Source link Attacks on Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) could result in a nuclear disaster, the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy has warned. Josep Borrell was commenting on a series of strikes carried out by kamikaze drones on the nuclear power station in the city of Energodar, in Zaporozhye Region. […]
Source link The bloc’s top diplomat has argued that members shouldn’t scare people by exaggerating the threat of direct conflict with Russia EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has insisted that Ukraine’s Western backers will not be sending troops to “die for Donbass,” and they should not needlessly frighten their citizens by hyping the prospect […]
Source link Several member states have balked at the provisional agreement and have asked for more time, according to a report EU ambassadors have failed to endorse a decision to extend preferential trade rules for Ukraine for another year, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing sources. The ambassadors were expected to approve a provisional agreement on […]
Source link Top diplomat has said that the bloc may have to become “more creative” about finding money for Kiev The EU would have to be “more creative” about providing additional funding to Ukraine if the US cuts support, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said in an interview with the Spanish Sud Ouest […]
Source link ‘Kremlin-friendly’ nations have been re-exporting ‘high priority items’ to the country, according to Euractiv The EU’s sanctions on Russia are being “massively circumvented” via third countries, Euractiv reported on Monday, citing a study by the IESEG School of Management. The bloc has introduced 13 rounds of restrictive measures against Moscow over the Ukraine […]
Source link Budapest is opposed to restrictions on Chinese firms included in Brussels’ package of measures, sources told the news outlet Hungary was the only member state that refused to sign off on the EU’s 13th package of sanctions against Russia during the meeting of the bloc’s ambassadors on Wednesday, the Financial Times has reported. […]
Source link Supplies of weapons to Israel should be reduced as the country’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ignored international calls to avoid civilian casualties during the IDF’s military operation in Gaza, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said. According to the latest figures from Gaza’s health ministry, 28,473 people have been killed and […]
Source link Germany is set to make a large investment in four gas-fired plants, the government has announced Germany is set to spend €16 billion to construct four gas-fired power plants as it seeks to ensure an adequate supply of electricity after scrapping its nuclear reactors, the Economy Ministry announced earlier this week. This comes […]
Source link Roughly 15% of German companies are reportedly in distress, the largest number in the bloc The German economy is in for a difficult year after contracting in the final quarter of 2023, as inflation and high interest rates continue to weigh on the industry, Bloomberg reported this week, citing analysts. According to the […]
Source link The EU will not help Ukraine obtain drones as the country is already proficient at manufacturing UAVs, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has said. The diplomat, who visited Kiev on Wednesday, said the EU has already provided Ukraine with €88 billion ($95 billion) in aid, including €28 billion ($30 billion) in […]
Source link The top diplomat has demanded “full cooperation from our partners” on sanctions against Russia EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that despite the West’s best efforts to help Kiev and “weaken” Moscow, sanctions have largely failed to achieve their goals and more cooperation was needed from Central Asian states to isolate […]
Source link High energy prices are dampening production and hurting the region’s competitiveness, data shows Russian Market is a project by a financial blogger, Swiss journalist and political commentator based in Zurich. Follow him on X @runews Major European trade unions are raising the alarm due to the major downturn in the EU’s industrial sectors. The relentless […]
Source link The French president blamed the West’s inability to collapse the Russian economy on countries helping Moscow circumvent sanctions The EU must maintain its support for Ukraine and prevent Russia from winning on the battlefield despite rising doubts about Kiev’s future, insisted French President Emmanuel Macron in an interview with France TV on Wednesday. […]
Source link The bloc has paid a high price for cutting economic ties with Moscow, Brussels’ top diplomat has said By weaning itself off Russian energy after the start of the Ukraine conflict, the EU may have simply traded one dependency for another, the bloc’s top diplomat Josep Borrell has said. Speaking at a geopolitical […]
Source link Karl Nehammer, whose country opposed the restrictions, was reportedly out of the room when the decision was made European Union member states have agreed to a 12th package of sanctions against Russia; however, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer, who had been holding up a decision on the latest set of punitive measures targeting Moscow, […]