Spanish Foreign Minister Albares called the presence of a European Commissioner at a 'Trump Peace Board' an 'error,' emphasizing that 'Europe must take a leap of sovereignty'.

Balkan and Turkish leaders lauded the Board of Peace at its Washington launch, though the participation of an EU Commissioner from Croatia drew criticism from some EU states.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that Russia is employing winter as a weapon of war.

The President of the Ukrainian Paralympic Committee told AFP he feels the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have betrayed Ukraine by permitting Russian athletes to compete under their own flag at the Milan-Cortina Games.The IPC decision to allow six Russians and four Belarusians to compete in the Games, which begin on March 6, has sparked a boycott of the event by Ukrainian officials as well as the EU Commissioner for Sport.

French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly wrote to Donald Trump, requesting the lifting of sanctions imposed on several European figures, including former European commissioner Thierry Breton and ICC judge Nicolas Guillou.

France stated that the European Commission lacked the mandate to represent member states at US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace meeting in Washington, after its Mediterranean commissioner attended alongside representatives from over 45 countries.

The EU Commission is expected to decide this week whether women in the EU will receive financial support if they are forced to leave their home country to undergo a safe and legal abortion.

The European Union Commission has stated that unpredictable tariffs from the United States are disruptive and undermine trust, following a US Supreme Court decision on presidential tariff authority and President Trump's subsequent tariff increases under different legislation.

Leaders from the Balkans and Turkey lauded Donald Trump's Peace Board at its inaugural ceremony in Washington, though the attendance of an EU Commissioner from Croatia drew criticism from some EU member states.

French President Emmanuel Macron has reportedly asked his US counterpart Donald Trump to lift what he described as 'unjustly imposed sanctions' against several European citizens, including former European Commissioner Thierry Breton and judge Nicolas Guillou.