The Latest Breaking News from European Union

'Government should take far stronger sanctions against Putin and his enablers'

Despite his claims, Boris Johnson has been far too sluggish when it comes to sanctions. The EU has targeted more than 700 individuals. The UK has sanctioned just a handful

Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2022

Latest Ukraine updates: US slams Russian nuclear plant attack

Ukraine-Russia news from March 4: At UNSC meeting, Ukrainian envoy accuses Russia of ‘nuclear terrorism’.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2022

Russian gas supplies to Europe decline sharply

Shipments of Russian natural gas through the Yamal Pipeline have sharply declined, a week after Russian troops invaded Ukraine. Gazprom insists it's fulfilling all of its European contracts, but the data has underscored the EU's dependence on Russian energy imports. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says ending that…

France 24 · Mar 3, 2022

Josepha Madigan comment: It's time for the discussion to begin on improving our own security

"I believe these events mark a watershed moment in modern European history."

Irish Mirror · Mar 3, 2022

Moldova officially applies for EU membership

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered fears among ex-Soviet countries that they may be next.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2022

Factbox-France's Macron faces far right's matriarch, an 'Iron Lady' and a polemicist

President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he would run for second term at the helm of the euro zone's number two economy.

Reuters · Mar 3, 2022

Macron launches re-election bid to protect French from 'world's disorders'

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he would run for a second term in April's elections, seeking a mandate to steer the euro zone's second-largest economy through the fallout of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reuters · Mar 3, 2022

Spirited, disruptive, impotent? Five years of Macron on the international stage

French President Emmanuel Macron officially announced his re-election bid on Thursday, finally entering a campaign upended by a war he tried – and failed – to avert. FRANCE 24 takes a look at five years of Macron on the international stage.

France 24 · Mar 3, 2022

‘We can influence morale’: Polish ambassador last to remain in Kyiv

As his EU and American counterparts leave for western city of Lviv and home, Bartosz Cichocki wants to keep up spirits in capital

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022

Why does UK seem so slow at acting against Putin’s oligarchs?

Analysis: from legal threats to a lack of resources, there are many reasons why Britain may be dragging its heels

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022