Former British MEP Alex Phillips raged at European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after reports emerged Russia had been able to purchase weapons from European Union member states despite heavy sanctions. Ms Phillips hit out at EU efforts to become even
If Ukraine is judged to be ready, it can be granted candidate country status before accession negotiations can begin. Ms von der Leyen indicated Ukraine was being given preferential treatment as she admitted this process is usually “a matter of years” but
Ukrainian MP warns EU ‘will be next’ if Putin wins war Tomorrow, the defence ministers from the 30 NATO states will meet in Brussels for a meeting to discuss Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The meeting comes after Russian missiles hit a large Ukrainian
Plans for a European Union army were thrown out by EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen during a speech on the Ukraine crisis. Despite calls to ramp up military resources for an EU army, Ms von der Leyen noted that there needs
Ursula von der Leyen has announced today that the EU is moving ahead with steps for Ukraine to join the bloc in a slap down to Vladimir Putin’s military invasion. In remarks set to rile up President Putin, the European Commission President
She said: “Only a few dozen kilometres from the EU’s eastern border, the Russian army is committing barbaric actions during its invasion of Ukraine. “It is bombing and launching missiles, killing innocent people. “At the same time, the entire world is witnessing
The President of the European Commission, 63, has outlined a fresh wave of sanctions against Putin following a series of attacks which took place in the early hours of Thursday morning. She stated the new sanctions show a “united” European Union as
The President of the European Commission released a statement in the early hours of the morning claiming Putin shall be “held accountable”. She tweeted: “We strongly condemn Russia’s unjustified attack in Ukraine. “In these dark hours, our thoughts are with Ukraine and
The EU Commission leader has decided to skip the European Parliament plenary debate on the rule of law on Wednesday. The debate has been scheduled in the wake of the expected European Court of Justice ruling on the EU’s rule of law
The EU Commission chief failed to disclose some text message exchanges during the height of the coronavirus pandemic last year. Prompted by a journalist to publicly disclose the documents, Mrs von der Leyen denied access to what she described as a “short-lived