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Monday, 23 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.

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.

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.

23:30
European Parliament called for the restoration of free movement within the Schengen area
On July 8, MEPs called on the Member States once again to do everything in their power to restore free movement within the Schengen area, which has been put at risk by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

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.