The EU's foreign policy chief says there is "full EU unity" in support of Jerusalem becoming the capital of both Israel and a future Palestinian state, the BBC reports.
The fight against corruption is the foundation of all reforms, EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said following the 4th session of the Ukraine-EU Association Council.
The European Union’s policy on non-recognition of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea remains unchanged, Federica Mogherini, EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said following the 4th session of the Ukraine-EU Association Council.
The European Union says that the evaluation of Ukrainian reforms shows considerable progress but Ukraine needs to accelerate their implementation to reap full benefits, according to an EU report.
Brussels will continue the dialogue with Kyiv on possible violations of minority rights with Ukraine’s new law on education based on the opinion of the Venice Commission due to be issued in December High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini told reporters following a Monday meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says Ukraine hopes for greater support from the European Union in the release of Ukrainian political prisoners in Russia and Russian-occupied Crimea, according to the presidential press service.
The Association Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine enters fully into force on Friday, September 1.
The Ukraine issue has been reflected in one of the five priorities of the European Union’s foreign policy, that is “global governance,” an UNIAN correspondent in Brussels reported Monday from an annual conference of EU Ambassadors.
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini has met with Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov in Brussels to discuss the situation in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, according to an UNIAN correspondent.
The European Union will announce the simplification of the visa regime with Ukraine in a few days, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini said during a meeting of the UN Security Council, Deutsche Welle reports.
The Ukrainian delegation to PACE took an active part in the unprecedented overthrow of the Assembly’s President. Alexander Lukashenko continues to maneuver between Kyiv and Moscow. Poland appears very selective in interpreting the concept of friendship between states. The first hundred days of Donald Trump as U.S. president have been unexpected for many.