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Some reason to cheer, but lots of work ahead | CHRIS CHANGWE NSHIMBI | The European Union (EU) has lived up to the primary reason it was created – ensuring that member states will not wage physical war against one another, but settle their differences amicably. It owes some of …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | The new aid of 1 billion euros that was approved by the European Parliament for Kiev on Thursday will be used to ensure Ukraine’s financial stability, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry said. “The European Union (EU) Macro-Financial Assistance will be directed to the financing of priority …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  DGF Development Partner Statement on the Lifting of the Suspension ****** The development partners supporting the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) – Austria, Denmark, the European Union, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden – welcome the lifting of the suspension announced by H.E President Yoweri Kaguta …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union (EU) is “within reach” but requires “hard work, determination and above all unity of purpose,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday. Addressing the Ukrainian parliament via video link, she said the path towards EU membership …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The Council of the European Union (EU) on Monday adopted a regulation aiming to ensure that gas storage capacities in the EU are filled before the winter season and can be shared between member states. The regulation provided that underground gas storage on member states’ territory …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | European Union (EU) leaders have accepted Ukraine and Moldova as candidates for membership of the bloc, European Council President Charles Michel said on Thursday. “Agreement. #EUCO has just decided EU candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova. A historic moment,” Michel announced on Twitter. EUCO is short …

Rome, Italy | Xinhua | As the crisis in Ukraine sends global fuel prices spiraling higher, governments in European Union (EU) member states are scrambling for ways to reduce the economic impact their citizens are feeling at the gasoline pumps. Prices for gasoline surpassed 2 euros (2.1 U.S. dollars) per liter …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | Many European countries are considering turning back to coal to secure energy supplies as gas supplies from Russia slump amid EU sanctions in recent weeks. Germany, Austria, Poland, the Netherlands and Greece are among the first European nations to reopen coal power plants or take measures …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Commission proposes to disburse 600 million euros (633 million U.S. dollars) on top of existing EU support to help regions hit by the current food crisis, said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday. “To help our partners we will mobilize an …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Union is insisting on a ceasefire in Ukraine to allow millions of tons of grain to be exported, the EU’s foreign policy chief said on Monday. The Ukraine crisis is having serious consequences on hunger in the world, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign …