The agriculture ministers from Nordic-Baltic countries urge the EU to strongly support Ukraine’s ability to export its agricultural products to the EU and to world markets.
In the wake of Russian strikes on critical elements of Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure, the nation faces the immediate challenge of keeping the lights on for its citizens, businesses and defence efforts — yet must also consider how to reconstruct its electricity system and make it more resilient.
Serbia is much closer to Ukraine than some other countries that think that by imposing sanctions on Russia, they have done enough for Ukraine and its people, writes Orhan Dragaš.
Ukraine’s location and infrastructure can make it a crucial gas trading hub in east Europe. More trade gives Europe a larger and wider choice of gas suppliers, which means more security and lower prices for the continent.
Advanced technologies, especially the development of AI, are significantly modernising wealth management services, write Max Koretskiy and Illia Kyslytskyi.
As Europe faces the biggest security challenge since the Second World War, it must build its defence readiness, writes Charles Michel.
If the West fears that their companies in Russia would suffer reciprocal measures in case of confiscation of Russian assets, it should be advised that the total absence of rule of law in this country makes them vulnerable to expropriation anyway, write Valeriia Radchenko, Olena Halushka and Andrii Mikheiev.
The truth behind all of Vladimir Putin’s current rhetoric is that if Ukraine falls, he will not stop there, writes Alexander Temerko. Alexander Temerko is a British-Ukrainian businessman who held senior posts in the Russian Defence Ministry in the Yeltsin era. The …
Forget Western ‘troops on the ground’ in Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron had a much more important message to deliver this week.
Russia plans to nearly triple its LNG export capacity by 2030, with four new terminals in the Arctic due to bring more revenues for Moscow’s war on Ukraine. Yet, Ukraine’s allies have a strong leverage on Russian LNG exports, writes Andrii Zhupanyn.
With IT innovations and financial technologies expected to be an important part of Ukraine's reconstruction, foreign investors should grab the opportunity early on, writes Maksym Koretskiy.
Focusing first on energy and climate in Ukraine's accession negotiations means nothing less than building a common Europe through a pragmatic approach, write Susanne Nies, Olha Bondarenko and Maciej Zaniewicz.
It will be the million-euro-question when EU leaders gather in Brussels on Thursday for the toughest summit of the year: What is it that Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán really, really wants?
Over five million Ukrainians who fled the country after the Russian attacks seek job opportunities in European countries like Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic. But the high benefits for refugees could run counter to the Ukrainian government's interest in encouraging them to return home, writes Markus Ziener.
War destruction offers a ‘chance’ to rebuild Ukraine in a way that considers its changing identity -- and with special attention for people with disabilities such as soldiers-amputees, writes Anna Romandash.
With the EU increasingly bogged down in difficulties in its efforts to provide more support for Ukraine and only a month until a crucial last EU summit of the year, expect Hungary to up its ante. In the following months, EU …
With the European Commission's enlargement report out, the ball is now in the court of EU leaders to decide how to proceed with the accession process - and their own reform homework.
The famous American saying, “When the going gets tough, the tough get going" - meaning when the situation becomes difficult, strong people step up and handle it - is attributed to both John F. Kennedy's father and the American coach K. Rockne, while also being popularised by Billy Ocean's eponymous 1985 song.
If Western countries are serious about sanctioning Russia, they should make it clear that profits are not a justification for trading with war criminals and terrorists, write Anna Romandash and David Cortright.
It’s incredible how quickly the war in Ukraine disappeared from news feeds since the terrorist group Hamas attacked Israel early in the morning on 7 October. Even for all-news TV channels that used to churn out news items on Ukraine …
Ukraine has made progress in implementing EU-mandated reforms, which are key for the start of its accession talks, but more will be needed down the line. In this opinion piece, Olena Halushka and Alyona Getmanchuk assess the progress made so far.
For many observers, Monday’s pictures of EU foreign ministers in Kyiv drove home the message that Europeans have made a clear choice: Europe's support for Ukraine remains steadfast despite emerging doubts.
The €50 billion Ukraine reconstruction fund discussed by EU lawmakers this week should not only be used to rebuild the country but also to build back better with the European Parliament and the EU Council on equal footing to oversee its use, writes Valeriya Izhyk.
The Global Peace Summit should become a founding event of joined international efforts to put an end to Russia's war in Ukraine on the terms of justice, writes Andriy Yermak.
