There are no guardrails now on the right of UK politics: where Restore Britain goes, others will follow | Owen Jones
The first serious breach came in Austria at the turn of the millennium, when the far-right Freedom Party entered a coalition government. Then there were mass protests and EU sanctions. Since then far-right parties have been normalised across Europe with no such response. When…
The European Union has announced a new wave of sanctions targeting both Hamas and extremist Israeli settlers, aiming to address violence on both sides of the conflict.
Opinion article The mineral fertilizer transshipment terminal Riga Fertilizer Terminal (RFT) has been fighting for four years for the right to operate, preserve jobs, and contribute to Latvia’s state budget through taxes. However, due to sanctions, the company has been prevented from doing so. In Latvia, a quiet but systematic process is underway whose consequences […]
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Slovakia and neighbouring Hungary—both near-reliant on Russian crude—have expressed concern over the ongoing 'Friendship' pipeline disruptions.
While Brussels promises to cut Moscow’s energy dependence, countries like France and Spain continue buying Russian gas as if nothing had changed.
After more than 30 years as a correspondent for mainstream media, Ulrich Heyden is now seen as suspect by Germany’s financial oversight authority.
The disruption of supply caused by the Israeli-U.S. war on Iran has caused oil prices to skyrocket.
Italy, France and seven other countries have written a joint letter to the European Commission saying that the Russian liquefied gas tanker Arctic Metagaz, which has been left adrift in the Mediterranean, poses a threat to shipping and the environment, Reuters reports. The Russian Foreign Ministry acknowledged that the ship is drifting in the Mediterranean […]
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Opinion article by Ilona Bērziņa Global sanctions against Russia and Belarus were introduced with a clear political objective — to weaken the economies of aggressor states. However, these decisions also have a less discussed side effect: they impact global food security. Mineral fertilizers are one of the most essential agricultural resources, and their availability directly […]
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Registration documents from the Comoros Islands did not convince local authorities that Sea Owl One was not part of Moscow’s maritime machinations.
Belgium has set a significant bail of 10 million euros for the Russian tanker Ethera detained on the 1st of March, Reuters writes. The North Sea Ministry has informed that the tanker is part of the Russian shadow fleet, and was sailing under a fake flag and documents. The ministry’s statement said that 45 violations […]
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Opinion article Latvia closed its doors to Belarusian potash fertilisers, hoping to halt their flow to other countries. But the cargo did not disappear. It simply went elsewhere — and today it is feeding Russia’s railways and ports. A sanctions instrument that was intended to curb revenues for authoritarian regimes in the region has, in […]
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The European Union has imposed sanctions on a new group of officials – eight Russian government and law enforcement officials who have violated human rights and undermined the rule of law, Reuters writes. The individuals included in the sanctions list are members of the justice system, and are responsible for the conviction of Russian opposition […]
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Hungary plans to oppose further European Union sanctions on Russia and also wants to use its veto power to block a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine while Moscow continues to massacre Ukrainian civilians, Reuters reports. As Kiev and its allies mark the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on the 24th of […]
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