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Zelenskyy understands Slovakia unable to cut Russian oil and gas supplies

Euractiv.com - Wed, 05/11/2022 - 06:20
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he understands that Slovakia cannot afford to immediately cut its Russian oil and gas supplies but warned of the country’s dependence in a speech before the Slovak National Council on Tuesday. Slovakia is one of...
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EU commissioner says Russia-friendly countries should not be punished

Euractiv.com - Wed, 05/11/2022 - 06:19
Countries siding with Russia or abstaining from voting against the country in the UN should not be “punished”, European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen told a Europe Day seminar in Helsinki on Monday. The Finnish commissioner also said that...
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NRW regional election: Germany ahead of its ‘small federal election’

Euractiv.com - Wed, 05/11/2022 - 06:19
North Rhine-Westphalia – or NRW, as many of its 18 million inhabitants call it – is Germany’s most populous region, and it will elect a new regional parliament this Sunday (15 May 2022). Due to its size, the results come...
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Ahead of defence opt-out referendum, Denmark opposes EU Treaty change

Euractiv.com - Wed, 05/11/2022 - 06:18
Denmark has voiced its opposition to changing EU Treaties, just weeks ahead of a crucial referendum on its defence opt-out after Brussels hinted it could change treaties, so unanimity on issues like common defence policy is no longer needed. The...
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Hungary digs heels in over EU embargo on Russian oil

Euractiv.com - Wed, 05/11/2022 - 06:08
The European Union's executive is looking to support Hungary in beefing up the eastern European state's oil pipelines, storage and refining capacity, a spokesman said on Tuesday (10 May), as Budapest dug its heels in over a Russian oil embargo.
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Ukraine to halt key Russian gas transit to Europe, use alternative

Euractiv.com - Wed, 05/11/2022 - 05:26
Ukraine said on 10 May it would suspend the flow of gas through a transit point which delivers almost a third of the fuel piped from Russia to Europe through Ukraine, blaming Moscow for the development.
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Sri Lanka: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the latest developments

European Council - Wed, 05/11/2022 - 01:05
The EU issued a declaration on behalf of the EU condemning the recent vicious attack against peaceful protestors in Colombo, Sri Lanka, which triggered further violence after a month of peaceful demonstrations.
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Russian cyber operations against Ukraine: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union

European Council - Wed, 05/11/2022 - 01:05
The EU issued a declaration strongly condemning the malicious cyber activity conducted by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which targeted the satellite KA-SAT network, operated by Viasat.
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EU urges ‘not to give up on Syria’ amid Russia’s war on Ukraine

Euractiv.com - Tue, 05/10/2022 - 19:36
The Syrian humanitarian crisis remains among the EU’s top priorities, the bloc's chief diplomat, Josep Borrell, said at the sixth pledging conference for the war-torn Middle-Eastern country in Brussels on Tuesday (10 May).
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Syria donor conference shuns Russia

Euobserver.com - Tue, 05/10/2022 - 18:34
Russia was not invited to an international donor conference on Syria in Brussels given its war in Ukraine. Moscow had also recently threatened to veto a humanitarian corridor from Turkey to Syria.
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[Ticker] UN: 'thousands more' dead in Ukraine than estimates

Euobserver.com - Tue, 05/10/2022 - 18:24
The number of civilians killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the war is "thousands higher" than numbers currently given, Matilda Bogner, head of the UN's human rights monitoring mission in the country, said in a press conference on Tuesday. The official civilian death toll stands at 3,381 but thousands more would be added once the UN gains access to "black holes" like Mariupol, she said.
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Finland builds momentum toward Nato bid

Euobserver.com - Tue, 05/10/2022 - 18:14
Finnish MPs have got the ball rolling on a week that's expected to culminate in a tectonic shift in Nordic security — Finland and Sweden's decision to apply for Nato membership.
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EU lobbies Hungary to break oil sanctions deadlock

Euobserver.com - Tue, 05/10/2022 - 17:44
After the EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen's Budapest trip, Hungary suggested it wants EU funds to offset the extra costs from receiving different oil sources, and the increased energy prices the planned Russian oil embargo entails.
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EU lawmakers may push 70% emission cut on carmakers by 2030

Euractiv.com - Tue, 05/10/2022 - 17:38
The European Parliament's environment committee (ENVI) is due to vote on mandatory CO2 standards for car manufacturers on Wednesday (11 May), with the possibility of calling for a 70% reduction target by the year 2030. EURACTIV France reports.
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LEAK: Commission to force scanning of communications to combat child pornography

Euractiv.com - Tue, 05/10/2022 - 17:28
The European Commission is to put forward a generalised scanning obligation for messaging services, according to a draft proposal obtained by EURACTIV.
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The Brief – Why Eurovision matters

Euractiv.com - Tue, 05/10/2022 - 16:48
This year it will be remarkably tough to keep politics separate from the running of the world’s most-followed singing contest – and that is also why EURACTIV is stepping in with dedicated coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC).
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Germany embraces Macron’s proposal for a ‘European Political Community’

Euractiv.com - Tue, 05/10/2022 - 16:40
While Germany does not support a fast-tracked accession of Ukraine, foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said that she supports the idea of a reform of the EU to allow Ukraine and other countries to integrate more deeply with the bloc.
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Thirty-one years after communism, Albanians demand democratic reform

Euractiv.com - Tue, 05/10/2022 - 16:03
A new report by the Albanian Insitute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) says the electorate wants more democratic progress in the EU candidate country, considered a hybrid, or only partly democratic, regime according to Freedom House.
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Heat Pumps to REPowerEU: The need for a European industrial heat pump policy [Promoted content]

Euractiv.com - Tue, 05/10/2022 - 16:00
REPowerEU must be a win for energy security, the climate and European competitiveness. With the right focus, the May package can propel a wave of sustainable heat pumps “made in Europe”.
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French left-wing bloc divided over legislative nominees

Euractiv.com - Tue, 05/10/2022 - 15:59
France's new left-wing union has reached a compromise on sharing constituencies ahead of the legislative elections in June despite not everyone agreeing on the choice of nominees. EURACTIV France reports.
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