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The Assembly has been in a state of flux since February with the DUP taking protest action against the NI Protocol.

The leaders also had a ‘good discussion’ on relations between the UK and EU when they met at the United Nations General Assembly.

In a much-awaited speech this week, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen focused on the acute problems facing the Union: the war in Ukraine, energy prices and the challenge from autocracies. But some of the MEPs in the audience said the solutions she proposed are vague. We debrief von…

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday air defence systems were a priority for his country as it attempts to protect its cities and towns from Russian strikes.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday that Ukraine would have the backing of Brussels "for as long as it takes" as Russia's invasion of Ukraine nears its seventh month. The comments came during her visit to Kyiv, her first since the country became a candidate for bloc…

Brussels has accused the government of acting illegally after refusing to bring in full checks on goods entering Northern Ireland, as agreed in the 2019 post-Brexit dea

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday in Kyiv that war-torn Ukraine would have Europe's support for "as long as it takes", as the country's president announced the discovery of a mass grave in a town recaptured from Russia.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday said she was impressed with the speed at which Ukraine is proceeding in its bid to become a member of the European Union.

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - EU commission president Ursula von der Leyen was in Kyiv Thursday to work out a roadmap with the war-torn country for its long-standing aspiration of joining the European Union.