European Union leaders are gathering for a summit aimed at agreeing on a massive loan to cover Ukraine’s military and other financial needs for the next two years.

European Union leaders will try to overcome staunch resistance to both a funding plan for Ukraine and a massive trade deal with South America during a summit in Brussels starting Thursday — insisting that the bloc’s reputation is on the line.

The European Commission has proposed that the leaders use some of the frozen assets — totaling 210 billion euros ($246 billion) — to underwrite a 90 billion-euro ($105 billion) “reparations loan” to Ukraine. The U.K., Canada and Norway would fill the gap.

The European Union's parliament voted on Wednesday in favour of a scheme that would enable women from nations restricting abortion to terminate pregnancies in another member state free of charge.

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The European Union has reportedly agreed to push back its implementation of all-electric new car sales to at least 2040 following pressure by automakers, labor unions, and consumer demand, according to a new report by British newspaper The Times.

European Union officials are finalizing a major overhaul of its migration system, including streamlined deportations and increased detentions.

The Trump administration singled out European tech firms by name and promised economic consequences Tuesday unless the E.U. rolls back tech regulation and lawsuits.

Britain will rejoin the European Union’s flagship Erasmus student-exchange program, it was announced Wednesday, in a major step for efforts to reset the U.K.'s post-Brexit relations with the 27-nation bloc.