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European Gas Price Rises Sharply Again After Restrictions on Supplies to Gazprom
European gas prices rose sharply on Thursday after Gazprom restricted gas supplies to Germany and Italy. On the leading stock exchange in Amsterdam, gas became more than a fifth more expensive. This week, almost half of the price has…
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Italy Will Receive Less Russian Gas
Italy will receive less gas on Wednesday from the Russian state gas company Gazprom. According to the Italian oil and gas group Eni, this is about 15 percent less gas than normal.
Gazprom did not give reasons for the decision,…
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Von der Leyen in Israel to Talk About Gas for Europe
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is in Israel with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi to discuss supplies of Israeli natural gas to Europe. By getting more gas from Israel, the European Union wants to reduce dependence on…
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Macron Wants Majority in Parliament to Prevent Chaos
French President Emmanuel Macron wants to secure a "strong and clear" majority for his political bloc in the parliamentary elections to "implement economic reforms and prevent further chaos". Macron said this during a visit to the southern…
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EU Parliament Postpones Climate Plans Over Arguments Between Proponents
To save several crucial climate plans, the European Parliament has postponed the vote on them at the last minute. Due to disagreements between the proponents, the measures were in danger of failing.
Christian Democrats, Social…
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The European Commission Also Wants to be Able to Take Frozen Property from Russians
The European Commission wants to make it possible to not only freeze the assets of Russians on whom sanctions have been imposed but also to take them. To this end, she proposes to make sanction evasion a criminal offence throughout the EU.…
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Erdogan Definitely Does Not Want Finland and Sweden to Join NATO
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has emphasized that he does not hesitate to agree to NATO membership of Finland and Sweden.
He said in a speech to young people that the northern European countries harbour terrorists and that…
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Sweden and Finland NATO Membership Still on Hold
The NATO countries cannot yet get started with the membership application of Sweden and Finland, insiders say. Turkey also persisted in the first meeting of the 30 member states in its opposition to the accession of the two northern…
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Kremlin Denounces Finland’s Move Towards NATO Membership
The Kremlin denounces neighbouring Finland's first step towards NATO membership. A spokesman said that a Finnish accession is "absolutely" seen as a threat to Russia.
Finland's president and the prime minister announced on Thursday…
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Donor Conference for Ukraine Raises More Than 6 Billion Euros
At a donor conference, 6.5 billion dollars (almost 6.2 billion euros) was raised for aid to Ukraine. On Thursday, heads of state and government met physically or digitally in Warsaw to pledge money.
The proceeds are intended for…
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