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Putin’s war on Ukraine deepens doubts over the Eurasian Economic Union

Politics were played down when Russia brought former Soviet states into a trading bloc to counter the EU. But suspicions over deeper motives were there from the start. Sanctions are a major test.

Nazareth Seferian 05 October 2023

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca and Georgiam Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili attend the signing of a memorandum in Bucharest on the establishment of a power line that will bring electricity from Azerbaijan, in Bucharest, Romania, December 17, 2022. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS

Four Leaders Sign Agreement To Bring Green Azeri Energy To Europe

The leaders of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, and Hungary signed an agreement on the construction of an electric cable running under the Black Sea to carry green Azeri energy from planned Caspian Sea…

18 December 2022

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a news conference in Brussels, Belgium, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

EU Eyes New Fund For Energy Investments To Quit Russian Gas

The European Union needs to review its budget and consider launching a new fund for the major additional energy investments needed to wean countries off Russian gas, European Commission President…

12 December 2022

Flags of European Union and China are pictured during the China-EU summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee

EU Escalates WTO Challenges to China Over Patents, Lithuania

The European Commission said on Wednesday it had requested the formation of adjudicating panels at the World Trade Organization, the next step in two trade disputes with China. The disputes, both…

07 December 2022

Smoke rises over the city after a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 10, 2022. REUTERS/Oleksandr Klymenko

EU Condemns 'Heinous' Russian Missile Attacks on Ukrainian Cities

The European Commission condemned as "heinous attacks" Russian missile strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on Monday that killed civilians and damaged civilian infrastructure. "They are…

10 October 2022

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman

EU's Green Shift Depends On Mammoth Investment in Energy Grid

Investments of more than half a trillion euros will be needed to modernize Europe's energy grid this decade if countries are to succeed in ramping up wind and solar power to break free from Russian…

23 September 2022

Ursula von der Leyen: The First Woman to Lead the EU

Ursula von der Leyen succeeded Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission in December 2019, making her the first woman to hold the position. "It's like coming home for me," she…

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