foreign affairs ministers exchange views on Russia’s war on Ukraine and on the Middle East; the Competitiveness Council will discuss the European competitiveness fund, the 2026 single market report and the emergency plans for industrial resilience; in an extraordinary plenary session, the European Parliament will vote on the European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine; and in committee will debate customs duties on imports from the US, and also the actions of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The EU decided to suspend a number of sanctions on Syria, aiming to facilitate engagement with the country, its people and businesses in key areas such as energy and transport.
Poland took over the presidency of the EU on 1 January promising to strenthen European security in its external, internal, information, economic, energy, food, and health dimensions.
The European Parliament gave formal approval Wednesday to the new team and programme of EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, with her College of Commissioners expected to take office on 1 December.
The European Parliament gave its green light Tuesday to an extraordinary loan of up to EUR 35 billion to Ukraine, to be repaid with future revenues from frozen Russian assets.
The European Union issued a strong condemnation Tuesday of Russia’s intensifying campaign of hybrid activities against the EU such as cyber-attacks and information manipulation. These activities illustrated Russia’s reckless and…














