ‘detailed and well-founded’ plans to end Ukraine war, says Orbán

‘Likely outcome’ of Trump victory means EU should reopen diplomatic talks with Moscow, says Hungarian PM

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2024

Orban’s ‘peacemaking’ mission: Did Hungary’s leader achieve anything?

Hungary’s leader widens rift between Budapest and Brussels by visiting Putin and Xi amid Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera · Jul 15, 2024

A ‘peace mission’ and a likely Trump meeting: how Hungary’s PM became the spoiler of the Nato summit

Viktor Orbán enraged most of the alliance by meeting with Putin and Xi, while shunning Biden, as he seeks to negotiate a Ukraine war settlement

The Guardian - US · Jul 11, 2024

League of nationalists: How far can the new Le Pen-Orban alliance go?

The optics are startling. Russia bombed a children’s hospital in Kyiv while Hungary’s Viktor Orban, who currently holds the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency, wrapped up a peace tour that included stops in Moscow and Baku before Beijing. At no point during his Kremlin visit did Orban denounce…

France 24 · Jul 9, 2024

NATO leaders gather for 75th anniversary summit. Here’s what to know

The biggest topic on the agenda is supporting Ukraine as Russia targets civilian locations.

Al Jazeera · Jul 9, 2024

‘Peace mission’: Hungary’s Orban meets Putin in Russia, defying EU leaders

Right-wing nationalist makes trip with no official mandate from the European bloc, causing outrage.

Al Jazeera · Jul 5, 2024

Does the UK's change of leaders spell better relations with the EU?

The EU on Friday congratulated Keir Starmer on Labour's election win in Britain, with European Council President Charles Michel calling it "historic". But Labour's landslide victory doesn't mean that London will turn back the clock on Brexit.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 5, 2024

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Al Jazeera · Jul 2, 2024

Hungary’s Orban urges Russia-Ukraine ceasefire on surprise visit to Kyiv

President Zelenskyy stresses that Kyiv needs a ‘just peace’ after more than two years of fighting Russia’s invasion.

France 24 · Jun 28, 2024

EU holds its breath as Hungary’s Orban vows to ‘Make Europe Great Again’

Hungary’s pro-Kremlin leader Viktor Orban takes over the rotating presidency of the European Council on July 1, just weeks after fellow nationalist and populist parties surged across the bloc in European polls. Hungarian diplomats have promised a “normal” presidency over the coming six months, while experts note that the role…

Al Jazeera · Jun 28, 2024

Von der Leyen gets nod for second EU term, Estonia’s Kallas as top diplomat

Leaders strike deal at a summit where Antonio Costa was also named as the next head of the European Council.

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2024

Von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas have been approved for EU top jobs. Who are they? What do they do?

European Union leaders have agreed on the officials who will be holding key positions at the European Commission, Council, and foreign policy service in the wake of the EU Parliament elections

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024

Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Kaja Kallas endorsed as EU leaders – as it happened

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni abstains on von der Leyen and votes against Kallas and Costa

France 24 · Jun 26, 2024

Germany’s Scholz hails EU top job picks

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday that the three main centrist groups inthe European parliament had agreed on the top European Union posts. German conservative Ursula von der Leyen has been granted a second term as head of the EU's powerful executive body and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

EU leaders move closer towards giving second term to Ursula von der Leyen

European Commission president appears likely to keep her job as meetings continue to decide who gets top EU roles

Radio France Internationale · Jun 17, 2024

EU leaders discuss top jobs after far-right gains in June elections

EU leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss – over an informal dinner – how to distribute the European Union's top jobs, with Ursula von der Leyen seemingly on track for a second term heading the European Commission.

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2024

EU heads finish meeting with no agreement on top jobs, Charles Michel says – Europe live

European Council president says evening was ‘good occasion to exchange views’ with further talks to come

Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2024

EU states push past opposition to adopt landmark nature restoration law

The law includes legally binding targets and obligations for not only preserving, but restoring natural habitats.

France 24 · Jun 4, 2024

European parliamentary elections: What a right-wing surge could mean for the EU

Polls show that Europe is facing a potential shift to the right in elections set for June 6-9, when millions of EU citizens will vote to elect new members of the European Parliament, a body crucial for shaping the bloc’s policies. With far-right parties likely to win greater influence, the…

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