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The European Union and wider international establishment have rushed to congratulate Emmanuel Macron on his victory over populist challenger Marine Le Pen.

Jerusalem – As Europe aims to wean itself off Russian fossil fuel because of the Ukraine invasion, Israel hopes to help fill the gap with gas from its offshore reserves.

BRUSSELS (AP) – Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger and two top European Union officials are in Kyiv looking to shore up the bloc’s support for war-torn Ukraine.

The United States, United Kingdom and the European Union were set Wednesday to impose new punishing sanctions targeting Russia.

The European Commission has proposed to grant Ukrainian refugees residency rights that would include access to member states’ labour markets and welfare benefits as refugees continue to flee the conflict. The Commission has proposed to grant automatic protection for Ukrainians

The Parliament of the European Union welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s application to join the bloc in a resolution on Tuesday – a first step in a long and difficult official joining process that Ukraine may not technically qualify for.

President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling for both a ceasefire and for Ukraine’s “immediate” accession to the European Union as his government holds peace talks with a Kremlin delegation in the Russian client state of Belarus. 

The President of the European Commission has said that Ukraine belong to the European Union and that, “over time”, the bloc “want[s] them in.”

The European Union (E.U.) sought to place itself in front of Russia’s territorial ambitions Thursday as it announced the “strongest, the harshest package” of sanctions to punish Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine.

The UK and the EU will impose new sanctions on Russia following Vladimir Putin recognising separatist regions of Ukraine as sovereign.

The European Union has announced new plans to combat its reliance on foreign bodies — such as Communist China — in regards to microchip manufacturing, including pumping an extra €15 billion into the essential sector.

UFC legend Conor McGregor has branded “forced” vaccination a “war crime” and slammed the EU and its “lapdogs” in the Irish government.

Markus Lohi, chairman of the Finnish parliament’s Social Affairs and Health Committee, has said he will not support a European Union-wide vaccine mandate.

Brexit leader Nigel Farage has exclaimed “thank goodness we left” the EU in response to reports that the head of the bloc, European Commission Ursula von der Leyen saying mandatory vaccination should be considered, while countries like Greece are threatening to fine senior citizens for every month they go unvaccinated.

The European Union will launch a €300 billion global infrastructure project in an apparent attempt to counter Communist China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the race for global influence. The Global Gateway scheme, which aims at investing €300 (£255bn/$340) billion into

European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen has called for discussions regarding the implementation of forced vaccination throughout the entire EU, in a move that has been described as the “Chinafication of Europe”.

An internal European Commission communications document has advised bureaucrats to avoid terms like “Christmas time” to be more inclusive.

The incoming coalition government in Germany is set to push for a so-called ‘United States of Europe’ and create an EU Superstate.

The EU is set to blacklist firms involved with transporting migrants to Belarus for the purpose of destabilising the bloc.

The European Union is reportedly considering sanctions against Belarusian airlines that brought migrants from the Middle East to Minsk.

France and the UK agreed to de-escalate tensions over fishing rights after a meeting between President Macron and Boris Johnson in Rome.

The president of the European Catholic Bishops’ Conferences (COMECE), Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, has rejected European Commission warnings that illegal immigration is being used to “destabilise Europe,” calling instead for the facilitation of migration into Europe.

The European Union needs to build the “political will” to craft an Amry of its own, President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.

“Our first and most urgent priority is to speed up global vaccination,” von der Leyen told European parliamentarians.

An EU President said the bloc has reached its goal of getting 70% of adults fully vaccinated against coronavirus by the end of the summer.

The World Bank announced on Tuesday that it will halt financial aid to Afghanistan following the Taliban’s overthrow of the elected government in Kabul.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has promised financial incentives to European Union member states who take in refugees and asylum seekers from Afghanistan. President Von der Leyen made the announcement after a visit to a reception centre for

MADRID (AP) — The President of the European Commission has urged the international community to open arms for Afghan refugees.

Sweeping new legislation to cut emissions by 55% this decade, including a controversial plan to tax foreign companies for pollution.

Brexit champion Nigel Farage said the European Union could not “bear the thought of Brexit Britain” succeeding after a spokesman for European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said she wants Italy to beat England in the European Football Championship final.

The EU’s encroachment on Hungary’s education system through LGBT diktats threatens the country’s way of life, Viktor Orbán has warned

The left-wing coalition plans to use a chunk of the $166 billion Spain is set to receive from the EU to kickstart its electric car industry.

EU leaders reportedly blocked attempts from the UlS., Britain, and Canada to call out the China for the use of slave labour in Xinjiang.

At least one good thing has emerged from the G7 summit: we now know that President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, President Bieber of Canada and the various other world leaders who’ve been sunning themselves in Cornwall are ocean-going, copper-bottomed hypocrites.

The European Union will introduce a government-controlled and cross border “digital identity” app for EU citizens as a part of the bloc’s post-pandemic “transition”. In a speech given to the EU’s 2021 Digital Assembly on Tuesday, European Commission President Ursula von

EU lawmakers approved the final ratification of the deal nearly five years after Britain decided to leave the bloc.