Invitation letter by President Charles Michel to the members of the European Council ahead of their special meeting on 30 and 31 May 2022

The new rules will allow Eurojust to store and preserve evidence relating to war crimes and to process and analyse such evidence and share the information with the competent national and international authorities.

European Council President Charles Michel went to Helsinki for a meeting with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin. The two leaders met to discuss the agenda for the upcoming special meeting of the European Council and their support for Ukraine. President Michel expressed his full support for Finland's application for NATO membership.

European Council President Charles Michel met Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in Stockholm in preparation of the upcoming European Council. He expressed EU’s full support for Sweden's decision to apply for NATO membership.

Representatives of the EU member states, the Western Balkans and Turkey, the European Commission and the European Central Bank, as well as representatives of the central banks of the Western Balkans and Turkey issued a joint statement following their annual economic policy dialogue.

The Council adopted a regulation allowing for temporary trade liberalisation and other trade concessions with regard to certain Ukrainian products.

The Council adopted two assistance measures increasing to €2 billion the reference amount under the European Peace Facility' that currently allows the EU to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

An important step to improve EU security of supply in the context of the war in Ukraine was taken today with the provisional political agreement reached between the Council and the European Parliament on the legislation on gas storage. The proposed regulation aims to ensure that storage capacities in the EU are filled before the winter season and can be shared between member states in a spirit of solidarity.

On 11 May 2022, the Council reached a mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament on a proposal on gas storage.

The EU issued a declaration strongly condemning the malicious cyber activity conducted by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which targeted the satellite KA-SAT network, owned by Viasat.

On 9 May 2022, President Charles Michel visited Odesa, where he met with Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. They held a video conference with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who joined them from Kyiv.

On 9 May 2022, President Charles Michel visited Odesa, where he met with Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal.

On 9 May 2022, President Charles Michel delivered his Europe Day statement in Odesa, where he highlighted the EU's solidarity with Ukraine.

G7 Leaders’ Statement, 8 May 2022

The Permanent representatives to the EU adopted a mandate on new rules to allow Eurojust to preserve, analyse and store evidence relating to core international crimes, such as war crimes.

European Council President Charles Michel attended the High-level international donors' conference for Ukraine in Warsaw, where he stressed that solidarity efforts should focus on humanitarian support, short-term liquidity needs and reconstruction.

On 3 May 2022, President Charles Michel will travel to Alexandroupolis, Greece, where he will attend the inauguration of the construction works for a new LNG terminal, which will help phase out the EU’s dependence on Russian gas. On 4 May, the President will be in Chisinau, Moldova to meet with President Maia Sandu.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/660 of 21 April 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

On 27 April 2022, President Charles Michel addressed, at the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Ukraine. In his video message, President Michel stressed that the EU will be at Ukraine's side to help rebuild the country.

Ukraine: EU sanctions two additional businesspeople in relation to the illegal annexation of Crimea.