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The European Parliament's commitment to Ukraine remains resolute as it continuously supports the nation amidst ongoing conflicts. Recent resolutions call for lifting restrictions on Ukrainian military use of Western weapons, emphasizing a strong defensive stance against Russian aggression. MEPs advocate for utilizing frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine, signaling Europe's strategic economic interventions.

Furthermore, the European Parliament stresses the need for tougher sanctions on Russia's economic structures, such as an embargo on Russian liquefied natural gas. President Metsola consistently voice support, asserting that Ukraine's stability is synonymous with preserving European democratic values. The parliament's discussions range from security enhancement to endorsing financial aid packages, underscoring the pivotal role the EU envisions in Ukraine's victory and Europe's security.

What role does the European Parliament play in supporting Ukraine?

The European Parliament actively endorses policies to bolster Ukraine's defense capabilities, including resolutions for lifting weapon use restrictions. It also supports using frozen Russian assets for Ukrainian aid, signaling strategic economic interventions. The parliament highlights Ukraine's stability as essential for European security.

How is the European Parliament addressing Russian economic activities?

The European Parliament calls for comprehensive sanctions against Russian economic structures, focusing on resources like liquefied natural gas. It aims to disrupt Russia's revenue streams, thereby weakening its ability to sustain military operations against Ukraine.

Why is there a focus on frozen Russian assets in the European Parliament?

Frozen Russian assets are viewed by the European Parliament as a vital resource for funding Ukraine's defense and reconstruction efforts. Utilizing these assets as reparations serves both as a punitive measure against Russian aggression and a financial lifeline for Ukraine amidst war.

What is the significance of resolutions regarding Ukraine in the European Parliament?

Resolutions from the European Parliament express political solidarity, authorize substantial financial aid to Ukraine, and guide military collaborations. They are key in formulating Europe-wide policies that aim to counteract Russian aggression and support Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

How do European Parliament debates influence EU defense policies?

Debates within the European Parliament shape EU-wide consensus on increasing defense capabilities and support for Ukraine. They influence strategic decisions like weapon provision and economic sanctions, ensuring a coordinated approach among EU member states to fortify European security against external threats.

What measures have been proposed for Ukrainian children deported to Russia?

The European Parliament has called on the EU and international humanitarian organizations to intensify efforts to return Ukrainian children forcibly taken to Russia. It seeks a collaborative approach to safeguard the rights and well-being of these children amidst the ongoing conflict.

How are EU Parliament's statements on Ukraine's accession received?

The EU Parliament emphasizes that while Ukraine's EU membership is anticipated, it requires fulfilling key criteria, including anti-corruption reforms. This stance reflects the EU's commitment to maintaining rigorous standards while supporting Ukraine's European integration aspirations.

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MEPs urge Moscow to stop issuance of Russian passports for Crimeans The Kremlin should also release Ukrainians illegally detained in Russia and abolish the ban on the Crimean-Tatar Mejlis. 14 290 29 Previously in trend: Occupation of Crimea

шенген EP Committee approved visa-free travel for Ukrainian citizens On March 9, the EP's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs voted in favor of visa liberalization for Ukraine. 134 981 425 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

EU parliament strips Marine Le Pen of immunity over tweets French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was deprived of her EU parliamentary immunity lifted on Thursday for tweeting pictures of Islamic State violence. 10 977 44 Incidents

хармс авдеевка MEP Harms visits Ukrainian troops in and around war-torn Avdiivka. PHOTOS Member of the European Parliament, German politician Rebecca Harms has visited Ukraine's eastern town of Avdiivka. 94 837 187 Previously in trend: Avdiivka fighting

EP endorses visa suspension mechanism for third countries' nationals, - journalist The European Parliament has endorsed the mechanism designed to suspend visa-free travel for nationals of the third countries. 23 399 126 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

EP may adopt visa suspension mechanism regime in 24 hours, - journalist The visa suspension mechanism may be approved automatically if no group of MEPs demands a vote. 9 333 44 Incidents

European Parliament to consider situation in Avdiivka next week The European Parliament is going to look at the situation in Ukraine's eastern town of Avdiivka next week. 4 374 7 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

грузия Georgia granted visa-free travel by EP's vast majority More than 500 MEPs supported the decision. 168 265 702 Ukrainian Politics

Poroshenko urges EP's Tajani to back granting Ukraine autonomous trade preferences President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has called Antonio Tajani to congratulate on assuming the office of president of the European Parliament. 4 063 42 Ukrainian Politics

порошенко Poroshenko thanked former EP President Schulz for supporting Ukraine during his tenure. PHOTO President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko had a meeting with former President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz in Davos. 4 676 59 Ukrainian Politics

Antonio Tajani elected new EP president Italian conservative Antonio Tajani became new president of the European Parliament. 15 236 44 Incidents

Schultz to Poroshenko: European Parliament ready to complete necessary procedures for granting Ukraine visa liberalization President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko had a phone call with President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz. 10 920 69 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

Ukrainian issue no longer EU's top priority, - MEP Štefanec Ukraine has ceased to be the number one priority for the European Union. 36 686 56 Ukrainian Politics

EP to remove Ukraine visa liberalization voting date from agenda in strive to hasten process, - media The Secretariat of the European Parliament was instructed to remove from its website the indicative date for the voting on visa waiver program with Ukraine in order not to produce "incorrect negative expectations." 13 752 60 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

Visa-free travel voting date incorrect, should be fixed - European Parliament press service The date of voting for Ukraine visa liberalization is not determined yet. 78 016 199 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

евросоюз European Parliament postpones consideration of visa free travel for Ukraine until April 2017 The European Union will consider the liberalization of its visa regime with Ukraine in 2017. 128 911 591 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

EP adopts visa waiver suspension mechanism, - journalist Visa suspension mechanism adopted by the European Parliament can be applied to all existing visa liberalization agreements but will be mainly affecting the ones with Ukraine, Georgia and Kosovo. 18 441 58 Incidents

ес украина виза European Parliament postpones consideration of visa waiver for Ukraine until Feb. 1 The European Parliament has postponed the consideration of granting visa-free travel to Ukraine until Feb. 1, 2017. 94 732 484 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

климкин In its visa liberalization process, Ukraine is hostage of EU fighting for power, - Klimkin Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin believes that Ukraine and its visa liberalization became hostages in fighting for power between the European Parliament and the EU Council. 20 776 159 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

European Parliament to consider visa suspension mechanism in January 2017 The European Parliament will consider the mechanism of visa-free travel suspension for other countries on Jan. 18, 2017. 18 731 48 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

Schultz on visa waiver: EP ready to vote, all depends on ability of member states to negotiate European Parliament President Martin Schulz says that abolishing visas for Ukraine depends on the ability of EU member states to agree on a suspension mechanism for third countries. 15 801 48 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

European Parliament supports establishment of defense union EU member states should intensify their efforts to ensure security and cooperation in the defense sector, which will eventually lead to the establishment of a European defense union. 12 253 45 World

климкин Ukraine has good chance to gain visa-free travel to EU before Nov. 24, - Klimkin Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin doesn’t rule out a possibility that the decision on visa liberalization between Ukraine and the EU will be made before the Ukraine-EU Summit scheduled for Nov. 24. 28 891 187 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

"I understand frustration of Ukrainians," - MEP Boni on Ukrainian officials' income statements Member of the European Parliament Michal Boni considers e-declaration to be a tool to fight corruption, not to evaluate the wealth of officials and politicians. 29 300 43 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials

турчинов "Russia sanctions can't be dropped: they just started yielding results," - Turchynov. PHOTOS Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov held meeting with Chair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defense of the European Parliament Anna Elzbieta Fotyga and MEPs. 8 103 59 Ukrainian Politics

Poroshenko, Schulz discussed visa waiver, EU-Ukraine Association Agreement ratification In the framework of intensive consultations on ratification of the Association Agreement, President Petro Poroshenko held a phone conversation with President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz. 8 090 104 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU Visa-free travel for Ukraine

European Parliament sounds wake-up call on Russia’s threats to use nuclear weapons MEPs are concerned about “nuclear threats arising from the Russian attitude, its statements indicating an increased readiness to use nuclear weapons, and consideration of the potential deployment of nuclear weapons to additional territories in Europe.” 34 218 109 World

EP might vote on visa-free travel for Ukrainians by Nov. 24, - MEP Gabriel Mariya Gabriel, who reports on visa issues in the European Parliament, has stated that the matter of visa-free travel for Ukrainians might as well be voted in the EP prior to EU-Ukraine summit scheduled for Nov. 24. But first, the Council of the European Union needs to align its position on the issue. 9 212 31 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

безвизовый режим Ukraine to be granted visa-free travel to EU before Nov. 24, - Poroshenko President Petro Poroshenko has expressed confidence that the European Union will grant Ukraine a visa-free regime not later than Nov. 24, 2016. 81 835 506 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

санкции Three EP groups called on Tusk to stiffen sanctions against Russia In a joint letter, the leaders of three European Parliament groups called on President of the European Council Donald Tusk to raise the issue of stiffening sanctions against Russia. 13 701 23 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

Poroshenko to hold Ukraine-EU political consultations in Brussels on Oct.19 The Ukraine-EU high-level political consultations with participation of President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz and relevant members of the European Commission will be held in Brussels Oct. 19, 2016. 2 721 15 Previously in trend: Ukraine - EU Sanctions against Russia Visa-free travel for Ukraine

европарламент Visa-free travel for Ukraine not included in European Parliament meeting agenda The issue of granting visa-free travel for Ukraine by the EU was not included in the agenda of the forthcoming European Parliament’s session scheduled for Oct. 24-27 in Strasbourg. 98 275 578 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

EU's new sanctions against Russia may freeze Nord Stream II project, - MEP Weber The European Parliament has confirmed that the construction of the Nord Stream II pipeline may be halted with another package of EU sanctions against Russia. 31 773 140 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia

European Parliament urges Putin to immediately release Ukraine's Sushchenko The European Parliament has addressed President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the EU leaders with a formal statement asking to take all measures for the release of Moscow-arrested Ukrainian journalist Roman Sushchenko. 10 094 46 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

"This is important step to final decision we expect soon," - Poroshenko on LIBE’s recommendation on visa liberalization for Ukraine The decision of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament (LIBE) regarding visa-free travel for Ukrainians is an important step towards its eventual introduction. 8 774 71 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

украина-ес LIBE committee recommends European Parliament to waive visas for Ukrainians Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) recommends the European Parliament to grant visa-free travel to the EU for Ukrainians. 30 243 108 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

Commissioner Hahn convinced EU visas for Ukrainians to be cancelled in October European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy Johannes Hahn says the EU will cancell visas for Ukraine in October 2016. 11 417 53 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

европарламент донбасс "Those advocating lifting sanctions against Russia should visit Marinka," - MEPs Harms, Boni, Štětina travel to Donbas. PHOTOS Members of the European Parliament Rebecca Harms, Michal Boni, Jaromír Štětina, as well as First Vice Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Herashchenko, Ukrainian lawmakers Maria Ionova, Andrey Lopushansky and Ukraine’s representative to the EU Mykola Tochytskyi visited the Donbas. 46 725 82 Ukrainian Politics

European Parliament's LIBE to debate visa-free regime with Ukraine Sept. 5 The European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) is going to consider granting Ukraine a visa-free regime with the EU Sept. 5. 11 495 51 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

шенген EP Committee recommends allowing visa-free travel to EU for Ukrainians The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee has passed its recommendation to allow visa-free short-term travel for Ukrainian citizens to the Schengen area. 43 841 104 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

EP Committee to discuss abolition of visas for Ukrainians tomorrow The liberalization of visa regime with Ukraine is to be considered at tomorrow's meeting of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. 13 529 20 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

Presidents of Ukraine and European Parliament discussed prospects of visa-free regime approval and sanctions against Russia President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko had a phone conversation with President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz in order to coordinate positions in the context of preparations to the Ukraine-EU high-level political consultations that will be held in Brussels on June 27. The parties also discussed the prospects of introduction of the visa-free regime for Ukrainians. 5 484 15 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Visa-free travel for Ukraine

Rada asks European Parliament to step up visa liberalization The Verkhovna Rada has addressed the European Parliament, the EU Council, the European Commission, the parliaments and the leadership of the European states with a request to expedite granting Ukraine a visa-free regime. 8 459 85 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

EP to abolish visas for Ukrainians in July or early September, - Klympush-Tsyntsadze If the European Parliament does not have time to abolish visa requirements for Ukraine in July, then the Ukrainian side will expect this decision to be taken in early September. 3 973 45 World

EP's Civil Liberties Committee to hold first debate on visa liberalization for Ukraine May 26, - journalist The European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) will hold its first debate regarding visa liberalization for Ukraine and Kosovo on May 26. 3 781 16 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

EP appoints Mariya Gabriel rapporteur on EU visa-free regime for Ukraine The European Parliament has appointed Mariya Gabriel rapporteur on granting Ukraine visa-free regime with the EU. 9 868 27 Previously in trend: Visa-free travel for Ukraine

EU may block granting €800 million to Ukraine over unfulfilled requirements and slack reforms, - Head of Budgetary Control Committee's delegation A delegation of MEPs from the Committee on Budgetary Control has arrived in Kyiv for a fact-finding mission into the EU financial assistance in the amount of €3.4 billion granted to Ukraine under the European programs. 11 140 43 Ukrainian Politics

EP to check how Ukraine spends EU's financial aid A delegation of the European Parliament will visit Kyiv on May 16-17 in order to verify the proper spending of the EU's financial aide allocated to carry out reforms in Ukraine. 4 410 68 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine