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Directorate-General for Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood

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Statement by President von der Leyen on Peace Discussions for Ukraine

Ukraine has been at the heart of many discussions over the past days. Any credible and sustainable peace plan should first and foremost stop the killing and end the war, while not sowing the seeds for a future conflict. We have agreed on the main elements necessary for a just and lasting peace…

EIB and European Commission provide €15 million to support local recovery and essential services in Ukraine

€15 million in EU-guaranteed funding has been disbursed to help restore essential social services like hospitals and schools damaged by the Russian war of aggression. The support will reach communities across all of Ukraine, with priority for frontline areas.

Western Balkans Leaders’ meeting in Tirana takes stock of EU Growth Plan progress two years after its adoption

Today, Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos and the leaders of the six Western Balkans partners (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) met in Tirana to assess progress under the EU’s Growth Plan for the Western Balkans and discuss priorities going forward

EU opens last accession negotiating cluster with Albania on resources, agriculture and cohesion

Today, the seventh meeting of the Accession Conference with Albania marked the opening of negotiations on the so-called cluster 5: resources, agriculture and cohesion. This cluster is the last remaining and covers notably: agriculture and fisheries, food safety and cohesion policies.

Joint Communiqué: Strengthening the EU–Ukraine Business Partnership: High-Level Roundtable at the EU–Ukraine Investment Conference

Ahead of the EU-Ukraine Investment Conference in Warsaw, the European Union and the Government of Ukraine reaffirmed their shared commitment to deepening economic cooperation, as first outlined in the Joint Statement on Strengthening the EU–Ukraine Business Partnership issued in April 2025

EU steps up support for Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction, and modernisation and opens new opportunities for resilience and defence industries

Warsaw, 13 November 2025 Today, the European Commission convened the EU-Ukraine Investment Conference at the ReBuild Ukraine Expo in Warsaw, bringing together more than 5,000 participants from the Ukrainian and international business communities, government institutions, financial organisations…

European Democracy Shield and EU Strategy for Civil Society pave the way for stronger and more resilient democracies

The Commission has presented today the European Democracy Shield, setting out a series of concrete measures to empower, protect, and promote strong and resilient democracies across the EU. An open civic space is at the core of our democracies, and this is why the Commission has also put forward…
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