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From December 1, Turkey will require oil carriers passing through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles to have insurance. This may limit the flow of Russian oil, writes Bloomberg. The Ministry of Transport of Turkey adopted the relevant circular regarding the requirement for courts to provide insurance for a specific flight. EU and British sanctions on Russian […]
Members of the Bundestag from Scholz’s Social Democratic Party, the Greens and the Free Democratic Party – the three parties in the ruling coalition – have called for the suspension of the EU’s 7.5 billion payment to Hungary if Budapest does not demonstrate a serious understanding of the rule of law. Rolitico writes about it […]
Romania has more than three billion cubic meters of natural gas in storage ahead of winter, which is a record amount. The Minister of Energy, Virgil Popescu, said this on Monday, “European Truth” reports. Popescu confirmed that the vaults are 97.75% full. “I repeat: we will not have a problem with gas this winter. The […]
After the full-scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine, there was a boom in European exports of household appliances to Russia’s neighboring countries. And in Europe, they are worried that these household appliances can be taken to Russia in order to use their components for weapons, writes Bloomberg. What does it mean? Earlier, the officials of […]
EU countries have reached political agreement on legislation that will effectively ban the production of new cars with internal combustion engines and completely eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from transport. As one of the world’s largest trading platforms and home to some of the largest car manufacturers, the EU’s decision will have a huge impact on […]
Members of the European Union should be ready to completely block cryptocurrency mining. This is stated in the statement of the European Commission. The EU is also developing an energy efficiency label for blockchains. The reason for this decision is the preparation of the European region for winter with a number of uncertain circumstances. The […]
The European Union is introducing sanctions against Iranian organizations that supply Russian drones. The representative office of the Czech Republic in the EU reports this. It is noted that the decision on the restrictions was made in record time – EU ambassadors reached an agreement in 3 days. The written procedure has already been completed. […]
The European Commission recommended that EU countries review the decisions regarding visas already issued to Russians. EC member for internal affairs Ylva Johansson estimated their number as ‘less than a million’. In her opinion, now that the agreement on the simplified visa regime with Russia has been canceled, EU countries need to decide whether already […]
Hungary has temporarily abandoned its demand to lift EU sanctions against three Russian oligarchs – Petro Aven, Viktor Rashnikov and Alisher Usmanov. This is reported by Politico. It is noted that the previous position of Budapest could disrupt the continuation of anti-Russian sanctions. On the eve of the meeting of EU representatives, the Czech Republic, […]
At the end of July, the Regulation on the use of Ukrainian national driver’s licenses in EU countries entered into force. The changes affect only persons who enjoy temporary or adequate protection in EU countries. This document establishes special rules regarding expired, lost or stolen Ukrainian driver’s licenses. So, from the end of July in […]