European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen embarked on her eighth trip to Kyiv since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Ahead of winter, she presented a proposal for the EU’s share of a G7 loan, as well as fresh money for the country’s energy security.
The payment shall help financing the functioning of the state and support economic stability in Ukraine which is fighting Russia’s all-out invasion.
Russia has changed the name of its Europe Square to Eurasia Square in satisfaction with Europe’s position on the war in Ukraine and its support for the country. Ukraine is also currently in membership talks with the European Union.
Leaders of 43 European countries and the European Union took part in the fourth European Political Community Summit in Woodstock (United Kingdom) on Thursday to talk about energy and connectivity, security and democracy and migration.
Germany and other EU countries are struggling to integrate Ukrainian refugees into their labour market, to which Ukrainians have access under a temporary protection mechanism introduced by the EU in 2022.