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European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič said that if the gas infrastructure development continues and new partnerships are established, EU countries will be able to further reduce the volume of Russian gas imports in the coming months. At present, a complete cessation of Russian gas supplies is practically impossible for the EU countries. This was […]
The European Union has extended economic sanctions against Russia, which were imposed in response to its aggression against Ukraine. The sanctions will remain in effect for at least another six months – until January 31, 2024. This is reported on the website of the EU Council. European sanctions against Russia include restrictions in the areas […]
Mykhailo Fedorov, Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, said that soon Ukrainian Diia will join the development of a new European service that will allow opening bank accounts online and having documents in your phone. He wrote about this on social media. “The POTENTIAL consortium (Pilots for European Digital Identity Wallet) is currently working on […]
The EU has unveiled plans to ban European companies from creating crucial modern technologies such as supercomputers, artificial intelligence, and advanced microchips in countries such as China. This was reported by Politico. The European Economic Security Strategy, to be presented by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, will outline Brussels’ plans to regulate investment […]
European antitrust authorities are planning to launch a formal investigation into the deal between software giant Adobe and cloud-based design platform Figma, the Financial Times reports. The investigation, which could last for several months, threatens to cancel the $20 billion deal. This move by the EU reflects the growing concern of regulators about the possible […]
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has placed an order for 300 Boeing 737 MAX 10 aircraft worth $40 billion, of which 150 are firm orders. According to Simple Flying, negotiations for the purchase of the aircraft began before the COVID-19 pandemic but stopped in September 2021 due to price disagreements. In March, the airline group’s chairman, […]
A company from Finland launched the so-called stablecoin — EUROe. Company representatives wrote about this on Twitter. Membrane Finance is excited to announce the launch of EUROe on Ethereum! Read more at https://t.co/nV8dYKkBmK, and read the thread below to see how you can get started with $EUROe from today! — EUROe (@EUROemoney) February 2, 2023 […]
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution in which it calls on the EU to work on starting negotiations on Ukraine’s membership in the bloc. The text was adopted by 489 votes ‘for’, 36 ‘against’ and 49 ‘abstentions’. In the resolution, the European Parliament detailed its expectations from the upcoming summit between the political […]
The final official deadline for new phones sold in the European Union — including future iPhones — to use USB-C for wired charging: December 28, 2024. New USB-C legislation has been published in the EU’s Official Journal, making it formally binding. The rules will officially come into force in 20 days, and individual EU member […]
The new, ninth package of European Union sanctions against Russia in connection with the full-scale invasion of Ukraine is aimed at undermining the Russian military-industrial complex and will affect a number of branches of Russian industry. The Politico publication, which has the draft restrictive measures at its disposal, writes about the details of the EU […]