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Despite sanctions, Russian economy posts record current account surplus in Q1

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 07:15
High energy prices and continued purchase of Russian gas and oil in the first quarter of 2022 allowed Russia to post the highest current account surplus in recent history, indicating that EU sanctions against the country have only limited effect.
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French right ‘broke’ ahead of legislative elections

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 07:13
Les Républicains have no money left to finance the legislative election campaign in June and are now appealing for donations, the treasurer of the French right-wing party revealed on Tuesday. The danger of bankruptcy had been avoided, Daniel Fasquelle, treasurer...
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Albanian PM dismisses Serbia’s purchase of Chinese weapons

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 07:11
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said he does not see any reason to worry over Serbia arming itself with Chinese weapons amid its Russian ally’s invasion of Ukraine. Rama was questioned by journalists during a visit to Berlin this week....
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EBRD pumps millions in credit to Albanian agribusiness and tourism

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 07:09
An agreement to offer more funds to Albanian agribusiness and tourism companies has been signed between Albania and the European Bank of Research and Development in a ceremony in Tirana. The agreement was signed during EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso’s first...
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Dukanovic worries over Serbia being armed by countries hostile to Europe, NATO

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 07:06
Any armament, including that of Serbia, can raise concern as it heightens the feeling of threat to security in Europe, Montenegrin President Milo Đukanović said in Cetinje on Tuesday. Responding to questions from the press after meeting with North Macedonian...
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Eying Russia, Finland and Sweden edge closer to a NATO future

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 07:05
Finland and Sweden are edging closer to joining NATO. Helsinki is expected to produce a report on the country's security policy this Thursday (13 April), which could present a key step toward its application.
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Gruevski: My fight to protect Macedonian interests earned me many enemies

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 07:03
Former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski responded to the decision of the US government to blacklist him for alleged corruption, saying his fight to protect Macedonian interests “irritated some countries” and made him enemies like Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros. Gruevski, and...
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BiH High Representative suspends RS entity Law on Immovable Property

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 07:00
The High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christian Schmidt, has decided to suspend the Law on Immovable Property in Bosnia’s Republika Srpska (RS) entity on Tuesday. The move was made under the Bonn Powers which are granted to the Office...
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Mélenchon’s narrow defeat creates momentum for Europe’s leftists

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 07:00
France's far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon failed to reach the second round of presidential elections on Sunday (10 April), but Europe's leftists are still encouraged by his close third place. EURACTIV France reports.
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Croatia-BiH border sees a decrease in illegal migrants

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 06:56
The number of illegal migrants trying to enter Croatia from Una-Sava Canton in the west of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been steadily decreasing as migrants look for alternative routes to enter EU countries, according to estimates by government bodies and...
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EIB to support Croatian renewable energy storage capacity projects

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 06:53
The EU Investment Bank will finance and support projects to construct storage facilities for renewable energy, the Global Relationship Manager in Croatia, Olga Pascenco, said on Tuesday. Addressing a news conference to present its work in Croatia in 2021, Pascenco...
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Serbian chamber of commerce asks businesses to help Ukrainians

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 06:53
Companies in Serbia should, within their means, join a humanitarian drive collecting aid for the people in Ukraine, Marko Cadez, president of Serbia’s Chamber of Commerce said on Tuesday. “We have been trying to reach as many companies as possible...
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US to send hundreds of soldiers to Slovakia

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 06:48
At least 600 American soldiers will arrive in Slovakia as a part of NATO’s strengthening of the eastern flank and will be supplemented with high-end defence systems, defence minister Jaroslav Naď (OĽaNO) has confirmed. According to previous information, only 40...
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Hungarian NGOs go to court over referendum fine

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 06:46
NGOs who were fined last week by the National Election Committee (NVB) over their campaign to vote invalidly in the referendum they claim was homophobic, will go to court, Telex reported. The government failed to achieve the necessary number of valid votes in...
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Czechia wants to use its EU recovery funds to help Ukrainian refugees

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 06:44
The Czech Republic wants to channel the EU’s COVID-19 recovery funding to Ukrainian refugees for which it needs to update its national recovery plan – which, while possible, will require the European Commission’s approval. “The Czech Republic can ask for...
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Portugal’s Catholic Church faces sexual abuse complaints

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 06:42
Two hundred and ninety people filed testimonies of their sexual abuse at the hands of the Portuguese Catholic Church before an independent commission, of which 16 have already been referred to the prosecutor. In an assessment of the first three...
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Spain promises to boost dialogue on Western Sahara conflict

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 06:39
The Spanish government has reiterated its commitment to finding a viable solution to the Western Sahara conflict that will be accepted both by Morocco and the Polisario Front, the Sahrawi nationalist liberation movement, diplomatic sources told EURACTIV’s partner EFE. Last...
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Lithuanian MPs urge states to condemn Russian aggression, war crimes

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 06:35
The international community should unanimously condemn the aggression and war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine and classify them as genocide against the Ukrainian nation, a resolution adopted unanimously by Lithuanian MPs on Tuesday states. Russia’s aggression is “a menacing,...
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New Norwegian ministers appointed following sex scandal

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 06:33
The Norwegian government appointed two new ministers on Tuesday after former defence minister Odd Roger Enoksen announced his resignation Saturday after being caught in a scandal. Enoksen announced Saturday (9 April) that he would resign after tabloid newspaper VG revealed...
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Why Spanish-Portuguese proposal to intervene in wholesale energy markets is problematic

Euractiv.com - Wed, 04/13/2022 - 06:30
Spain and Portugal want to push ahead with a benchmark price for energy, but this could lead to increased consumption of fossil gas, inflated gas prices and fewer incentives to invest in renewable energy, warns Lion Hirth and Christoph Maurer.
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