Source link The European Commission chief said the bloc’s upcoming summit will merely consider starting accession talks, not Kiev’s admission Ukraine’s possible accession to the EU will not be on the agenda at the bloc’s summit this week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said. She noted that the 27 leaders would merely […]
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Zelensky clamps down on corruption to win EU’s favor — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link The bloc has made anti-graft reform one of the key conditions for starting accession talks Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has approved a new package of laws aimed at tackling the country’s endemic corruption, in hopes of bringing Kiev closer to EU membership. On Friday, Zelensky signed three bills into law which had been […]
EU’s green initiative could de-industrialize Africa, official warns — RT Africa
Source link The so-called Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism threatens to cost the continent $25 billion per year, Akinwumi Adesina says An EU plan to impose a carbon tax on imports would cost Africa as much as $25 billion a year, the president of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, has warned, adding that the continent […]
This simple move by China could demolish the EU’s aggressive agenda — RT World News
Source link Visa-free travel may not seem like a big deal, but it throws a spanner in the works of the rhetoric about a “closed” and “bad-for-business” Beijing By Timur Fomenko, political analyst Last week, Beijing announced that the citizens of six EU countries – Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal – will be […]
EU’s top diplomat tells Israel ‘one horror does not justify another’ — RT World News
Source link Josep Borrell has said he is “shocked by the human suffering” on both sides of the conflict The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has urged Israelis to not be “consumed by rage” over Hamas’ deadly October 7 attack, arguing that one act of violence can not warrant another. Speaking during his […]
EU’s Ukraine weapons goal ‘unattainable’ – Germany — RT World News
Source link Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said he had been skeptical of Brussels’ pledge all along, citing inadequate production capacities The European Union will not be able to make good on its pledge to provide Ukraine with one million artillery rounds by next March, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has admitted. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry […]