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Instead of sending NATO troops to Ukraine, Slovak Defense Minister Robert Kalyniak proposes to bring back combat-ready Ukrainian men who have gone abroad.

German and Chinese officials discussed a potential peace conference in Switzerland on Russia's war against Ukraine, but China did not present any new initiatives.

This week, the European Commission will approve a draft negotiation framework for Ukraine's accession to the EU after Ukraine implements four additional recommendations.

Russian President Putin's invasion of Ukraine has led to Finland and Sweden joining NATO and brought Ukraine closer to membership than ever before, despite Putin's goal of hindering Ukraine's progress toward NATO and the EU, the NATO Secretary General said.

If no action is taken, Europe will face the catastrophic consequences of climate change, such as deadly heat waves, floods, and more than €1 trillion in annual economic losses from coastal flooding by the end of the century.

The EU wants a just peace that takes into account the victim of war, which is Ukraine.

The EU plans to strengthen Ukraine's defense industry and promote its cooperation with European industry as part of its future security commitments to Ukraine, including holding a Ukraine-EU Defense Industry Forum and opening an EU Defense Innovation Office in Kyiv.

The French Foreign Minister called for speaking to Russia in the language of "balance of power" and for more support for Ukraine, demonstrating the EU's unity against Moscow's actions.

Van Gogh's 1884 painting "Portrait of a Peasant Woman in a White Bonnet" was sold for 4. 5 million euros at a European art fair.

The Czech Republic will transfer 800,000 pieces of artillery ammunition to the Ukrainian military within a few weeks, Czech President Petr Pavel announces.

According to Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, Armenia is considering applying for membership in the European Union and is seeking closer ties with the West.

Biden announced plans to build a temporary floating dock on the Gaza coast within 60 days to speed up humanitarian aid operations amid the ongoing Israeli military campaign and imminent famine in the region.

Polish farmers announced new nationwide protests on March 20, blocking transportation routes from 7:00 a. m. to 7:00 p.m. to demand action from the government as their farms face bankruptcy.

The EU has announced the opening of a sea corridor this weekend to bring humanitarian aid from Cyprus to the Gaza Strip to prevent famine, and the first pilot shipment of food aid from the World Central Kitchen charity is expected to leave on Saturday.

The EU will approve the draft negotiation framework for Ukraine's accession to the EU after Ukraine completes four additional points of "homework" on its way to membership.

Ukraine and Poland are close to resolving the import conflict through negotiations that will allow for the introduction of temporary security measures to protect Polish farmers from the flow of Ukrainian agricultural imports.

Ukraine plans to receive a €6 billion loan from the EU under the Ukraine Facility program, which provides for a total of €50 billion in financing.

Military support for Ukraine will increase: this year, the EU and its member states plan to provide Ukraine with an additional 21 billion euros.

Hungary received €75 million of previously blocked EU funds to be spent on an environmental and energy efficiency program.

Ukraine is ready to take further coordinated steps with the EU's neighboring countries and the European Commission to unblock the borders, restore exports and transit of Ukrainian products.

The EU plans to present a negotiation framework for Ukraine's accession to the EU next week, European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis says.

The maritime corridor from Cyprus to Gaza for the transportation of humanitarian aid is expected to open on Sunday, March 10, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

In March, the European Commission will inspect the Polish consulates in Guangzhou (China) and Manila (Philippines) to check compliance with Schengen visa rules in connection with the "visa scandal" involving alleged corruption and fraud.

In March 2024, Ukraine expects to receive a negotiating framework for EU accession from the European Commission. The Ukrainian government has implemented the necessary recommendations.

At the beginning of the full-scale war, some countries were reluctant to sell ammunition to Ukraine because they feared it would lose, the expert points out.

Oil prices remained largely unchanged as investors weighed potential future interest rate cuts in the US and Europe.

Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk expressed hope to receive €4. 5 billion from the EU's €50 billion program for Ukraine in March during a meeting with European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis.

The Polish Sejm adopts a resolution calling on the European Commission to impose sanctions on imports of Russian and Belarusian agricultural products to the EU.

Luxembourg joins the Czech Republic's initiative to purchase ammunition for the Ukrainian Armed Forces outside the EU.

Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis arrived in Kyiv to reaffirm the EU's unwavering support for Ukraine as it bravely repels Russia's brutal and illegal aggression and defends Ukraine's future in Europe.