European Union

EU leaders approve fast-track plan to send Ukraine artillery ammunition

By Samuel Petrequin, Lorne Cook, Associated Press

European Union leaders have endorsed a plan for sending Ukraine 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition within the next 12 months to help the country counter Russia’s invasion forces.

Serbia, Kosovo agree on implementation of EU plan to normalize relations

By Florent Bajrami, Associated Press

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have tentatively agreed on how to implement a European Union-sponsored plan to normalize their relations after decades of tensions between the two Balkan wartime foes, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Saturday after…

UK, EU hail ‘new chapter’ after deal reached on Brexit trade dispute

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The U.K. and the European Union have sealed a deal to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade dispute over Northern Ireland.

How countries have continued to support the war in Ukraine after a year of fighting

By Stephen Sestanovich, Council on Foreign Relations

Governments most directly affected by Russia’s war on Ukraine all worry about sustaining domestic support for their policies. One year in, however, they have managed this problem with surprising success.

EU considers ways to ramp up ammunition production for Ukraine

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

Top European Union diplomats are warning that EU and NATO allies must find ways to quickly provide thousands of artillery shells to Ukraine or face the prospect of it losing the war against Russia.

Zelenskyy urges EU to grant Ukraine membership

By Raf Casert, Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that “a Ukraine that is winning” should become a European Union member.

European Union begins ban on Russian diesel over war in Ukraine

By David McHugh, Associated Press

Starting Sunday, the 27-country EU is taking the step to further slash its energy dependency on Moscow. The measure also aims to crimp the Kremlin’s fossil fuel earnings as punishment for invading Ukraine.

European Union to unveil 10th package of Russian sanctions to mark anniversary of invasion of Ukraine

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

European Union officials say the bloc will unveil its 10th package of sanctions against Russia on Feb. 24 to mark the anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

EU imposes sanctions on more Iranian officials, organizations in response to human rights abuses

By Lorne Cook, Associated Press

It's the fourth round of sanctions that the 27-nation bloc has imposed on Iranian officials and organizations over the protests that erupted in Iran in mid-September after the death of a young woman accused of violating Iran's strict dress code.

UK Prime Minister Sunak pushes ahead on plan to remove all EU laws

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is pushing ahead with a contentious plan to remove all remaining European Union laws from Britain's statute book by the end of the year.