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European Union unveils new €800 billion defence plan after US aid freeze

The chief of the European Union’s executive has proposed an 800 billion-euro (£662 billion) plan to strengthen the defences of EU nations, aiming…

The National (Scotland)

Russia-Ukraine war: What’s a ‘coalition of the willing’, Europe’s new plan?

UK will work with Europe to devise a Ukraine peace deal to present to Trump, Starmer announced after a London summit.

Al Jazeera

‘You have full backing across the UK’: Zelenskyy leaves Downing Street after meeting with Starmer – as it happened

Ukrainian president has held talks with PM Keir Starmer ahead of defence summit with European leaders tomorrow. This blog is now closed.

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French president Macron set to brief EU leaders over details of Trump talks

French President Emmanuel Macron will brief fellow European Union leaders on Wednesday on his talks in Washington with his American counterpart Donald Trump as part of the preparations for next month's emergency summit on European support for Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

How Europe is trying to shield Ukraine from Trump

European leaders are in Kyiv for the anniversary of the Ukraine war while Starmer and Macron prepare to visit the US.

Al Jazeera

EU leaders will hold an emergency summit on Ukraine and European security

The leaders of the 27 European Union countries will hold an emergency summit on March 6 about next steps for Ukraine and Europe’s security

The Independent UK

Macron gathers European leaders to counter US moves on Ukraine war

France's President Emmanuel Macron will host leaders from key European countries on Monday to discuss the continent's security, his office said, amid growing concerns over US efforts to end the Ukraine war unilaterally.

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Hit By Trump, Canada And EU Seek Comfort In Numbers

Buffeted by tariffs and threats from Washington, the European Union and Canada hailed their "friendship" and discussed drawing closer together Wednesday, in the latest sign of a Brussels push to diversify trade away from the United States.

International Business Times

Fishing rights will not derail EU-UK security pact, says European Council president

With member states keen to link quotas to any deal, António Costa says defence and fisheries ‘are different things’

The Guardian - UK

EU leaders in Brussels to push for more security, defence funding

European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels on Monday to discuss boosting Europe's military funding in the face of multiple threats, including Russia's war on Ukraine – which is about to enter its third year.

Radio France Internationale

Clouds on horizon as EU members meet to discuss relationship with UK

Brief talks on 'mutually beneficial’ relations will look at security and defence, but even modest ambitions will be difficult to agree

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer To Attend EU Leaders Meeting In Brussels

UK PM Keir Starmer to attend EU leaders' meeting in Brussels, focusing on defense cooperation and strategic ties post-Brexit.

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Starmer to attend EU leaders’ meeting as European ‘reset’ continues

Sir Keir Starmer will be the first British Prime Minister to attend an EU leaders’ meeting since Brexit.

Evening Standard

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,012

These were the key developments on the 1,012th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.

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Radio France Internationale

New EU chiefs mark first day of mandate with visit to Kyiv

The EU's new top diplomat Kaja Kallas and head of the European Council Antonio Costa arrived in Kyiv Sunday in a symbolic show of support for Ukraine on their first day in office.

The Independent UK

Putin signs off record Russian defense spending as top EU officials visit Kyiv

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved budget plans, raising 2025 military spending to record levels as Moscow seeks to prevail in the war in Ukraine

International Business Times

New EU Chiefs Visit Kyiv On First Day Of Mandate

The EU's new top diplomat Kaja Kallas and head of the European Council Antonio Costa arrived in Kyiv Sunday in a symbolic show of support for Ukraine on their first day in office.

The Independent UK

Ursula von der Leyen re-elected to a second 5-year term as European Commission president

Lawmakers at the European Parliament have re-elected Ursula von der Leyen to a second 5-year term as president of the European Union’s executive commission

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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen elected for second five-year term

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday was re-elected for a second five-year term. In a final pitch before the vote, the former German defence minister pledged to create a joint European defence union and to lead the fight to preserve a democratic “European way of life”.

International Business Times

The EU's Women-led Top Team

Ursula von der Leyen, who is expected to be confirmed as European Commission president for a second term on Thursday, is one of three women in the five top European Union jobs.

France 24

Von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas endorsed for the EU's top jobs

European Union leaders have agreed on the officials who will hold the key positions in the world’s biggest trading bloc in the coming years for issues ranging from antitrust investigations to foreign policy. German conservative Ursula von der Leyen has been reinstalled as president of the European commission for another…

Al Jazeera

Von der Leyen gets nod for second EU term, Estonia’s Kallas as top diplomat

Leaders strike deal at a summit where Antonio Costa was also named as the next head of the European Council.

The Independent UK

Von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas have been approved for EU top jobs. Who are they? What do they do?

European Union leaders have agreed on the officials who will be holding key positions at the European Commission, Council, and foreign policy service in the wake of the EU Parliament elections

International Business Times

EU Summit Strikes Deal On Von Der Leyen For Commission Chief

EU leaders struck a summit deal Thursday to return Ursula von der Leyen as head of the powerful European Commission, while tapping Estonia's prime minister Kaja Kallas as the bloc's top diplomat.

Radio France Internationale

Von der Leyen returns as commission boss after EU strikes deal on top jobs

EU leaders struck a summit deal Thursday to return Ursula von der Leyen as head of the powerful European Commission, while tapping Estonia's prime minister Kaja Kallas as the bloc's top diplomat.

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