EU–Ukraine Summit

The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, commented on the attack in the Black Sea port of Odesa just before a scheduled meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 

Day 658 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that the EU and China must address "imbalances and differences" between them.

"China is the EU's most important trading partner," von der Leyen said at the start of the Beijing summit, "but there are clear imbalances and differences that we need to overcome."

China said Wednesday European Union export policies towards Beijing do not "make sense", on the eve of a high-level summit in the Chinese capital.

"When we rebuild Ukraine, it will be carried out in accordance with the goal of Ukraine's entry into the EU," Scholz said at the opening of the German-Ukrainian economic forum in Berlin.
In his opinion, the traffic infrastructure as well as the transport sector must be renewed so that it will enable a smooth connection to the EU infrastructure.

In contrast to the general plan by the EU leaders

Disappointed in their EU membership hopes, Balkan leaders are 'recycling' various old regional economic initiatives - which, however welcome, cannot replace actual EU accession, experts say.

European Union leaders encouraged Balkans countries on May 17 to continue on the path of EU-oriented reform but were cool on any of the six joining the bloc in the near future.

''Dialogue is the only solution for stability in the former Soviet Union, where over the years there has been a lot of tension''. This was made clear by the words of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, who participates in the Eastern Partnership meeting in Brussels.

The European Union on Thursday approved an action plan to address the refugee crisis that was negotiated between the European Commission and Turkey. EU leaders’ conclusions were documented and released as follows:

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