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Ukraine and the European Commission have started bilateral meetings as part of the process of assessing the approximation of Ukrainian legislation to EU law, an important step on the road to EU membership.

Europol reports a record increase in cocaine smuggling to Europe, with almost 70% of it being transported through the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam.

House Democrats are calling on the Pentagon to expand training for more Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets to maximize their strategic advantage in the ongoing conflict with Russia.

The French national team defeated Belgium 1-0 in the European Championship playoffs and reached the quarterfinals.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba congratulated Hungary on its presidency of the EU Council, thanked Belgium for its historic decisions during the presidency, and expressed interest in constructive cooperation and unity of the EU to protect peace and stability in Europe based on reliable support for Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy congratulated Hungary on its EU presidency, expressed readiness to contribute to strengthening Europe on the path to EU membership, and thanked Belgium for its leadership during the historic EU presidency, which helped advance Ukraine's accession negotiations and support programs.

Hungary takes over the presidency of the EU Council for 6 months amid serious disagreements with the EU leadership on issues such as the war in Ukraine and migration.

The pairs for the Euro 2024 Round of 16 and the full playoff bracket have been announced. The matches will take place from June 29 to July 2, the quarterfinals on July 5-6, the semifinals on July 9-10, and the final on July 14 in Berlin.

Ukraine failed to qualify for the Euro 2024 playoffs, losing to Romania and finishing fourth in its group, despite the fact that, according to head coach Serhiy Rebrov, the young team has great prospects for the future.

The Euro 2024 group round match between Ukraine and Belgium ended in a 0-0 draw, disappointing Ukraine's hopes of further progression in the tournament. However, President Zelensky thanked the team for fighting for our country.

Ukraine drew 0-0 with Belgium in the group stage of Euro 2024, crashing out of the tournament with 4 points.

A banner with the image of the fallen Ukrainian soldier Nazariy "Hrynko" Hryntsevych, created from 182 photos using artificial intelligence, was unfurled by fans during the Ukraine-Belgium match with the inscription "Peace has a price".

The border dog Fischer predicted the winner of the Ukraine-Belgium match before the game even started.

Wearing yellow, the Ukrainian national team will play against Belgium in the last match of the Euro 2024 group round at the Arena Stuttgart in front of a full house of 54,000 spectators.

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.

Today in Stuttgart, the national team of Ukraine will meet with Belgium in the final match of the group round of Euro 2024.

Ukraine won its first victory at Euro 2024, beating Slovakia 2-1 in the group stage thanks to goals from Mykola Shaparenko and Roman Yaremchuk.

The new package of sanctions against Russia prohibits the transshipment of liquefied natural gas to the EU, but does not reduce the volume of natural gas supplies to the European Union, the media write.

The F-16 fighter jets that Ukraine will receive this summer will protect Kharkiv from Russian aerial bombs launched from Russian airspace.

Iraq and Jordan withdrew their signatures from the joint communiqué of the Global Peace Summit, bringing the document aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine to 78 countries.

The countries participating in the contact group have allocated more than $98 billion in security assistance to Ukraine and are moving at full speed to provide Ukraine with what it desperately needs, and this must continue, and new solutions must be found, especially for Ukraine's air defense challenges, the Pentagon chief said.

G7 leaders gather for their annual summit in Italy, seeking to double down on support for Ukraine with a $50 billion loan package using frozen Russian assets, confront China's economic ambitions, and discuss issues such as artificial intelligence, while also facing domestic challenges.

The 28-year-old native of Kharkiv region, according to police, collaborated with Russian hacker groups to disguise ransomware viruses as safe files, which were used to infect the company's computer networks in the Netherlands and Belgium with a ransom demand for decryption.

Belgium seeks to reach a compromise on the 14th package of EU sanctions against Russia within 24 hours of the G7 summit, but faces challenges from Hungary, Germany and France on specific measures.

Ukraine expects to receive the first batch of F-16 fighters this year, initially at least as part of a flight (3-4 aircraft), and plans to gradually increase the number of pilots and aircraft as it receives from partner countries.

EU ambassadors are expected to formally discuss the framework for Ukraine and Moldova's accession talks next Wednesday, June 12, after the European Commission confirmed that the two countries had implemented the necessary reforms to start formal accession talks.

The European Commission will recommend starting EU accession talks with Ukraine in June, before Hungary takes over the bloc's presidency.

Ukraine is putting pressure on the United States and other countries to step up training for F-16 pilots before transferring these aircraft to Kiev.

Ukraine has handed over 1,151 tons of crushed peas to families in the Congo as part of the Grain from Ukraine humanitarian food program.

According to the Dutch Defense Minister, Ukraine will be allowed to use Dutch F-16 fighter jets to strike targets in Russia.