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EU proposes to create solidarity fund for Ukraine's basic needs

The European Union is considering creating a solidarity fund for Ukraine to help provide basic services in the country and meet citizens' immediate needs, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday.

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'Democracy is standing up against autocracy' in Ukraine, EU's von der Leyen says

"It cannot be that an autocrat attacks a sovereign country which has the right to the integrity of its territory." That's the firm response directed at Russia from the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Speaking exclusively to FRANCE 24 about the war in Ukraine, the EU…

France 24

Ukrainian refugees to travel for free on UK trains

Britain follows other European rail operators who have provided free travel since invasion

The Independent UK

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Fresh pressure over steel tariffs as Trade Secretary packs bag for crunch US talks

Cabinet Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan is due to meet her American counterpart in Baltimore this week - and Labour wants her to win a reprieve for British steelmakers

Daily Mirror

Are the P&O Ferries mass sackings a result of Brexit?

Analysis: UK government claimed EU exit would let it change employment law, but it has not yet done so

The Guardian - UK

Disrupting Russia’s Gazprom ‘could end war tomorrow’, Extinction Rebellion Ukraine founder says

Exclusive: ‘It’s very important to stop the source of the issue,’ leading climate activist in the country says

The Independent UK

South Europe fears livestock culls as Ukraine conflict prompts feed shortage

Carlo Vittorio Ferrari, who runs a farm holding 2,000 pigs with his brother near the town of Cremona in northern Italy, fears his fourth generation family business could be lost due to conflict in Ukraine.

Reuters

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When a bomb falls, its impact is felt for generations. I know that from my own family’s trauma

Those in Putin’s sights long for arms from the west: given the defining event of my mother’s life, I understand why, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Recycled plastic bottles leach more chemicals into drinks, review finds

More chemicals being released by reused plastic could indicate need for ‘super clean’ recycling process

The Guardian - UK

EU naturalised over 18,000 Ukrainians in 2020 - Eurostat

Some 18,100 Ukrainians were granted citizenship of European Union countries in 2020, largely by Poland and Germany, as the bloc naturalised 3% more people overall than in the previous year, the EU statistics office said on Friday.

Reuters

Draghi leads push for common EU response to energy crisis

Italian Premier Mario Draghi has hosted a huddle of leaders from three fellow Mediterranean countries to push for a common European response to the energy crisis that has been worsened by war in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Paying their dues: EU lawmakers debate minimum wage laws for Europe

As people all around Europe feel the cost of living rise and see their bank balance ever more squeezed amid energy price rises, we're looking into proposals for ensuring meaningful minimum wages are paid to everyone around the European Union. Some 21 of the 27 EU member states have a…

France 24

Exclusive-Abramovich handed Chelsea director control of firm on day of Ukraine invasion - filings

Russian businessman Roman Abramovich transferred a company he controlled with tens of millions of dollars of investments to a director of English soccer club Chelsea on the day Russia invaded Ukraine, UK corporate filings showed.

Reuters

During the cold war, US and Europe were just as divided over Russia sanctions – here's how it played out

It’s impossible to predict how the crisis in Ukraine will progress, but the rupture in relations between Russia and the west is unlikely to heal any time soon. At the very least, trade between these two sides is going to be badly affected for a long time. To get a…

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Some Ukrainian refugees land jobs in Eastern Europe, others move further west

Some Ukrainian refugees who have fled to nearby countries in Europe are starting to find jobs while others are looking to move further west as the war in their homeland grinds into its fourth week and the number of those displaced keeps rising.

Wales Online

Welsh politician refuses to step down from investment firm with strong links to Putin's Russia

Mervyn Davies is chairman of Letter One, which is is worth £17bn and its major shareholders are Russian oligarchs linked to the Kremlin, Petr Aven and Mikhail Friedman

Reuters

Ukraine will not give up EU bid as compromise to Russia, says Ukrainian official

Ukraine will not abandon its bid to join the European Union to reach a compromise with Russia as part of an agreement to end the war, the deputy chief of staff of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday.

The Independent UK

Bulgaria ex-PM Borissov remains in custody after EU probes

Bulgarian ex-Prime Minister Boyko Borissov remained in custody on Friday following corruption investigations by European Union prosecutors as his supporters took to the streets to protest his detention

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Ukraine president says he expects progress on EU membership bid within months

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he spoke with the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Friday and Ukraine expects progress to be made on its application to join the European Union in the coming months.

Reuters

Ukraine foreign minister says he discussed further Russian sanctions with EU's Borrell

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Friday said he had spoken with the European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell about a further package of sanctions against Russia over the war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Russia sanctions: Mercedes-Benz and L’Oreal join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion - see full list

Banks, businesses, oligarchs and Cabinet ministers all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

The Independent UK

Zelensky urges Germany to tear down the new ‘Wall’ in Europe that ‘is growing bigger with every Russian bomb’

Zelensky was welcomed with a standing ovation by the lawmakers

The Conversation

In a rush to replace Russian gas, the EU has damaged its own climate change strategy

The European Union’s recent proposals to end imports of Russian gas before 2030 in the wake of the Ukraine invasion are blighted by the bloc’s support for unnecessary and expensive technologies.

Birmingham Post

Government 'struggling' to show Brexit benefits to businesses, MPs say

Cross party group of MPs says the Government has not provided clarity on the trade-offs involved in leaving the EU

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Seeks Energy Price-busting Strategy amid Ukraine Crisis

European states are urgently seeking policies to stem the energy inflation tide amid conflict in Ukraine which has sparked price hikes -- notably of oil, which has soared past $100 a barrel. As companies and consumers alike labor under the strain with food and energy prices soaring to multi-decade highs,…

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