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Wednesday, 18 December

09:20
Orban's party fails in EU elections, Hungarian PM faces a strong rival
The Fidesz party, led by PM Viktor Orban, may get the worst result in the European Parliament elections in the last two decades, as the opposition party led by Péter Magyar became Orban's main challenger

13:24
Weapons for Ukraine: the European Parliament proposes a new way to arm the AFU
The MEP from Lithuania calls on the EU to accumulate funds for the purchase of weapons for Ukraine on the world market, or rather in third countries

14:52
European Parliament approves resolution on Putin's illegitimacy and pseudo-elections in the occupied territories
The EU refused to recognize the results of the presidential election in Russia and called on EU member states to refuse to cooperate with Putin

15:50
An unprecedented step: European Parliament blocks EU Council funding without new Patriots for Ukraine
​The European Parliament has refused to fund the EU Council until Ukraine receives Patriot air defense systems

17:43
The EU adopts criminal liability for circumventing sanctions
The European Parliament has decided that violating and circumventing EU sanctions against Russia will become a criminal offense in all member states

12:09
The European Parliament called for a return to US Lend-Lease for Ukraine
​Petras Auštrevičius (MEP) believes that it is necessary to return to the US Lend-Lease format to provide Ukraine with the needed weapons

21:18
The German Minister of Defense is asked to provide Ukraine with tanks and other weapons
German MEP Michael Gahler addressed a letter to German Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht with a request to supply Ukraine with German "Magda" tanks, replacing them with the new models from the German military-industrial complex manufacturers.

10:22
The European Parliament accused Russia of genocide of Ukrainians and called to deprive the right of veto in the UN
The war crimes of the Russians in Bucha constitute genocide of the Ukrainian people, as people were killed on the ethnic basis of belonging to Ukrainians.

22:19
NATO does not guarantee a solution to all European security problems
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) does not guarantee the solution to all security problems in Europe.

21:56
The European Parliament demands from Russia to release the kidnapped Oleg Baturin, Ukrainian journalist
Exclusively with UNIAN, Members of the European Parliament shared their statement in which they bear full responsibility of the kidnapping of Oleg Baturin, a Ukrainian journalist, in Kakhovka, Ukraine on Russia and demand from Russians his release.

18:09
Europe condemned Russia's aggressive behavior: will increase military assistance to Ukraine
The European Parliament condemned Russia's military aggression against Ukraine and adopted an important document.

19:13
Russia must immediately withdraw its forces threatening Ukraine – European Union
On Thursday, December 16, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on Russia to withdraw its troops from the border with Ukraine, and EU governing institutions to prepare serious economic sanctions against the Russian Federation.

10:45
The European Parliament accused Russia of rising gas prices: Gazprom found an excuse
A group of European Parliament lawmakers has asked the European Commission to investigate Gazprom's role in soaring European gas prices, saying the company's behavior had made them suspect market manipulation.

14:57
Europe has found a way to accelerate the global access to vaccines
MEPs have backed a motion demanding the temporary lifting of intellectual properties rights for Covid-19 vaccines - a symbolic move that puts pressure on the European Commission to change its position on the issue of global access to vaccines, EU observer reports.

18:34
The EU has taken a step towards imposing new sanctions against Russia
On Thursday, April 29, the European Parliament passed a resolution on Russia, the case of Alexei Navalny, the military build-up on Ukraine’s border and Russian attacks in the Czech Republic.

10:12
The European Parliament voted for the post-Brexit trade deal between the EU and Britain
The European Parliament voted in favor of the post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union, clearing the last hurdle towards its ratification, while expressing clear mistrust of the British government, Reuters reports.

06:48
The largest faction of the European Parliament wants to disable Russia from SWIFT
The largest faction of the European Parliament, European People's Party (EPP), advocated expanding sanctions against Russia, including disabling the country from SWIFT and stopping the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project amid Russian aggression against Ukraine, human rights violations and destabilization of international order.

22:27
The toughest sanctions will take place: one of the leaders of the European Parliament threatened the Russian Federation
If Russia continues to escalate the situation and move Russian troops closer to the Ukrainian border, the EU and the U.S.

16:11
​Poroshenko said that what he would do after his presidency: video
President Petro Poroshenko said that after the end of his presidential cadence he is going to run for the European Parliament in the next elections in 2024.