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Portuguese energy giant Galp stops buying Russian oil products

Thu, 03/03/2022 - 06:36
Galp announced Wednesday that it has suspended the purchase of Russian oil products and regretted the “acts of aggression against the Ukrainian people”, according to a statement sent to the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM). CUT “Galp’s Board of Directors...
Categories: European Union

Spanish coalition split over decision to deliver weapons to Ukraine

Thu, 03/03/2022 - 06:34
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday confirmed that Spain would soon send lethal weapons to help Ukraine’s resistance against the Russian invasion. Still, his tougher position in the crisis has encountered criticism from left-wing coalition partner United We Can (Unidas...
Categories: European Union

Sweden slams Russia with ‘Cold War rhetoric’

Thu, 03/03/2022 - 06:32
Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson slammed Russia’s attack on Ukraine using rhetoric experts say the country has not witnessed “since the Cold War”. “Russia’s armed aggression is more than an attack on Ukraine, it is an attack on the right of...
Categories: European Union

St Petersburg-Helsinki train only direct link to Russia

Thu, 03/03/2022 - 06:29
As the EU has banned Russian flights from its airspace, the three and a half-hour train journey between St Petersburg and Helsinki is now the only direct passenger link from Russia to the bloc. The EU, together with Finnish authorities,...
Categories: European Union

Protests held at big tech Dublin HQs over Ukraine disinformation

Thu, 03/03/2022 - 06:27
Protesters gathered on Wednesday outside the headquarters of Meta in Dublin before marching to those of Google in a call for action to combat the spread of disinformation linked to the war in Ukraine by Russian state media. The two...
Categories: European Union

Macron: War in Ukraine marks ‘change of an era’ for Europe

Thu, 03/03/2022 - 06:26
The war in Ukraine signals a “change of an era” for Europe, which must now become a more sovereign force and build a common defence, President Emmanuel Macron said in a speech to the nation on Wednesday. In an address on...
Categories: European Union

Austria to begin investigation into oligarch-owned wealth

Thu, 03/03/2022 - 06:25
Vice-Chancellor Werner Kogler has spoken in favour of sanctioning oligarchs as Russia sanctions threaten the Austrian banking sector. Sanctions targeting “oligarchs” would be “worthwhile,” Kogler told Puls24 show host Corinna Milborn, adding that their wealth in Austria would “need to...
Categories: European Union

Malta scraps citizenship scheme for Russians, Commission to monitor

Thu, 03/03/2022 - 06:23
The Maltese government has suspended its cash-for-passports scheme for Russian and Belarusian citizens following pressure from the EU and civil society over fears oligarchs linked to the Kremlin were buying their way into the bloc. Malta and Bulgaria are the...
Categories: European Union

Russia sanctions affect two-thirds of German businesses – study

Thu, 03/03/2022 - 06:13
Sixty-four per cent of German businesses say they are affected in some way by sanctions the EU has issued against Russia for invading Ukraine and by counter-sanctions Russia announced in response, a recent poll shows. Around half of the group...
Categories: European Union

Ukrainian refugees in Lithuania can start work immediately

Thu, 03/03/2022 - 06:11
Ukrainians fleeing Russian invasion and have arrived in Lithuania can start work immediately “if there will be a wish for that”, Social Security and Labour Minister Monika Navickienė said on Wednesday. Ukrainians with biometric passports, a Schengen visa or a...
Categories: European Union

Czechia declares state of emergency, expects influx of Ukrainian refugees

Thu, 03/03/2022 - 06:10
The Czech government has declared a state of emergency as it awaits a massive influx of Ukrainian refugees. Around 30,000 Ukrainians have already entered the Czech Republic since Russia waged a military attack on Ukraine. The state of emergency will...
Categories: European Union

Pandemic-weary airlines brace for fallout from Ukraine crisis

Thu, 03/03/2022 - 05:42
European airlines face higher fuel prices, longer journey times, and cancelled eastbound flights as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the latest crisis to afflict an industry still reeling from the global pandemic.
Categories: European Union

EU Commission urges member states to invest more

Wed, 03/02/2022 - 16:52
With insecurity for the European economy increasing due to Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, the EU executive calls on countries to keep investing in economic growth and remains open about an eventual prolongation of the suspension of fiscal rules.
Categories: European Union

The Brief – A done deal after a dull campaign

Wed, 03/02/2022 - 16:47
All indications are that Emmanuel Macron will be re-elected as France's leader in April. The situation at home was already very favourable, and his recent posturing as a strongman of the EU and mediator with Russia confirms that the rather dull (so far) presidential campaign is unlikely to have any plot twists.
Categories: European Union

LEAK: EU drafts plan to ditch Russian gas

Wed, 03/02/2022 - 16:35
Europe needs to build up its renewable energy capacity and diversify its gas supply to end its dependency on Russian gas, according to a leaked draft of the EU’s communication on energy prices seen by EURACTIV.
Categories: European Union

Ukraine war raises spectre of Russia’s first external debt default

Wed, 03/02/2022 - 16:19
With much of Moscow's $640 billion reserves under lock and key in the West and sanctions crippling cross-border capital flows, investors fear Russia may be heading for its first ever default on sovereign hard currency debt.
Categories: European Union

Health brief: Directing EU’s aid to Ukraine

Wed, 03/02/2022 - 16:09
When Russia launched its large-scale military invasion of Ukraine, the international scene drastically changed. And pushed Ukraine into a new humanitarian crisis.
Categories: European Union

Russia wages war against independent media

Wed, 03/02/2022 - 15:46
As the war in Ukraine continues, Russia has stepped up efforts to restrict the availability of information, targeting independent reporting on both sides of the border. 
Categories: European Union

India’s G20 Presidency – Prioritising an equitable post-pandemic recovery

Wed, 03/02/2022 - 15:28
With its G20 Presidency starting on 1 December 2022, India hopes to play a pivotal role in what it sees as a “Decade of Action”, in view of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, writes Gauri Khandekar.
Categories: European Union

EU countries set to drop barriers for Ukraine refugees

Wed, 03/02/2022 - 15:24
The European Commission has proposed that those fleeing the war in Ukraine should be granted “temporary protection” in the EU, while border checks should be simplified. EU interior ministers will decide on the matter on Thursday.
Categories: European Union

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