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EU to prepare blueprint for mutual assistance pact, amid NATO doubts
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (546+ words) By Michele Kambas and Ingrid Melander NICOSIA, April 24 (Reuters) " EU leaders have asked officials to prepare a blueprint for how the bloc's previously obscure mutual assistance clause would work, host Cyprus said at a summit on Friday, amid doubts over…...
EU Finally Unblocks90 Loan For Ukraine, Weighted Toward Military Spending
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (340+ words) Ukraine has hailed the long awaited approval and release of a whopping'a "90 billion'loan by the European Union, which belatedly happened Thursday after months of negotiations. "The European support loan for Ukraine has been unblocked - "90 billion over two years," Ukrainian President…...
EU Approves $106 B Ukraine Loan Package
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (149+ words) The European Union has approved a major loan package for Ukraine after Hungary lifted its veto. The agreement unlocks more than105 billion dollars, in financial support for the next two years. EU Approves $106 B Ukraine Loan Package RFK Jr: CDC Nominee…...
Emboldened Zelensky to pressure EU leaders for membership
9+ hour, 23+ min ago (260+ words) Volodymyr Zelensky is poised to make a surprise appearance at a European Union summit to demand progress on Ukraine's membership application. The Ukrainian president is seeking to capitalise on the electoral defeat of Hungary's Viktor Orb'n, the bloc's leading Kremlin…...
Russian diplomats denounce new EU sanctions
12+ hour, 45+ min ago (216+ words) April 24 (Reuters) " Russian diplomats early on Friday denounced the latest European Union sanctions imposed on Moscow in connection "with its invasion of Ukraine, saying "the new measures lacked U. N. legitimacy and infringed the rights of third countries. Russian news agencies quoted…...
Why the European Union's wartime loan is a vital lifeline for cash-strapped Ukraine
12+ hour, 35+ min ago (272+ words) The 90 billion-euro ($106 billion) package was formally approved on Thursday, days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline had been repaired and the flow of oil would resume to Slovakia and Hungary, conditions linked…...
'Georgia at crossroads': EU envoy's remarks spark strong reaction in Tbilisi
19+ hour, 8+ min ago (430+ words) Georgia stands at a crossroads" " a remark by EU ambassador Pawel Herczynski in Brussels has sparked a sharp reaction in Tbilisi. Georgian government representatives are calling for the ambassador to be summoned to the foreign ministry. Ministers explained why Brussels…...
EU Ambassador warns of Georgia's return to "dark past', prompting ruling party outrage
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (808+ words) The EU Ambassador to Georgia, Pawe" Herczy'ski, has warned that the country could return to a "dark past" if the government does not return to democratic governance. Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze condemned the remarks as a "threat of civil war…...
EU approves a $106 B loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto
18+ hour, 30+ min ago (760+ words) BRUSSELS " The European Union on Thursday approved a 90-billion-euro ($106 billion) loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years after oil began flowing through a key pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, ending months of political…...
Europe Continues Slow Right Turn With Elections in Hungary and Bulgaria | The Gateway Pundit | by Antonio Graceffo
19+ hour, 7+ min ago (357+ words) When Viktor Orb'n was voted out in Hungary, on April 12, liberals celebrated. His replacement, P'ter Magyar, however, immediately pushed back against accepting migrants and appears to be the worst outcome for the left: a relative conservative who also holds broader…...