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Russian security service accuses Ukraine of killing ultra-nationalist guru’s daughter

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 14:37
Russia's Federal Security Service on Monday (22 August) accused Ukraine's secret services of killing Darya Dugina, the daughter of a Russian ultra-nationalist, Russian news agencies reported.
Categories: European Union

EU will discuss options for military training of Ukrainian forces next week

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 14:00
The EU will discuss the potential launch of a major training operation for Ukrainian forces in nearby nations, the bloc's chief diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday (22 August).
Categories: European Union

As imports of US gas surge, so does concern over its environmental impact

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 12:23
Concerns about the climate impact of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are mounting as US shipments to Europe surge in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 
Categories: European Union

Factbox: Guru Alexander Dugin advocates a vast new Russian empire

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 10:06
Darya Dugina, the daughter of ultra-nationalist Russian guru Alexander Dugin, was killed in a suspected car bomb attack outside Moscow on Saturday evening (20 August). But who is Alexander Dugin?
Categories: European Union

Albanian espionage: Russians, Ukrainian charged, Czechs arrested

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 07:38
In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Ireland receiving their first Ukrainian grain shipment since the start of the war, the Slovak government facing a collapse, and so much more.
Categories: European Union

Germany’s Scholz visits Canada to build ‘reliable network’

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 07:32
Chancellor Scholz began his inaugural trip to Canada on Sunday (21 August) to intensify cooperation between the two countries after a clash in July over the maintenance of a turbine aimed for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline.
Categories: European Union

Yes, the war is still on but Russia wants you to forget about it

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 07:18
Ukrainian fatigue started settling in the West, and not many European media reacted to recent Russian atrocities. However, the reality is that Europeans cannot distance themselves from the war, writes Anna Romandash.
Categories: European Union

Austria to start marketing campaign to reduce refugee flows

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 07:15
The government aims to conduct “anti-marketing” campaigns in safe countries where refugees are suspected of migrating for economic reasons to counter promises made by people smugglers. Due to record numbers of refugees entering Austria in 2022, the asylum system is...
Categories: European Union

Albanian espionage: Russians, Ukrainian charged, Czechs arrested

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 07:14
Albanian police formally charged with espionage on Sunday two Russian and one Ukrainian citizen, previously arrested for trying to enter a restricted military zone and then spraying military guards with apparent nerve paralysis spray. Earlier that day, four people of...
Categories: European Union

Pristina to ban electric scooters

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 07:01
Electronic scooters, bicycles, and similar devices will be banned from squares, pavements, and all public spaces with pedestrian traffic as of Monday, according to the Municipality of Pristina. In the last few years, electronic mobility devices have seen a significant...
Categories: European Union

Vucic claims compromise sought while announcing institutional walkouts in Kosovo

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 07:00
Serbian President Aleksander Vucic said that Belgrade would continue to look for a solution to the license plate and ID document issue, however he also said Serbs working in Kosovo institutions would walk out due to their “persecution”. Tension between...
Categories: European Union

Leaders of US, UK, France, Germany discuss Iran nuclear issue

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:50
The leaders of the United States, Britain, France and Germany discussed efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the White House said on Sunday (21 August) in a statement largely focused on Ukraine.
Categories: European Union

Poland rejects German theory on river pollution as an ‘attack on farmers’

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:50
The theory put forward by a German laboratory that the pollution of the Oder River, which killed thousands of fish, was caused by pesticides in the water, was dismissed as fake news by Poland. For over a week, scientists from...
Categories: European Union

Ukraine war draws painful memories as Czechia, Slovakia commemorate Russian invasion

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:49
Czechia and Slovakia held events marking the 54th anniversary of the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet-led Warsaw Pact troops in August 1968 on Sunday as Prime Ministers Petr Fiala and Eduard Heger highlighted parallels with the current Russian invasion of...
Categories: European Union

Portugal in state of alert for fires until Tuesday as temperatures rise

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:48
Portugal entered a state of alert due to the “aggravation of the risk of rural fire” and an increase in temperature at midnight on Sunday after weeks of fires that destroyed more than 28,000 hectares in the Serra da Estrela...
Categories: European Union

Spain’s gasoline price sees highest rise in EU since start of Ukraine war

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:47
Gasoline prices have increased sharply since the start of the Russian invasion, reaching a peak at the end of June with a litre of gasoline and a litre of diesel exceeding €2.10, the highest price level in the EU, official...
Categories: European Union

Swedish opposition joins calls for restricting Russian tourist visas

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:47
After the Finnish Parliament made it considerably more difficult for Russian citizens to obtain visas last week, Swedish opposition parties are now demanding a similar measure to be adopted in Sweden. Sweden has previously taken no public position on Europe’s...
Categories: European Union

Debate on Finnish Prime Minister’s party video takes a political turn

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:46
The uproar following the leaked videos of Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s private party has largely disappeared from the headlines as the debate widened from dance moves and rumoured illegal substances to the role of political leadership in a crisis. Opinions...
Categories: European Union

Ireland receives first Ukrainian grain shipment since start of war

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:42
A shipment of 33,000 tonnes of grain that landed in Ireland from Ukraine this weekend was the first since the war broke out in February. The 33,000 tonnes reached a port on Ireland’s west coast on Saturday, having set off...
Categories: European Union

Dutch airport continues to deal with chaos

Mon, 08/22/2022 - 06:41
The chaos at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam has lasted all summer as passengers continue to miss flights and staff shortages continue. While the last couple of weeks seemed to show signs of improvement, Saturday saw chaos return to Schiphol as...
Categories: European Union

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