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Ukraine and Moldova Accession to the EU: Negotiations Begin

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-25 10:29 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

European Union Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky

The European Union formally launches accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on Tuesday, setting the fragile ex-Soviet states off on a long path towards membership that Russia has tried to block. The landmark move is aimed in particular at sending a vote of confidence in Ukraine's future as Moscow has momentum on the battlefield almost ...

EU Unlocks 1.4 bn Euros from Russian Assets for Ukraine

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-24 21:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The EU on Monday agreed to start paying out a first chunk of funds worth 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) earned from Russian frozen assets to help arm Ukraine, bypassing blockages from Hungary. The money is part of roughly three billion euros a year in interest from immobilized Russian central bank funds that the EU agreed to use for Kyiv in ...

EU Shows Unconditional Support for Cyprus Against Hezb

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-20 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

European Union Hassan Nasrallah

European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said on Thursday that a threat against Cyprus was tantamount to a threat against the entire European Union, after Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah threatened the island nation the previous day with reprisals if it opened its airports or bases to Israel "to target Lebanon." [readmore ...

Ukraine Says EU Security Accord to Be Signed Soon

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-19 19:48 - Reading : less than a minute

European Union Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky

Ukraine said Wednesday it would soon sign a security agreement with the European Union, the latest in a series of accords that it hopes will ensure military aid for years to come as it battles Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky last week hailed an "unprecedented" 10-year security deal agreed with the United States as a "bridge" to NATO ...

European Union Leaders Haggle For Bloc's Top Jobs

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-17 23:19 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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European Union leaders huddled in Brussels on Monday to thrash out how to divide up the bloc's top jobs, with early signals putting Ursula von der Leyen on track for a second term as chief of the powerful European Commission. Far-right gains in EU-wide elections in early June, which triggered snap polls and political upheaval in France, appear to ...

Five Key Takeaways from the 2024 EU Elections

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-10 13:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

European Union Emmanuel Macron

At a glance, here are the five key takeaways from Sunday's European Union elections. Far-right parties made striking gains in European Union elections on Sunday, while the ultimate losers were French President Emmanuel Macron -- and the Greens. Here are five takeaways from the vote which saw Europe's centrist political groups emerge relatively ...

France: Emmanuel Macron Dissolves Parliament

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-09 22:24 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

European Union Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced he was dissolving parliament and called snap legislative elections after the far-right trounced his centrist alliance in EU polls. The first round of elections for the lower house National Assembly will take place on June 30, with the second round on July 7, Macron announced in an address to ...

EU Vote in Closing Stretch as Far Right Eyes Gains

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-09 21:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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EU elections on Sunday saw striking gains for the far-right as exit polls put Marine Le Pen's National Rally in France and Alternative for Germany ahead of the governing camps, boosting their efforts to sway the bloc at a pivotal moment. Projected results from France put far-right Le Pen's party around 33 percent, with 31 seats in the incoming ...

Bulgarians Frustrated as They Vote for Sixth Time in Three Years

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-09 12:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Bulgarians started voting with expectations of a strengthened GERB party led by former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, amid concerns of continued instability and potential delays in EU integration reforms. Bulgarians started voting on Sunday for a sixth time in three years, with hopes for change expected to be quashed in the Balkan country. As ...

EU Elections: Voting Began Across Europe, Ideologies Clash

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-09 10:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Voting commenced across Europe for the pivotal EU elections, with a spotlight on the rise of far-right parties in countries like France and Germany potentially shaping the continent's political landscape for the next five years. Voting began across Europe on Sunday on the final – and biggest – day of marathon EU elections, with balloting due ...

Macron Warns of Wide Far-Fight Presence in EU Parliament

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-06 23:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Emmanuel Macron European Union

French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday that the EU risked being blocked by a big far-right presence in the European Parliament after this week's elections. "If France sends a very big far-right delegation, if other big countries do this, Europe could be blocked," Macron told French television. "Because what is a Europe where the ...

France, Germany, and Poland Targeted by Russian Disinformation

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-04 20:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France, Germany, and Poland have become "permanent" targets for Russian disinformation attacks in the run-up to European Parliament elections this week, a senior EU official said on Tuesday. The European Union has repeatedly warned heading towards the June 6-9 vote that Russia would ramp up disinformation campaigns in the 27-country bloc. "There ...

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