Brussels
The EU has adopted the world's first comprehensive law regulating artificial intelligence, including restrictions on real-time biometric surveillance in public places and requirements for transparency and compliance with EU laws for high-risk artificial intelligence systems.
The EU finance ministers unanimously supported the candidacy of Kristalina Georgieva for a second five-year term as head of the International Monetary Fund.
A new book by British-Ukrainian writer Anna Shevchenko, which contains 20 real-life stories about ordinary Ukrainians during the war, was presented in London.
Sweden, as a new member of NATO, has no plans to deploy the alliance's nuclear weapons on its territory in peacetime, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg have said.
This week, the European Commission will approve a draft negotiation framework for Ukraine's accession to the EU after Ukraine implements four additional recommendations.
Sweden has officially joined NATO as the 32nd member state after abandoning its non-aligned policy due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The flag-raising ceremony took place at NATO Headquarters in Brussels with the participation of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and NATO officials.
Hungary received €75 million of previously blocked EU funds to be spent on an environmental and energy efficiency program.
Pornhub, Xvideos, and Stripchat have sued the EU to challenge new content moderation obligations under the Digital Services Act, which classifies them as "very large online platforms" requiring stricter rules to combat illegal and harmful content.
Since the beginning of the invasion, Ukrainian courts have handed down 81 war crimes verdicts against Russians, with 17 defendants convicted in person.
Poland announces that the European Commission has agreed to revise the transportation agreement with Ukraine to meet the demands of Polish truckers.
Ukraine is asking 10 EU member states for permission to extradite war criminals and people accused of large-scale corruption.
The EU discussed Russia's war against Ukraine with China's special representative Li Hui and expressed concern over the export of dual-use goods from China to Russia, calling on Beijing to counteract it.
The European Commission may submit a proposal to use the profits from frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine's defense industry.
Russian intelligence is using a Serbian agent to infiltrate EU institutions and spread pro-Kremlin theories about the invasion of Ukraine.
Belgian police have arrested four teenagers suspected of preparing a jihadist attack after they exchanged messages about attack plans.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will meet with former US President Donald Trump in Florida on March 8.
China sees negotiations as the only way to end the fighting in Ukraine, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said after talks in Moscow between China's special representative for Ukraine and Russia's deputy foreign minister.
The EU is preparing to completely cut off Russian gas supplies through Ukraine by the end of the year, as it has already sharply reduced its imports of Russian gas, oil, and coal over the past two years.
Sweden's accession to NATO may be delayed until next week because Hungary's newly elected president has not yet taken office to sign the ratification.
The European Parliament has passed a controversial nature conservation law that requires at least 20% of the EU's land and marine areas to be restored by 2030 through measures such as reforestation and wetland restoration.
The Hungarian parliament voted 188 to 6 in favor of Sweden's accession to NATO, approving Sweden's membership in the alliance. However, the law still needs to be signed by the President of the Republic before it can enter into force.
EU agriculture ministers will meet to discuss farmers' protests across Europe and proposals to reduce the burden on farmers.
Ursula von der Leyen and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Crewe will visit Poland on February 23 to discuss farmers' protests, aid to Ukraine, and Poland's use of reconstruction funds.
The European Union has agreed on a new package of sanctions against Russia, which for the first time targets Chinese and Indian companies accused of supporting Moscow.
Ukraine's ambassador to the EU has called for a ban on the sale of Russian agricultural products in the European Union to help ease tensions among European farmers.
The head of the European Commission says that Brussels intends to present a framework for negotiations on Ukraine's accession to the EU by early summer.
A Polish Foreign Ministry spokesperson suggests that Russian agents are trying to influence the farmers' protest movement on the border with Ukraine.
About 2,500 trucks are stuck in six lines at checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border due to the ongoing blockade of Polish farmers.
A Polish protester holding a poster calling on Putin to "deal with Ukraine and Brussels and our government" faces criminal charges for inciting hatred and propaganda of a totalitarian state system.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is forced to allow farmers to continue blockading the Ukrainian border, calling into question his proclaimed strong support for Ukraine amid its conflict with Russia.