The Latest Breaking News from European Union

Brexit: Your questions on Dover delays and Rees-Mogg’s war on red tape answered live

The Independent’s Adam Forrest is here to answer your questions on all things Brexit

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022

Ukraine invasion ‘puts zero-carbon rocket boosters’ on need to transition to clean energy

Russian aggression and cost-of-living crisis must herald end of fossil fuel era in Europe, experts say

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022

Putin’s attack on Ukraine isn’t just about Europe. We must rally the world against this act of war

Global opposition needs to show aspiring despots that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a mistake on a historic scale, says shadow foreign secretary David Lammy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2022

Jaishankar speaks to EU, U.K. Foreign Ministers

Despite the distance, hard for New Delhi to disengage from Ukraine crisis

The Hindu · Feb 24, 2022

Ireland not 'neutral' on Ukraine-Russia crisis, says Tanaiste Leo Varadkar

Mr Varadkar said that Ireland would back tough new sanctions on Russia

Irish Mirror · Feb 24, 2022

Explainer-How Western sanctions target Russia

The United States, Britain and other Western nations have hit Russia with new sanctions following Russian's invasion of Ukraine on Thursday.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2022

Pandemic not fully behind us but signs of recovery – Donohoe

The Minister for Finance said that unemployment levels across the Euro area has reached a low of 7%, while output is back to pre-pandemic levels.

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022

Swiss sharpen measures targeting Russia

Switzerland will tighten its measures against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, President Ignazio Cassis said on Thursday, although the measures will not include an immediate freeze of the billions of francs held by Russians in Swiss accounts.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2022

Ukraine invasion: what the west needs to do now – expert view

With the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has overstepped an important line. The west sat by and did little when Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 and annexed Crimea in 2014. But the full-scale invasion of Ukraine that is currently underway is impossible to ignore. Putin’s actions and his justifications…

The Conversation · Feb 24, 2022

Tony Connelly and RTE team moved to basement in Kyiv amid Russian air strike fears

The RTE Europe Editor is in the Ukranian capital covering the invasion along with dozens of other journalists on site

Dublin Live · Feb 24, 2022