MEPs reaffirmed their strong support for Ukraine in Strasbourg on Tuesday, condemning cooperation between Russia and North Korea and calling on the European Union to step up its support for Kyiv’s forces. A recent statement by the leaders of the European Parliament calls on the bloc to “step up support for Ukraine in all ways, including politically, financially, militarily and through humanitarian aid”. It also reiterated that the EP “stands by and supports Ukraine in every way possible until its victory”. Also on Tuesday, the European Union’s budget for next year was increased to almost 200 billion euros following negotiations between the European Parliament and the Council. The budget proposal was debated in the European Parliament and will be voted on Wednesday, when the final vote on the new European Commission is also scheduled.
