The European Parliament has approved European Union candidate status for Ukraine and two other states, long after the countries’ bids to become members of the EU.

Boris Johnson, who recently survived a challenge to his leadership in a vote of no confidence in the House of Commons, has decided to take on new challenges instead of discussing the Partygate scandal and his actions during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ukraine is set to become an official candidate for European Union (EU) membership, the first step on the long road to joining the 27-country bloc, despite Russia's strict opposition to the move.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says the EU's proposed Russian oil ban should not be discussed at next week’s summit of the bloc’s leaders.

The European Commission substantially reduced its eurozone growth forecast for 2022.

The US is set to ramp up weapons delivery to Ukraine, deepening its involvement in the simmering war in defiance of repeated warnings by arch-foe Russia.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a broader political club beyond the European Union to include non-member states like Ukraine.

The European Union is set to propose a phased-out ban on Russian oil imports as part of a new round of anti-Russia sanctions amid reservations by some states.

Spyware designed by the Israeli firm NSO Group was used to target senior European Commission officials last year, according to a report citing two European Union (EU) officials.

EU environment and energy ministers meeting in France Friday differed sharply on a European Commission provision that would classify nuclear and natural gas energy as "sustainable".