This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Expressing Europe’s continued and unwavering support for Ukraine, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola officially opened the EP’s office in Kyiv. The decision to open an antenna office, co-located with the EU Delegation, in Kyiv sends a strong political signal to Ukrainian authorities and citizens, […]Parliament inaugurates permanent presence in Kyiv
September 19, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Expressing Europe’s continued and unwavering support for Ukraine, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola officially opened the EP’s office in Kyiv. The decision to open an antenna office, co-located with the EU Delegation, in Kyiv sends a strong political signal to Ukrainian authorities and citizens, […]Ukrainian refugees – Kyiv’s chance for European integration?
March 14, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by one of our passionate readers, Mr. Yuri Mirovich, a ukrainian refugee who is a law student at the University of Groningen, Netherelands. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue. Demographic and socio-economic catastrophe in Ukraine […]Kyiv hospital struggles to care for patients amid air strike
September 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. Oksana, who is 26 weeks pregnant, described a harrowing scene in a Kyiv hospital in Ukraine during air raids, with staff scrambling to help patients and newborns into shelters. “When the alarm went off, we were all rushed into the shelter,” she said. “Even the tiniest babies […]Ukraine: College of Commissioners travels to Kyiv
February 2, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today 2 February, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is travelling to Kyiv, Ukraine, for a College-to-Government meeting with the Government of Ukraine, together with 15 other members of the College of Commissioners. Accompanying the President for this visit are: […]EU-Ukraine Summit: moving forward together in solidarity
July 9, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Yesterday, at the 21st EU-Ukraine Summit in Kyiv, the European Union and Ukraine reaffirmed their strong partnership and shared commitment to a comprehensive reform agenda. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk represented the European Union alongside the President of […]Who is culpable in the EU for Ukraine’s defection to Russia?
December 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The 350,000 to 500,000 people who protested yesterday, even violently at times, in the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, belonged, theoretically, to the three opposition parties, which had organised the rally. Unquestionably however, all Ukrainians believe that President Viktor Yanukovich – who decided at the last minute to turn down an Association Agreement with […]The EU accuses Russia of bullying Ukraine to change sides
November 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
It took four days to European Union two presidents to grasp the magnitude of the Ukrainian full U-turn, with Kyiv signing the Moscow led customs union, after cashing in the advance of EU’s financial aid. The unprecedented complete turnaround of Ukraine’s foreign policy took place last Thursday and the President of the European Commission José […]Ukraine takes EU money and runs to sign with Russia
November 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday, Ukraine threw away in the dustbin EU’s ultimatum issued last Monday by the Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius during the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. Lithuania currently holds the EU Council Presidency, representing the entire Union. Linkevičius said that “Ten days remain for Ukraine and the European Union to take crucial […]Ukraine undecided over a strategic partnership with the EU
November 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Eastern Partnership, EU’s major and expensive initiative to extend its influence up to the southern borders of Russia is faltering dangerously. Ukraine doesn’t seem ready to sign the Partnership, after Armenia recently rejected it. This is the second opening of the European Union to Eastern Europe, after the successful historic enlargement of the Union […]
