Czechia is thoroughly studying the US 28-point peace plan and discussing it with its allies in the Coalition of the Willing. We and our European colleagues consider the existence of the plan to be...
Czechia is thoroughly studying the US 28-point peace plan and discussing it with its allies in the Coalition of the Willing. We and our European colleagues consider the existence of the plan to be a starting point for further negotiations on a peaceful settlement between Ukraine and Russia. Let...
Strasbourg, 29.09.2025 – The thirteenth Václav Havel Human Rights Prize – which honours outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights – has been awarded to Ukrainian journalist and human rights defender Maksym Butkevych. The prize was presented at a special ceremony on the opening day of the...
Today, the European Commission adopted the 2023 Enlargement Package, providing a detailed assessment of the state of play and the progress made by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye, and for the first time also Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia on their respective...
EU High Representative Josep Borrell today announced the appointment of new heads of EU Delegations to Armenia and Ukraine and a new chargé d’affaires in Belarus. Vassilis Maragos has been nominated as the EU Ambassador to Armenia. He is currently Head of Unit for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo in the...
Charles Michel, President of the European Council, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, met in Kyiv today for the 24th EU-Ukraine Summit. They discussed how to further support Ukraine and how to increase collective pressure on Russia to end its...
he EU Foreign Affairs Council, held in Brussels on 12 December, discussed how to assist Ukraine in repairing its energy system, increase the EU’s electricity exports to Ukraine and the EU’s work on ensuring accountability for Russian crimes committed during the war in Ukraine. The Council also discussed ongoing...
Strasbourg, 16.11.2022 – Council of Europe Secretary General Marija Pejčinović Burić made the following statement: “I condemn in the strongest possible terms the indiscriminate missiles strikes which hit Ukraine and Poland. “On behalf of the Council of Europe, I express my condolences and full support to both countries. The bloodshed must immediately...
On 30 June, the European Commission and Europa Nostra announced the 2022 winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, funded by the EU Creative Europe programme. This year, which marks the 20th anniversary of Europe’s most prestigious awards in the heritage field, 30 heritage achievements from...
European Union leaders on Thursday are set to make Ukraine a candidate for joining the 27-nation bloc, a first step in a long and unpredictable journey toward full membership that could take many years to navigate. Making Ukraine a contender now seems to be a done deal after national...
EU High Representative Josep Borrell said that the sixth sanctions package against Russia will not only include a ban on oil, but also cutting off three important banks from SWIFT. Earlier, it had been reported that Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, would be de-swifted. “It will still put more difficulties on the...
