The Venezuelan Government ratified this Saturday his “disposition” “to peaceful dialogue” in a meeting held between the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Félix Plasencia, and the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Policy, Joseph Borrellin Antalya, Turkey. “During the meeting with the High Representative of the EU, Foreign Minister Plasencia reiterated Venezuela’s demand to […]
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Russian gas, a headache for the EU
The European Union (EU) promised this Friday at a summit in Versailles (France) to reduce its dependence on the gas in Russianbut closing the tap represents a headache for a block with different realities. “We have agreed to eliminate our dependence on Russian gas, oil and coal imports as soon as possible,” reads the Versailles […]
EU unveils fourth set of sanctions against Russia
The European Union (EU) will suspend the privileged commercial and economic treatment of Russia, will take measures against its use of crypto assets and will prohibit exports to that country of luxury goods and the import of iron and steel products, announced the head of the Commission European. The new measures mark a fourth set […]
EU sees “difficult” to replace Ukrainian grain supply
The European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, warned that it will be “difficult” for the European Union (EU) find alternative sources of supply cereals and oilseeds from Ukraine and used in the community club for agricultural production in sectors such as pigs. “The EU pig sector is highly dependent on imports from Ukraine for a […]
EU asks member countries to avoid measures that distort food markets
The European Commission (EC) has asked Member States to avoid “uncoordinated” measures that could disrupt agri-food markets, affected by energy and input prices and the impact of the war in Ukraine. The first meeting of the European Mechanism for Preparedness and Response to a Food Security Crisis, organized by the EC, brought together representatives of […]
Borrell to the Europeans: lower the heating to pay the price of the war
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, asked European citizens on Wednesday to “turn down the heat in your houses”, because you have to “pay a price” by “cut the umbilical cord” with the Russian economy because of the war in Ukraine. “The first thing we have to do is […]
EU adds 160 Russian tycoons and senators to its (official) sanctions blacklist
Updated on 03/09/2022 12:17 pm The 27 members of the European Union (EU) decided to expand their sanctions against Russia and Belarus on Wednesday by excluding three Belarusian banks from the international financial platform Swift and adding 14 Russian tycoons and 146 senators to their blacklist. The EU also decided to ban the export to […]
Spain can store a third of European gas, but has almost no connection
Spain is the country with the largest gas storage and regasification capacity in Europe, a third of the total, although the lack of interconnections with the rest of the continent greatly limits its possibilities of being a supply alternative. Just over a third (35%) of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage capacity in the EU […]
EU unveils plan to cut Russian gas imports by two-thirds this year
The European Union (EU) announced its intention to cut its gas imports from Russia by two-thirds this year, ahead of a bloc summit to discuss ways to end dependence on Russian hydrocarbons. The European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, announced that the European Commission (EC) will present a draft legislation in April to establish an […]
EU forced by Russia to take a “great leap” in its defense plans
The new security and defense strategy of the European Union (EU)which community leaders hope to validate at their summit on March 24 and 25, has been forced to take a “great leap” as a result of the invasion russian from Ukraine and incorporate more assertiveness in the face of threats that have gone from possible […]