European Council

“In June 2024, the European Council opened accession negotiations with Moldova and Ukraine simultaneously, a milestone that would have been unthinkable before the war.”

“In December 2023 the European Council agreed to open accession talks with Ukraine only after a compromise that gave Hungary concessions on EU funds frozen over rule‑of‑law concerns.”

“The draft conclusions, seen by this publication, commit the 27 to 'respecting the Charter of the United Nations and the norms and principles it enshrines, in particular those of sovereignty and terri…”

“total EU-US trade in goods and services reached €1.68 trillion ($1.97 trillion) in 2024, with the EU running a goods surplus of approximately €157 billion offset by a services deficit of roughly €107…”

“Germany alone accounted for roughly 30% of EU goods exports to the US”

“a €90 billion European Union financial package for Ukraine, agreed at a European Council meeting in December”