EU leaders wary of dependencies created with China, but far from united
EU leaders expressed increasing concern on Friday (21 October) about economic dependencies with China and said they needed a united stance towards Beijing.
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May 31, 2022 EU leaders back partial ban on Russian oil imports into the bloc
After several weeks of drawn-out negotiations mostly stalled by Hungary, EU leaders on Monday (30 May) struck a political compromise to ban seaborne imports of Russian oil by the end of the year, but fell short of a full embargo.
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CYPRUS
May 29, 2022 President Anastasiades to inform EU leaders on Turkish provocations in Famagusta
President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades is expected to inform EU leaders on the new Turkish provocations in the fenced area of Famagusta and urge them to call on Turkey to show restraint.
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POLITICS
April 1, 2022 EU leaders to press China on stance towards Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
EU leaders will press their Chinese counterparts on Beijing’s position and potential role amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a virtual meeting on Friday (1 April), marking the first EU-China summit since June 2020.
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EUROPE
March 26, 2022 EU leaders delay final decision on energy markets after hours of gruelling talks
EU leaders agreed at a summit on Friday (25 March) to pass the baton of energy market reform to the European Commission but allowed Spain and Portugal special status to deal with the ongoing energy crisis.
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EUROPE
March 25, 2022 EU leaders to debate ‘contagion effect’ of gas prices on electricity
At the insistence of Spain and other southern countries, EU leaders will instruct officials to look into the contagion effect of gas prices on electricity markets, according to draft summit conclusions seen by EURACTIV.
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EUROPE
March 12, 2022 EU leaders tone down Ukraine’s membership plan
After hours of debate, EU leaders on Thursday (10 March) stopped short of concrete commitments on Ukraine’s appeal for rapid accession to the bloc and differed over the reach of sanctions against Moscow.
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EUROPE
March 11, 2022 EU leaders unlikely to agree on Ukraine’s candidate status
EU leaders are to pledge support but are likely to stop short of offering fast-track EU membership to Ukraine when they meet for an informal summit in Paris on Thursday (10 March), according to a draft statement, seen by EURACTIV.
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EUROPE
December 17, 2021 Ukraine diplomacy looms large as EU leaders meet Eastern Partnership counterparts
As tensions between Ukraine and Russia are at their highest in years, EU leaders and their Eastern Partnership counterparts met on Wednesday (15 December) for a summit aimed to reaffirm the strategic importance of the region.
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EUROPE
October 24, 2021 EU leaders push for ‘innovation friendliness’ in digital policy
EU leaders stressed the need to make digital regulation more innovation-friendly, but the digital agenda remained at the margins of the European Council summit.
