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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Warsaw to meet with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk ahead of the upcoming NATO summit to discuss Ukraine's defense and path to EU and NATO membership.

President Zelenskyy said that within a few months, before the second Peace Summit, as a next step after the first summit, a detailed plan should be prepared to address each crisis caused by Putin's war in Ukraine.

Zelensky hopes that most countries will support Ukraine despite potential political changes, as the fight is for freedom and for being on the right side of history.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy signs bilateral security cooperation agreements with the President of Lithuania and the Prime Minister of Estonia during the EU leaders' summit.

In Greece, starting from July 1, 2024, many employees will be required to work six days a week as part of a labor law reform aimed at combating "black employment" and simplifying management in companies.

German Chancellor Scholz called on the EU to provide financial support to countries such as Germany, which are hosting large numbers of Ukrainian refugees, to finance social assistance, vocational training and language courses for them.

Ukraine and the European Union sign a Security Agreement during an EU leaders' summit attended by President Zelenskyy, Charles Michel, and Ursula von der Leyen.

Arriving at the European Council meeting in Brussels, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his desire to discuss with EU leaders the next steps after the start of negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the bloc, as well as pressing issues such as air defense and the need for urgent delivery of military aid packages.

In the first reading, the Georgian parliament supported a law banning LGBT "propaganda" and restricting the rights of LGBTQ+ people, which contradicts the country's European aspirations.

President Zelenskyy is in Brussels to attend a European Council meeting, sign a security agreement with the EU and two other security agreements, and hold talks.

US ambassador to Beijing Nicholas Burns said that China is not neutral in the Russian-Ukrainian war and actually sided with the Russian Federation, providing technology and maintaining trade ties.

Ukraine and the European Union will sign a security agreement that guarantees long-term arms supplies, military training and other security assistance to Ukraine.

Finland has allocated 500,000 euros to Ukraine under the OECD Economic Development Program to support reforms, the rule of law, the fight against corruption and business structures.

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have called on the EU to build a defense line along its border with Russia and Belarus to protect the bloc from military and hybrid threats, which requires financial support from all members.

During a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the Olympic flame was brought into the hall.

The updated Free Trade Agreement between Ukraine and Canada strengthens trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. We are also talking about facilitating temporary entry for Ukrainian service providers and promoting a free digital economy.

"The MHP family's food museum and the Super Fileo brand influencer campaign won awards in the X-RAY marketing initiative competition.

The European Union has agreed on a new package of sanctions against Belarus to strengthen the response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and fight circumvention of sanctions.

Independent experts warn that the creation of a forensic expert institution under the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine will not ensure the objectivity and timeliness of conducting expert examinations in criminal cases.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet with French President Macron in Paris ahead of Hungary's EU presidency amid tensions over support for Ukraine and migration policy.

Russia is banning access to more than 80 Western media outlets from 25 EU countries, accusing them of spreading disinformation.

Ursula von der Leyen, Kaya Callas and Antonio Costa were nominated for top positions in the EU after an agreement between EU leaders representing the bloc's three main political groups.

The European Council meeting will start with an exchange of views with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which will provide an opportunity to discuss the situation on the ground and welcome Ukraine's path to European membership.

Ukraine is ready to meet Hungary's demands for national minorities in the framework of European integration and will implement 11 proposals put forward by Hungary as part of the process of Ukraine's accession to the EU.

Ukraine must meet a wide range of political and practical commitments to gain EU membership, including fundamental rights reforms and the introduction of more than 20,000 EU standards into its legal system, negotiations on which are due to begin on June 25.

Ukraine is confidently moving towards full membership in the European Union with projected accession dates until 2030, according to the forecast of the president of the European Council, Charles Michel.

The European Union has opened negotiations on Ukraine's accession, and although we still have a lot of work to do on the way to joining, the Ukrainian side is ready for it, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said.

Ukraine and the European Union are actively starting negotiations on Ukraine's membership in the EU at an intergovernmental conference in Luxembourg.

Stefanchuk signed a bill to reset the BEB and sent it to Zelensky for signature.

Ukraine will begin a bilateral selection process by the end of 2023 to determine further steps to join the European Union, with the goal of being ready to make the first decisions by 2025 and achieve full membership by 2030.