In the latest concession to European farmers, the 27 EU member states have decided to impose stricter tariff rules on imported Ukrainian agricultural products. European farmers, who protested in Brussels again this week, were angry about unfair competition resulting from cheap imports.
Disinformation campaigns come in all shapes and sizes. For example, how are the current pro-Russian disinformation campaigns affecting the public and occupying journalists on a daily basis?
During the weekend of 23-25 February, the European Newsroom (enr) accompanied European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on another visit to Ukraine. On Saturday, February 24, it had been exactly two years since the Russian invasion in February 2022.
February 24 marks the two-year anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s troops invading Ukraine. It comes as Ukrainian forces are losing ground and the future of support from their key ally USA remains in doubt. The EU agreed on the 13th round of sanctions, also aiming at presenting its framework for EU accession talks with Ukraine by the “beginning of summer”.
The Middle East, Ukraine and the Sahel – the EU is confronted with numerous crises at once. The EU High Representative Josep Borrell, is thus calling for more unity and wants to heighten the EU’s ability to defend itself, if it wants to play a geopolitical role.