The European Parliament has approved European Union candidate status for Ukraine and two other states, long after the countries’ bids to become members of the EU.

Ukraine’s President Zelensky said the battle was “probably one of the most difficult throughout this war.”

The European Union leaders on Monday struck a deal to ban the majority of Russian oil imports over Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, which is now into its fourth month.

French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune reaffirms that financial sanctions could be taken against Poland if dialog with the country over the primacy of European laws does not work out.

Tensions are rife between the West and Belarus after Minsk diverted the flight path of a Lithuania bound Ryanair passenger plane, forcing it to land, resulting in the apprehension of opposition blogger Raman Pratasevich.

London and Brussels cross swords on the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol as political and community tensions rise in the north of Ireland.

Official figures by the EU show that by February 26, the bloc, with a population of 446 million people, had obtained 51.5 million doses.

The House of Commons has overwhelmingly endorsed the post-Brexit trade agreement and passed it onto the House of Lords for a speedy ratification.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has once again tempered expectations of a breakthrough in protracted negotiations with the EU.

Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen have unexpectedly agreed to extend post-Brexit trade talks beyond the Sunday (December 13) deadline.