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Thank you, dear Henna [Virkkunen]. This roadmap for defence readiness is a plan to keep peace. Over the next few years, there must be a major build-up of European defence capabilities. Russia has no capacity to launch an attack on the EU today, but it could prepare itself in the years to come. Danger will not disappear even if the war in Ukraine ends. Member States identified nine capabil...
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Good evening. Today we have had a long day of defence talks. First in NATO regarding Ukraine and our own defence readiness, and now we also have the [EU] Defence Ministers meeting where we discuss the defence readiness roadmap. This is a roadmap with concrete objectives, concrete goals and concrete milestones [on] how to achieve defence readiness by 2030. Of course, there is a ‘lead nations ...
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Ministers of home affairs held an exchange about a draft law on a common system of returning illegally staying third country nationals, discussed the future of Frontex and held a policy debate on the Union Civil Protection Mechanism and health emergency preparedness and response.  
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Thank you. It is great to be here again in Kyiv. Ukraine is really in our hearts and minds all the time. The European Union is standing beside you and supporting you in different areas: politically, but also financially and militarily. Ukraine's defence is European defence. That is why we are also working on the next packages to help you with the military needs. When it comes to also political...
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Thank you. Good day, everybody. Minister Sybiha, dear Andrii, it is good to be back in Kyiv, and thank you for the warm welcome. Ukraine has our full backing. This year, the European Union is providing record levels of military support to Ukraine. EU sanctions have already deprived Russia of hundreds of billions of euros to fund its war. We will soon adopt new measures targeting Russia's ...
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Dear colleagues, The European Council will meet on Thursday 23 October in Brussels. As usual, I aim for a one-day meeting, if our discussions allow it. Russia continues its relentless attacks against Ukraine’s civilians and civilian infrastructure. We will discuss how to step up our support to Ukraine, namely by reconfirming our commitment to provide financial support to the country for the ...
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Today, the Council adopted a decision on the position that the EU will take in the EU-Ukraine Association Committee (in trade configuration) as regards the reduction or elimination of customs duties for a variety of agri-food products, such as dairy products, fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and meat preparations. This follows the preliminary agreement on the review of the EU-Ukraine Deep and C...
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The seventh edition of the I Love Science Festival attracted more than 18,000 people to Tour & Taxis. This marked a more than 15% increase on the previous year and it included a significant rise in the number of schools taking part in the event. It is evidence of the public's growing interest in the fascinating world of science and new technologies.   Read the press release
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The President of the European Council, António Costa, will attend the “Sharm El-Sheikh Summit for Peace” on Monday 13 October on behalf of the European Union, at the invitation of the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, and the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. “A long path toward peace starts tomorrow in Egypt. The international community is united in its commitment to...
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Russia’s President is in Tajikistan, despite the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrant issued against him. Tajikistan is a State Party to the Rome Statute of the ICC and failed to comply with its obligations under the Statute to execute the arrest warrant. Vladimir Putin is under an arrest warrant by the ICC for international crimes, specifically alleged crimes of unlawful deporta...
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