The President of the European Commission, who has a medical degree, helped a passenger on a flight from Zurich to Brussels. The incident occurred on her way back from the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.
Romania and Bulgaria will join the Schengen area by land in January 2025. This will allow the countries to avoid multibillion-dollar economic losses and increase their growth rates.
NABU's Public Control Council criticizes the lack of criteria and deadlines for an independent audit of the bureau. The PIC will set up a working group to study the mechanism of the audit after the results are made public.
EU military spending in 2024 will amount to 326 billion euros, which is 1. 9% of the Union's GDP. 17 member states will sign agreements on joint air defense and military research and development projects.
The relevant committee of the Rada recommended to cancel the requirement of a 75% passing score for cognitive testing of HACC judges. Experts believe that this will increase the court's dependence on the NABU and the SAPO.
Brussels sends a technical mission to assess the situation in Georgia. The country's president and opposition do not recognize the results due to massive violations and falsifications.
The ECHR found violations of lawyer Sergienko's rights by NABU detectives during his detention. Ukraine must pay compensation for ill-treatment and improper investigation of the incident.
Russia halted gas transit to Austria via Ukraine after OMV offset €230 million in arbitration fees. Von der Leyen announces that the EU is ready for winter and that gas storage facilities are fully filled.
The disbursement of a €4. 1 billion tranche of EU aid to Ukraine is pending approval by the EU Council. The European Commission hopes to make the payment by the end of 2023.
The NBU set the official hryvnia exchange rate at UAH 41. 24/USD, which strengthened the hryvnia by 10 kopecks. Different exchange rates were observed on the interbank market, in banks and exchange offices.
The Prime Minister of Ukraine meets with the IMF mission led by Gavin Gray in Kyiv. Ukraine expects to receive a tranche of USD 1.1 bn in late December after fulfilling all structural benchmarks.
The European Commission has approved the disbursement of EUR 4. 1 billion to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility after the required benchmarks have been met. The total amount of support for the year will reach EUR 16.1 billion after approval by the EU Council.
The German Ministry of Economy has ordered Deutsche Energy Terminal to stop supplying Russian LNG. The decision was made after the announcement of planned gas supplies from Russia to the Brunsbüttel terminal.
A Kharkiv-based human rights group has reported regular violations of the presumption of innocence in high-profile cases by the NABU. The bureau's detectives pass information to activists in almost all investigations.
Shmyhal and Borrell discussed cooperation within the European Peace Fund and the development of the Ukrainian defense industry. Ukraine expects to receive 1 million rounds of ammunition by the end of the year and is counting on support for weapons production.
The European Parliament is considering a resolution to strengthen control over Russian oil tankers and their insurance. The document envisages systematic sanctions and enhanced satellite monitoring of the vessels.
The European Union is discussing the possibility of continuing to support Ukraine in the event of a Trump administration. The EU has already provided €118 billion in aid, but is critically dependent on American military resources.
The President of the European Commission congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory. The parties discussed Ukraine's defense, trade, energy, and strengthening ties between the EU and the US.
At the Budapest Summit, European leaders discussed the future role of the EU and security challenges. Leaders called for greater EU autonomy, especially in security matters.
The President of Ukraine held talks with the Prime Minister of Hungary at the summit of the European Political Community. Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of equal relations and discussed the issue of national minorities.
Yevhen Zakharov, director of the Kharkiv Human Rights Group, said that there are systemic violations of the presumption of innocence by the NABU and the SAPO. The HACC ignores the problem and loses its independence by playing along with the anti-corruption agencies.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen congratulated Donald Trump and expressed her readiness for cooperation. She emphasized the importance of the transatlantic partnership between the EU and the US, which unites 800 million citizens.
Detectives of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) have repeatedly violated the presumption of innocence, as evidenced by numerous cases of public statements that created the impression of guilt of the defendants before the end of the trial. These data are provided in the Shadow Report to Chapter 23 “Justice and Fundamental Rights” of the European Commission's 2023 Report on Ukraine.
Representatives of the Council of Europe and the EU conduct a monitoring visit to Zakarpattia on the rights of national minorities. The delegation assesses access to education and the implementation of legislation for the region's national communities.
EU diplomat Josep Borrell has said that it is necessary to respond to North Korea's involvement in the war. He came for talks with senior officials during his visits to Japan and South Korea.
The EC has launched an official investigation into Temu for possible violations of the Digital Services Act. The platform may face fines of up to 6% of annual revenue for failing to comply with security and transparency rules.
The European Commission is considering allowing Euroclear to use frozen Russian assets to protect the G7 loan to Ukraine. This could compensate the company for possible losses due to sanctions lawsuits by Russia.
In the province of Valencia, 92 people died due to severe flooding, and 95 in the country as a whole. Thousands of rescuers are searching for the missing, and the authorities have allocated 250 million euros to help the victims.
The Ministry of Culture has responded to the European Commission's comments on the United News telethon. The Ministry plans to stop supporting the marathon after the end of martial law.
Severe flooding in Spain has killed 95 people, most of them in Valencia. A three-day mourning period was declared, 115,000 people were left without power, and transportation was disrupted.
