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European Commission VP suggests Europeans ‘heat less, ride a bike and air their clothes instead of washing them’ to support Ukraine
Frans Timmermans, the Dutch vice-president of the bloc’s executive body, offered the remarks at a meeting of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee
In Bulgaria a Regional Coordination Center for Gas and Electricity Supply in Southeast Europe will be established
"Bulgaria is able to replace all gas supplies from Russia", Deputy Prime Minister Asen Vassilev told reporters in Brussels.
He visited the European Commission together with the Minister of Energy Alexander Nikolov. The visit was due to Gazprom's decision to suspend gas for Bulgaria.
Von der Layen: Russia has used Gas as a Tool for Extortion
"Gazprom's announcement that it will unilaterally cut off gas supplies to customers in Europe is another attempt by Russia to use gas as a tool for extortion," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement. According to her, Gazprom's decision is unjustified and unacceptable and once again shows Russia's unreliability as a gas supplier.
Terrorist attack in Belgorod prevented; No evacuation from Azovstal iron works
In Kyiv, they say that the Ukrainian army is moving to the NATO standard.
Russia's permanent mission to the United Nations announced yesterday that Ukraine has refused to sign the agreement on the safety of nuclear power plants, which was initiated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Ukraine has completed the EU Accession Questionnaire
Ukraine has completed the questionnaire for accession to the European Union. This was announced by a representative of Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The questionnaire was presented to the Ukrainian president by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during her visit to Kyiv on April 8th.
The European Commission has offered Ukraine accelerated accession to the European Union
The European Commission has proposed an accelerated path to Ukraine's accession to the European Union.
At a meeting between EC President Ursula von der Leyen and President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine received a special questionnaire as a step towards granting EU candidate status.
It's confirmed: S-300 transferred
Shortly afterwards, the Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger spoke up, saying that his country had donated its S-300 air defense system to help Ukraine defend itself from Russian aggression.
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Ursula von der Leyen and Josep Borrell arrived in Kyiv
Von der Leyen and Borrell left for Kyiv last night by train from Przemyl, Poland, about 13 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
Von der Leyen is scheduled to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.
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Greece has declared 12 Russian diplomats Persona Non Grata
Greece has declared 12 Russian diplomats persona non grata. The European Union will also sanction the import of Russian oil, the President of the European Commission told the European Parliament.
Ursula von der Leyen presented the restrictions announced on Tuesday, including a ban on buying Russian coal.
Bulgaria’s Recovery and Sustainability Plan has been finally approved by Brussels
Bulgaria's Recovery and Sustainability Plan has been finally approved by Brussels, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said:
"We can all congratulate each other that Bulgaria already has a very good and working plan."