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EU, G7 ambassadors ask BiH to support sanctions against Russia

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 07:19
Ambassadors of EU and G7 countries called on the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to support sanctions imposed by the West against Russia, as confirmed after a meeting between the ambassadors and BiH Presidency Chairman Šefik Džaferović on Monday. The...
Categories: European Union

Moscow hardens stance on rouble gas payments from Europe

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 07:19
Russia is working out methods for accepting payments for its gas exports in roubles and it will take decisions in due course should European countries refuse to pay in the Russian currency, the Kremlin said on Monday (28 March).
Categories: European Union

Ukrainian embassy tells Serbian minister they always stood with Serbia. 

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 07:18
The Ukrainian embassy in Belgrade declared that Kyiv had always been on Serbia’s side and was counting on Serbia to impose sanctions against Russia and its leadership over their attack on Ukraine in response to a statement by Serbian Interior...
Categories: European Union

Slovenian embassy reopens in Kyiv

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 07:17
Slovenia reopened its embassy in the Ukrainian capital yesterday after Prime Minister Janez Janša made a push for the reopening as a sign of support for the Ukrainian government. The embassy is helmed by interim chargé d’affaires Boštjan Lesjak, a...
Categories: European Union

Moscow protests over Croatian FM’s ‘insulting’ language

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 07:17
Russia has lodged a strong protest with Croatia after Foreign Minister Gordan Grlić Radman called Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal, the Russian Embassy in Zagreb said in a statement. Insulting language and unfounded accusations against the president of...
Categories: European Union

Fertiliser production to restart after EU support plan

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 07:16
Azomures, Romania’s largest fertiliser producer, announced plans to restart production after the European Commission said member states may grant aid to companies working in the field. Last week, the European Commission said energy-intensive companies could benefit from state support to balance the...
Categories: European Union

Media freedom report shakes Greece’s conservative government

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 07:16
While the report raises the alarm over a “systemic press freedom crisis”, the government replies that people are still free to opt what media to follow.
Categories: European Union

Metallurgical companies to face lower supplies of ores from the east

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 07:07
Supplies of ores from the east of Europe decreased due to Russian aggression in Ukraine, posing a problem for metallurgical companies and metal producers, some of the biggest industries. in the country. The most problematic supply issue is that of...
Categories: European Union

Two-thirds of Ukrainian refugees welcome to stay indefinitely

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 07:07
The Czech Republic has now granted over 233,000 visas to people fleeing from Ukraine due to Russian aggression. According to the Czech government, 200,000 of them are welcome to stay indefinitely. The actual number of Ukrainian refugees staying in the...
Categories: European Union

Zelenskyy rejects Poland’s proposal of peacekeeping mission

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 07:06
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed scepticism about the proposal put forward by Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Jarosław Kaczyński of a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, which he doubts could help solve the conflict with Russia. Kaczyński first...
Categories: European Union

Media Partnership: Energy Transition – Challenges and Opportunities in Brazil [Promoted content]

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 07:00
This is the second event in the Brazil Talks webinar series: Sustainability, Innovation and Productivity. It is also an official side-event of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2022.
Categories: European Union

Portugal to inject €600m more into TAP this year

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 06:58
The government will inject a further €600 million into Portuguese airline TAP this year, making it the last year of extraordinary support for the company, according to the Stability Programme (SP) published on Monday. In a document sent by the finance...
Categories: European Union

Spain unveils package of urgent measures amid economic fallout of Ukraine war

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 06:57
Prime minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday unveiled a raft of state loans, tax breaks, rent controls and fuel subsidies in response to the economic fallout from Russia’s Ukraine invasion, EURACTIV’s partner EFE reported. The €16 billion package will be split...
Categories: European Union

Sweden not worried about Russians, Ukrainians in same refugee housing

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 06:56
Russian asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees co-existing in refugee housing will not pose any problems, Mikael Ribbenvik, Director General of the Swedish Migration Office, told the newspaper Expressen in an interview on Monday. At the start of the war, Ribbenvik...
Categories: European Union

Canal connecting Finland and Russia reopens despite sanctions

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 06:56
Normal traffic can recommence on the Saimaa Canal between Finland and Russia if ice conditions make it possible, the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency decided on Monday. The EU’s sanctions against Russia do not apply to traffic on the Canal, the...
Categories: European Union

Health service calls for reintroduction of COVID-19 restrictions as cases surge

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 06:55
The Irish health service’s (HSE) Emergency Department Taskforce has called on the government to reintroduce some pandemic restrictions amid another COVID-19 surge, shortly after the government ruled out a return of pandemic measures. The group met on Monday to discuss...
Categories: European Union

MPs to review diplomatic mission in Brussels

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 06:54
UK lawmakers, in a new inquiry, will review the UK’s post-Brexit diplomatic mission to the European Union launched on Monday. The House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee will conduct the review. It will also review the diplomatic representatives of the...
Categories: European Union

Billionaire Abramovich, Ukrainian peace negotiators hit by suspected poisoning

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 06:49
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators suffered symptoms of suspected poisoning earlier this month after a meeting in Kyiv, the Wall Street Journal and the investigative outlet Bellingcat reported on Monday (28 March).
Categories: European Union

Dutch parliamentarians urge minister to decide on nuclear plant construction

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 06:48
Members of the lower house of parliament have been pushing for Economic and Climate Minister Rob Jetten to confirm when construction of the two promised nuclear power plants is set to start. As the Russian invasion of Ukraine rages on,...
Categories: European Union

EY Brexit tracker finds 7,000 finance jobs have left London for EU

Tue, 03/29/2022 - 06:48
More than 7,000 finance jobs have moved from London to the European Union as a result of Brexit, down 400 from the total anticipated in December, consultants EY said on Tuesday (28 March).
Categories: European Union

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