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From Monday Russians seeking to enter the EU will have to pay a higher fee, present more documents and face longer time.

Earlier this week, the government confirmed that it is unlikely that additional measures to tackle the increase in inflation would be introduced before Budget 2023 in October

Macron’s arrival in Romania, a European Union member since 2007 and a NATO member since 2004, will mark the beginning of a regional tour that includes a visit Wednesday to non-NATO Moldova. Both countries share long borders with Ukraine.

The European Parliament this week adopted three resolutions aimed at streamlining the democratic process within the EU's complicated bureaucracy. It wants to get rid of the power of veto, improve rule-of-law mechanisms and hand Brussels broader control over national policymaking. But it's still a long way off before the measures…

EU leaders agreed on Monday to ban the export of Russian oil to the 27-nation bloc, EU Council President Charles Michel said.

For a complete embargo to be successful, the bloc has yet to convince countries which rely more heavily on Moscow.

Moldova sees no imminent threat of unrest spilling over from the war in Ukraine despite "provocations" by pro-Russian separatists in recent days, but has been making contingency plans for "pessimistic" scenarios, President Maia Sandu said on Wednesday.

In this week's The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear about French president Emmanuel Macron’s priority heading the EU Council. Fellow listener Hans Verner Lollike talks about Ukraine, and we'll play Ukraine’s National Anthem. We'll look at International Women’s Day with a music request from Sultan Sarkar, Ollia’s Happy Moment, and on…

The European Union will facilitate the delivery of military aid to Ukraine, EU Council President Charles Michel said on Twitter late on Saturday.

The recommendation by the EU Council comes into force next week.