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Hungary’s refusal to back the oil sanctions has stirred outrage in Kyiv — but Brussels diplomats still predict a deal.https://bit.ly/3FIVkId 

When is a 62-25 parliamentary vote not good enough for victory? When it’s the Northern Ireland Assembly and the outnumbered Democratic Unionists wield their veto on power-sharing.https://bit.ly/3wasEEP 

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to Northern Ireland on Monday amid a growing political crisis in the region triggered by escalating tensions over Brexit.https://bit.ly/3Lgsose 

Germany is planning on voting against the European Commission's controversial "taxonomy" proposal that classes nuclear energy as green.https://bit.ly/39gAkMW 

Pushing for negotiations, Western European leaders seem to be at cross-purposes with Ukraine leaders.https://bit.ly/3FGJoHb 

Ukraine looks on track to win the Eurovision song contest this year. Those competing solemnly pledge the competition “shall in no case be politicized" — but this wouldn't be the first time its entry has been veeery close to that line.https://bit.ly/37H6rVw 

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner wants to be known for hawkish fiscal policies again, publishing a strategy paper this week including the need for "fiscal resilience.” Given Germany's debt, he'll need more than that to get back his hawk status. More in Berlin Bulletin:

On Tuesday, Greece’s National Transparency Authority published a report on migrant pushbacks in the Aegean Sea. On Friday, it removed it. Why? An embarrassing data breach.https://bit.ly/3FFM6wx 

Negotiators of a new EU cybersecurity directive struck a deal today for a new law that aims to prevent an all-out cyber breakdown in Europe. Here's what you need to know:https://bit.ly/3FIZyQe 

French President Emmanuel Macron asked Ukraine to make concessions on its sovereignty to avoid humiliating Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “We won’t help Putin save face by paying with our territory," he stated.https://bit.ly/3MsO71P 

Turkey doesn’t like the idea of Finland and Sweden joining NATO, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said today. He added that he wouldn’t want to repeat what he claims were “mistakes,” including the admission of Greece into the alliance.https://bit.ly/3PiTjXA 

The UK has sanctioned 12 of Vladimir Putin's close relatives and friends, who are believed to have helped hide the Russian president's personal wealth. The list includes his ex-wife as well as his alleged girlfriend and her grandmother.https://bit.ly/3l415XE 

The EU will provide another €500 million in financial support to Ukraine’s military, bringing the total value of the bloc’s overall military fund for the country to €2 billion, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced today.https://bit.ly/3yuEb3A 

In this week's EU Influence, our newsletter on lobbying in the bloc, we're covering: A fight for human interaction Jockeying over an EU-US tech summit Carmakers push back on EU green rules Read it here:

COMMENT: In their determination to shorten the Ukraine war with a ban on Russian gas, do European governments now risk inviting a populist backlash, like that triggered by the 2015 migration crisis or the Yellow Jackets protests in France?https://bit.ly/3N9nmzh 

In the four-way race to replace the head of the EU’s bailout fund, Dutch candidate Menno Snel has come with a novel pitch: He's not that Dutch.https://bit.ly/3wcfurc 

It has music, extravagant outfits and over-the-top performances. Eurovision, the yearly TV extravaganza, has become a hit among young viewers, in turn making Europe itself seem cool.https://bit.ly/3MaQR3G