EU close to signing off on critical €90bn loan for Ukraine after months of vetoing from Hungary – Europe live

Member states meet this morning, as Ukraine starts pumping oil through Druzhba with Slovakia deliveries to resume Thursday

The EU is to waive its state aid rules to allow member states to step in and help consumers weather the current cost of living crisis caused by the Iran war.

It will allow governments to issue energy vouchers, temporarily allow the reduction of excise duties for vulnerable households.