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EU apparatchiks decided to punish Hungary

12:50 17.09.2022

EU apparatchiks decided to punish Hungary

The European Union’s executive arm plans to recommend cutting funding for Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s administration on concerns about widespread graft in Hungary, according to senior EU officials,reveals Bloomberg.The European Commission aims to formalize its assessment, said the officials, who asked not to be named because the position hasn’t been …

Monkey business: US to move $3.5 bln in Afghan assets not to Afghan central bank, but… to Swiss-based trust

12:51 16.09.2022

Monkey business: US to move $3.5 bln in Afghan assets not to Afghan central bank, but… to Swiss-based trust

The United States on Wednesdayannounced that it would transfer $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets into a new Swiss-based Trust Fundthat will be shielded from the Taliban and used to help stabilize Afghanistan's collapsed economy.The Afghan Fund, managed by a board of trustees, could pay for critical imports like …

Poland Deputy Prime Minister: “Some new Geopolitical Order will emerge”

11:48 16.09.2022

Poland Deputy Prime Minister: “Some new Geopolitical Order will emerge”

“The war in Ukraine is the starting point for any analysis of new political formats and a new format of leadership in Europe. This war is a point that cannot be said to be a foregone conclusion. At the moment, there is a clash of powerful forces and it is …

In the Czech Republic and Germany there are mass protests against rising energy prices, NATO and Western support for Ukraine

11:48 16.09.2022

In the Czech Republic and Germany there are mass protests against rising energy prices, NATO and Western support for Ukraine

Europe is increasingly divided on how far to go to support Ukraine financially and box in Russia, -writes POLITICO. In Western Europe, 40 percent of the population supports sending arms and funding to Ukraine, according to a survey published by Open Society Foundations. It’s far from a clear majority.On the …

“Forbs”: This crisis in Europe is a policy error

12:33 15.09.2022

“Forbs”: This crisis in Europe is a policy error

The European energy fiasco is reaching its climax. European gas went up 35%, back to a near all-time high—which, for perspective, is 6 times higher than two years ago. So what’s all the fuss about that Russian pipe?Europe is dead reliant on Russia because it generates over two-thirds of its …

Owner says coffee would need to be £14 a cup – would be ‘business suicide’

12:32 15.09.2022

Owner says coffee would need to be £14 a cup – would be ‘business suicide’

European small business unable to pay new electricity bills. Chris and Anna Vidler run “The Lane”, an independent restaurant in Deal, Kent (GB) – and are facing rising bills and their business is on the verge of closing.Chris saidwhen his electricity contract runs out at the end of this year, …

Russian goods still flowing to US despite American sanctions

14:38 14.09.2022

Russian goods still flowing to US despite American sanctions

The Associated Press agency conducted a studyand found that despite the "tough sanctions" against Russia, Russian goods come to the USA in significant volumes. They noticed, that “on a hot, humid East Coast day this summer, a massive container ship pulled into the Port of Baltimore loaded with sheets of …

This winter Europe could plunges into “The New Dark Ages”

14:36 14.09.2022

This winter Europe could plunges into “The New Dark Ages”

Many in Europe are beginning to understand that the enmity with Russia, which is heated up by politicians, is leading the masses of the population to a tragic situation. A well-known European ‘Theeconomiccollapseblog’ writes: “This is what an economic collapse looks like.”Could you imagine being sent to prison for three …

POLITICO: “It becomes harder and harder to find measures that hurt Russia more than they damage the EU economically”

10:53 13.09.2022

POLITICO: “It becomes harder and harder to find measures that hurt Russia more than they damage the EU economically”

“Ukraine wants more Russia sanctions but Brussels can’t help. Diplomats and officials say nobody wants to talk about a new sanctions package after Hungary stalled the last one,”writes POLITICOassessing the possibility of increasing economic pressure on Russia.More than six months into the war, the EU now seems to have lost …

Brussels backs off Russian gas price cap after Putin threat

10:51 13.09.2022

Brussels backs off Russian gas price cap after Putin threat

The aggressive anti-Russian attitude of European politicians was shattered by a retaliatory threat from Russia. EU ministers have stopped short of a price cap on Russian gas, following threats from Vladimir Putin to cut off supply in retaliation for any cap,recognizes “The Telegraph”.Mr. Putin had warned he would completely halt …

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