The government has already said it will prioritise "the most vital programmes in the world's worst conflict zones" such as Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan. Ukraine received the highest amount of bilateral aid (money given directly to a country) in 2023 with a spend of £250m. ...
The European Union's (EU) Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), conceived in the post-Cold War era during a period of relative stability, has struggled to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving wartime environment. As a result, the war in Ukraine has forced the EU and its Member ...
There has been much debate over the course of the war on whether these assets could be used to support Ukraine. In June 2024,the G7 agreed in principle to issue $50 billion in loansto Ukraine that were backed by the profits generated from around 300 billion euros of frozen Russian assets...
How a new train tunnel brings Ukraine closer to the EU Will the opening of a new railway tunnel connecting Ukraine far better with the European Union to its west also help change its economy and political orientation? The modern tunnel at Beskyd in the Carpathian mountains will help Ukraine ...
High temperatures, wildfires and flooding pretty much sum up the weather patterns in Greece since the summer. From an unprecedented amount of rain in Evia, to the fires that ravaged hundreds of thousands of hectares of land in Ancient Olympia. Scientists blame it on climate...
That fall came as there was a brief halt to Russia and Ukraine attacking energy infrastructure. Around the same time, the OPEC group of oil-producing states confirmed they were expanding production, which also helped bring down costs. Demand for oil has also dropped, reflected in...
Brussels can also go further and warn Moscow that any nuclear incident — for example, at facilities such as Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, under Russian control since March 2022 — will also be considered a nuclear attack.
get the US out of Europe and the EU should be responsible for its own defence. And given Macron’s ambitions for France in Europe he is likely to see it as an opportunity to enable France to take the lead in the EU’s future defence arrangements after the Ukraine situation has blown ov...
dollar has been highly sensitive to tariff announcements given its role in global trade and economic confidence.The dollar strengthened after tariff threats against China, Mexico, and Canada, it later fell once they were suspended in January. While trade policy remains uncertain, some predict the ...
“It barely exists anymore,” said the mayor of Vovchansk, an industrial town razed by a Russian onslaught shocking even for the killing fields of eastern Ukraine. Vovchansk has no great history but its geography could not be more tragic. Just five kilometres (three miles) from the Russian...