European Union leaders will try to overcome staunch resistance to both a funding plan for Ukraine and a massive trade deal with South America during a summit in Brussels starting Thursday — insisting that the bloc’s reputation is on the line.

The European Union is set to lift sanctions it imposed on Kosovo in 2023 over tensions in the north of the country and will release financial assistance, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

Oil revenue is a key part of Russia’s economy, allowing President Vladimir Putin to pour money into the war effort against Ukraine without worsening inflation for everyday people and avoiding a currency collapse.

The European Union’s top diplomat poured cold water on the American proposal to reestablish economic ties with Russia as part of ongoing discussions to end Moscow’s war against Ukraine.

The European Union must rethink its climate aims or risk losing out to China and the United States, new Czech Industry Minister Karel Havlicek said as he called on allies to halt the bloc's next-generation emissions trading scheme.

European Union envoys are fine-tuning a plan to use frozen Russian assets as collateral for a massive loan to support Ukraine over the next two years

Their visit is expected to coincide with the India-EU Summit, where discussions are likely to focus on the long-pending Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Hungary's top diplomat tells Newsweek he counts on U.S. support in halting a plot to federalize the EU through war with Russia.