Ukraine aims to finish EU talks by 2028. Brussels agrees—on one condition: Ukraine’s lawmakers stop dragging their feet
The Commission signed on to Kyiv’s timeline and tied it to reforms parliament keeps putting off.
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Ukraine finally voted to tax cheap foreign parcels to unlock €3.7 billion—now Brussels decides whether it was enough, with a €70 billion gap ahead amid ongoing war
Parliament needed three tries to pass the tax, and nobody has yet signed up to pay the bigger bill for Russia’s war in 2027.
For first time, Ukraine’s drone makers and Europe’s arms firms have joined one body: EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance
Eighteen companies aim to build drones and counter-drone systems together, folding Ukraine's combat-tested industry into Europe's.
The EU just released $7 billion for Ukraine to buy Patriot missiles and drones
The money comes from Europe's existing loan to Kyiv, and the decision finally lets Ukraine place orders for the American interceptors it cannot build itself.
Brussels cleared Ukraine to spend EU loan money on American Patriot missiles for the coming winter of Russian attacks
The request went in four days earlier, and the funds come from the bloc's existing credit line rather than any new pledge.
Belgium points Ukraine to next year’s European loan instead of Russia’s frozen cash
Earnings from the immobilized money underwrite an earlier European loan, while the sum they come from stays behind one government's objections.
190 or 580 Patriot missiles? What Ukraine’s EU-loan request could buy—and why Washington still decides
The EU is weighing Ukraine's loan request to buy Patriot missiles, von der Leyen confirmed—member states take it up on 7 September.
Four EU states revive push to use Russia’s frozen billions for Ukraine
Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, and Poland want Brussels to resume work eight months after Belgium blocked the proposal.
A slice of Estonia’s new EU billions will buy drones—for Ukraine, not itself
The money is a 45-year loan drawn from Brussels' new joint defense fund, which lets member states borrow cheaply.
Georgia’s sanctioned Kulevi refinery says switch to non-Russian crude is under way
Black Sea Petroleum says Kazakhstan's crude has already entered production and the first shipment from Libya is due later this month as the company seeks to meet EU requirements for ending its reliance on Russian oil.
EU releases another €3.47 billion for Ukraine’s “urgent needs” – drones, missiles, air defense, and Gripen jets
The latest EU defense tranche will fund drones, missiles, air defense, and Gripen fighter jets, with Brussels pledging additional military support for Ukraine in the coming weeks.
Euractiv: Italy and Greece win a fur pass for Russia inside the EU’s newest sanctions round
The two nations buy more Russian sable than anyone else in the bloc, and they lobbied to keep the pelts flowing while finished coats stay off-limits.
“Ukraine’s urgent needs should be front and centre”: Nine EU ministers push Brussels to unlock Patriot air defense missiles as Russia’s ballistic attacks intensify
Nine European defense ministers urged the European Commission to speed approval for Ukraine to buy Patriot missiles and other critical weapons from outside the EU under its €90 billion support loan.
Ukraine needs €650 million to keep lights on this winter. Without it, next repairs stop
Kyiv is pressing donors ahead of the Gdańsk recovery conference to replenish the fund before Russia resumes its winter assault on the power grid.
Hungary’s anti-corruption watchdog says Orbán’s former inner circle should be prosecuted over billions in missing EU funds
Péter Magyar is trying to convince Brussels that Hungary can be trusted with more than €10 billion in cash frozen over rule-of-law concerns.
EU approves nearly €2.8 billion for Ukraine after positive assessment of its fourth-quarter 2025 reform progress
The tranche follows the sixth payment of €2.3 billion approved in December 2025 and brings total Ukraine Facility disbursements since 2024 to €26.8 billion.
EU plans to provide Ukraine with the first tranche of a 90-billion-euro loan in late May or early June
EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis says the first tranche of the 90-billion-euro loan for Ukraine will arrive in late May or early June 2026, with no technical delays in preparation.
Druzhba pipeline restart this week after Russian attack could unlock €90 billion in EU aid for Ukraine
Hungary's precondition is being met, funding should follow.
EU hands Hungary’s new leader 27 conditions. One of them is unlocking €90 billion for Ukraine
The other conditions span anti-corruption measures and the reversal of Orbán-era decisions found to violate EU rules.
Brussels shines Ukrainian colors on buildings as EU marks four years of Russia’s full-scale war
Von der Leyen, Zelenskyy call for stronger EU-Ukraine ties on invasion anniversary